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German Leaders Debate Provision of Cruise Missile to Ukraine

The Warcast
February 28, 2024

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Episode Notes:

Aaron sat down with Fabian Hoffman, a doctoral research fellow at the Oslo Nuclear Project, to discuss the German debate over the export of the Taurus cruise missile to Ukraine. The conversation explored the German debate about arms exports, the country’s domestic politics, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz's decision-making.

[:30] Debating cruise missile exports to Ukraine

[1:46] The intra-party debate in Germany

[3:43] Scholz's decision-making

[5:55] Green Party leans forward on arms exports

[7:10] The future of U.S.-German relations

[9:12] German domestic politics