Germany Evaluates Its Global Military Role

NPR | Feb. 25, 2013 6:53 a.m.

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For decades after the devastation of World War Two, Germany recoiled from any prospect of military engagement. Now the country is under pressure to get involved in foreign military conflicts as the U.S. cuts back its role as the world's policeman. Germany's growing military role is now being debated in government and academic circles.