German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in a media interview that Germans and other European citizens must start prepare for World War 3 to be fought in their countries. “We have to get used to the idea that there may be a threat of war in Europe,” Pistorius said in the national broadcast interview. “Germany must be able to defend itself. We must be prepared for war. He was responding to... 

The “Patriot” air defense missile system is presented on December 18, 2012 in Warbelow, northern Germany. Germany is flexing its muscles to play a stronger military role across the world to terminate the “pacifism” it has pursued in the decades following World War II, an analyst says. Nicholas Kulish wrote in a The New York Times article on Saturday that the German government is seeking... 

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere has reaffirmed his opposition to military intervention in Syria, saying diplomacy favors over military action. “The failure of diplomacy must not automatically bring about the onset of the military,” the minister told told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, AFP reported on Sunday. He said Kofi Annan’s... 

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere Germany has strongly opposed military intervention in Syria, adding voice to the calls for a political solution to the country’s prolonged crisis. German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Wednesday warned that military action — strongly supported by Britain, France and the US — could easily lead to an all-out war in Syria. “We must... 

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière in Berlin: “Significant progress must be made in Afghanistan.” The US has been critical of Germany for not supporting NATO in the mission in Libya. SPIEGEL spoke to German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière about Berlin’s skepticism of getting involved in Libya and Syria, and about the future of the NATO alliance. SPIEGEL: Minister de...