German Military Expansion Hits Obstacle With Misconduct Report

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Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius Germany’s Defense Ministry will crack down on cases of sexual misconduct after a survey showing such incidents are common in the military laid bare a potential obstacle to the country’s ambition to establish Europe’s largest conventional army. About two in five female military personnel in Germany have experienced at least one incident of sexual misconduct in the past twelve months, the survey revealed. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told lawmakers on Wednesday that the report showed a systemic problem in Germany’s military that needed to be tackled more vigorously. Hegseth Orders Senior Military Schools to Focus on ‘Victory’ More Suicides at Spy, Cyber Agencies Scrutinized by Congress Xi Taps Military ‘Hatchet Man’ to Rebuild China’s Army Command WuXi AppTec Taken Off Pentagon’s Chinese Military Firms List Germany Sees Fighter Jet Decision by March, Minister Tells Funke Why the Iran War Means Europe Can’t Afford A Severe Winter by John Ainger , Tom Fevrier and William Horobin Five Ways Trump Can Still Change the World by Hal Brands Jensen Huang’s 700,000% Return Magnifies Nvidia Succession Crisis by Ian King ‘It’s an Endless Cycle’: China’s Lost Generation by Bloomberg Businessweek
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