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Can Germany lead Europe in NATO?

Michaela Küfner
July 9, 2024

NATO partners in Europe are increasingly expecting Germany to keep them safe. Germany is viewed as a stabilizing force, especially given the possibility that NATO skeptic Donald Trump may be re-elected as US president in November.

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