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Germany’s top vote-getters seek to revive military draft as US foreign policy shifts

  • Germany's conservatives plan to reintroduce compulsory military service due to changing security needs, according to Friedrich Merz, head of the CDU/CSU bloc.
  • Florian Hahn, the defence policy spokesman, emphasized that the current threat situation makes the suspension of conscription untenable.
  • Concerns about U.S. Security commitments are growing, prompting calls for a stronger European military stance, according to Merz.
  • Hahn asserted that the first conscripts will need to begin their service in 2025, indicating urgency in this discussion.
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Barron's broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
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