#16 Ulrike Franke (ECFR): Why Germany Won't Give Ukraine Taurus & Why It Struggles To Fix Its Military

➡️ PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics Support this podcast on Patreon, help me make more episodes and get bonus content, early access and ask questions to the upcoming guests. Dr Ulrike Franke is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations who's focusing on German Security, Foreign and Defense policy and has a deep insight into the inner workings of German political and security institutions. We talked about how Germany has changed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, why it struggles so much to rebuild its military, why it still refuses to provide Taurus missiles to Ukraine, whether the German public has abandoned its pacifism or whether Germany should get a nuclear bomb. Thank you to everyone who's supporting this podcast on Patreon and now enjoy the conversation. Follow Dr. Franke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RikeFranke