Germany announces military strategy to become Europe's strongest conventional army by 2039

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius presented a new stand-alone military strategy on Wednesday, outlining a plan to build the strongest conventional army in Europe by 2039. The strategy identifies Russia as the primary threat and includes plans to expand Bundeswehr personnel from roughly 185,000 active-duty soldiers to at least 460,000 active and reserve troops. Germany also acknowledged the U.S. shift toward the Indo-Pacific and called for NATO to become more European in its burden-sharing.