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Germany Wants Recruits. But ‘No One Wants Their Children in the Army.’

Given the country’s past, cultural resistance to becoming a soldier is high. Can leaders change minds to meet a changing world?

© Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

Trying out a virtual reality headset at a German Army recruitment booth during a tech trade show in Berlin in May. Germany has committed to significantly expand its military.
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