{"id":33463,"date":"2018-02-16T16:14:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T16:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/16\/german-defense-chief-denounces-trump-era-focus-on-militarism\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:46:11","slug":"german-defense-chief-denounces-trump-era-focus-on-militarism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/munich-security-forum\/2018\/02\/16\/german-defense-chief-denounces-trump-era-focus-on-militarism\/","title":{"rendered":"German defense chief denounces Trump-era focus on militarism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MUNICH \u2013 German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen opened the Munich Security conference here today admonishing the United States, without mentioning Washington by name, for dialing back its spending on foreign development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her comments attempt to turn the tables somewhat on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/01\/03\/trump-might-get-pushback-from-gemany-on-nato-spending-after-all\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Trump administration\u2019s argument <\/a>that European countries are freeloading on security by spending way less than the Pentagon. While von der Leyen acknowledged that Germany must increase its military expenditures, she made the case that Berlin\u2019s budget for non-military assistance programs is an important calculus in the country\u2019s security-policy mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGermany stands by the agreement it has with NATO,\u201d von der Leyen said, referring to the alliance\u2019s goal that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2017\/04\/12\/trump-says-nato-no-longer-obsolete-in-series-of-foreign-policy-reversals\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">all members spend 2 percent on the military by 2025.<\/a> Berlin is still far away from that objective, however, currently spending 1.25 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German defense chief warned against creating a two-tiered, transatlantic security environment in which the United States brings the guns and Europe brings soft power to resolve future conflicts. All NATO members must have a similar balance in those capabilities, she urged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/munich-security-forum\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for full coverage of the Munich Security Conference.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington, von der Leyen said, has a \u201cprecious obligation\u201d that goes beyond military prowess alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her comments come as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2018\/02\/12\/pentagon-unveils-686-billion-military-budget-for-2019\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">President Trump has proposed a federal budget<\/a> for fiscal year 2019 that cuts key foreign development and diplomacy accounts. For the State Department and USAID, for example, the White House is requesting $37.8 billion, down from the $53.1 billion enacted for FY17. 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