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Ex-Bundeswehr Officer Sparks German Conscription Debate with Bestselling Book

David Matei, a former Bundeswehr officer known online as "Sicherheitspolitik," has sparked a debate about conscription and patriotism with his bestselling book "Deutschland ist es wert." In a POLITICO podcast, he recounts how a TV talk-show confrontation inspired the book and shares the story of a Ukrainian friend who returned from captivity deeply traumatised. He discusses freedom as a privilege and the generational divide over military service in Germany.

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