On Friday, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen opened the Munich Security Conference reaffirming an increase in German military spending. “We are aware that we must shoulder a greater share of the transatlantic security burden. We want to grow, we want to do it as Europeans,” said Von der Leyen. Missed the speeches by #SecDef Mattis and von der Leyen at #MSC2017? Here they are in our media library:https://t.co/mz24mDH4to pic.twitter.com/N7tf8mpb4v — Munich Security Conference (@MunSecConf) February 17, 2017 Also on Friday, Prime Minister Angela Merkel held a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Berlin. While being questioned by … Continue reading Germany escalates global military role and NATO spending