On paper, Germany has strict rules and human rights criteria for arms exports. So why have Matador anti-tank weapons and Sa’ar 6-class warships been ending up in Israel’s war in Gaza? And why have Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes been used in the conflict in Yemen? We take a deep dive into German arms exports, the history that made them so complicated, and how Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has turned the political tide on weapons in Germany.
00:00 The German arms boom
03:50 Germany’s strict arms export rules
05:19 Who can buy German weapons?
07:30 The Eurofighter Typhoon in the Yemen war
08:27Building stability in the Middle East?
10:36 The Israel exception
12:36 German arms in Gaza
16:06 The future of German arms exports
Credit to : DW News