{"id":320615,"date":"2026-02-24T21:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-germany-is-struggling-to-spend-its-defense-budget-the-dip-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T21:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:01:47","slug":"why-germany-is-struggling-to-spend-its-defense-budget-the-dip-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-germany-is-struggling-to-spend-its-defense-budget-the-dip-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Germany is struggling to spend its defense budget | The Dip Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZX9MX0FEoHo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Germany is struggling to spend its defense budget | The Dip Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZX9MX0FEoHo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants a defense surge, but industry bottlenecks and politics slow it down.\u00a0With Nina Haase, DW\u2019s chief political correspondent, this conversation looks at why, despite having the cash, Germany\u00a0still struggles to turn it into real capability. 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