What Peter Thiel has to do with Germany’s drones | Berlin Briefing Podcast

Germany is racing to catch up in modern warfare. As the Bundeswehr prepares to buy combat drones, one name is causing political turbulence: Peter Thiel. How much influence does the controversial investor really have — and should lawmakers approve the deal? Host Nina Haase breaks it all down with Christopher F. Schuetze (The New York Times), Emil Archambault (German Council on Foreign Relations), and Roman Goncharenko (DW Eastern Europe). 00:00 Intro 02:24 Drones 04:23 Ukraine 06:26 “Zeitenwende” 08:36 Stark Defense 11:00 Rheinmetall 15:42 Peter Thiel 20:37 Boris Pistorius 23:00 Red lines 29:19 Germany’s dilemma 31:11 End DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics/id1775699172 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ Subscribe Berlin Briefing Newsletter: https://corporate.dw.com/en/newsletter-registration/a-15718229 For more news go to: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews/ ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://x.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1