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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Tank Exports to Saudi Arabian Signal German Policy Shift By Holger Stark

The Merkel Doctrine

Tank Exports to Saudi Arabian Signal German Policy Shift

By Holger Stark

Berlin has said nothing about the reasons behind its decision to reverse decades of carefully considered foreign policy and export up to 270 modern tanks to Saudi Arabia. The sale has baffled many in Germany and abroad given the country's longstanding tradition of not selling arms to crisis regions. It may be only the beginning.

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