Boris Pistorius, party soldier in charge of Germany's defence

Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius -- who has led the push to make the military "ready for war" so it doesn't have to fight one -- is the only cabinet member set to survive a change of government this week. Hailed as a straight-talking, can-do politician, the Social Democrat has...

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