German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius spoke to DW on Wednesday about Germany’s evolving defense policy amid multiple global security crises during his trip to the US state of Hawaii.
Pistorius was there to oversee the German navy’s participation in the US-led naval Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercise.
He stressed the need for de-escalation in the Middle East, especially following the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, on Wednesday in Tehran.