Germany to Support Central African Mission Without Combat Troops
Germany is slowly becoming more involved in peacekeeping operations but still careful not to do any fighting.
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
Germany is slowly becoming more involved in peacekeeping operations but still careful not to do any fighting.
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