Germany and the United Kingdom have agreed on closer military cooperation. Meeting in Berlin on Wednesday, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Britain’s new Defence Secretary John Healey signed a Joint Declaration on Enhanced Defence Cooperation between Germany and the United Kingdom. Pistorius said he is “confident that we will refresh and intensify our German-British relationship.” “We want to put our relations on a new footing,” Pistorius said, and this was why the two countries signed the declaration on Wednesday. This involves strengthening the defence industry in both countries a…