Tag: arming
The US is arming India – and possibly creating a new problem
Joe Biden in 2022 The US President receives India’s Prime Minister Modi this Wednesday. (Photo: REUTERS) Bangkok The United States welcomes India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with great expectations: Jake…
EU is arming itself with a new instrument for trade wars
Container terminal in China Chinese trade restrictions against Lithuania are a possible application of the now agreed regulation. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The EU is increasing its readiness to defend itself…
How Japan is arming itself against earthquakes through continuous improvements
Tokyo When the earth shook in Turkey, many skyscrapers became death traps. In Japan, they are refuges during earthquakes. One example is the 238-meter high-rise complex Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.…
Antwerp is arming itself against cocaine smugglers
Antwerp The port of Antwerp lies on the Scheldt like a giant octopus. The numerous side arms allow incoming container ships to be processed at the same time. At 150…
This is how Taiwan is arming itself against China
Dusseldorf, Tokyo, New York Digital Minister Audrey Tang mentions the greatest threat to Taiwan’s security only indirectly, never literally: the People’s Republic of China. “We are also planning for more…
Fertilizer manufacturers in Europe are in dire straits – the competition in the Gulf is arming itself
Farmer fertilizes a field In the future, German farmers could become significantly more dependent on imports from Russia and the Gulf States. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Dusseldorf The extremely high price…
Fertilizer manufacturers in Europe are in dire straits – the competition in the Gulf is arming itself
Farmer fertilizes a field In the future, German farmers could become significantly more dependent on imports from Russia and the Gulf States. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Dusseldorf The extremely high price…
How western Ukraine is arming itself for war
Dusseldorf It’s already late at night, but Rostyslav Bortnyk’s phone isn’t ringing. Bortnyk is the mayor of the small town of Berezhany in western Ukraine, where the war has not…
Australia’s head of government is arming massively
Bangkok In purely geographical terms, there is hardly a head of government who is further from the Ukraine war than Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. But despite the physical distance,…
Australia’s head of government is arming massively
Bangkok In purely geographical terms, there is hardly a head of government who is further from the Ukraine war than Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. But despite the physical distance,…
Bavarian court upholds rule on convalescent status – Paris police are arming themselves against convoy blockades
The physicist and corona modeler Dirk Brockmann expects that the peak of the omicron wave will soon be reached. “The course of this omicron wave is now peaking and we…
Paris police are arming themselves against convoy blockades – Scholz sees opportunities for easing
The physicist and corona modeler Dirk Brockmann expects that the peak of the omicron wave will soon be reached. “The course of this omicron wave is now peaking and we…
Russia is massively arming itself – a weapon of terror for US aircraft carriers
US aircraft carrier Russia apparently wants to create a weapon of terror for the aircraft carriers and other large units of the US Navy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin All eyes are…
Greece is arming: warplanes, helicopters & warships
Athens Preparations are already underway at the Tanagra military airport west of Athens. The first six Rafale fighter jets will land there on January 19th. Greece has ordered 18 of…
The corona virus is arming itself, but so is Europe
The virus has armed itself, that was to be feared. Right at the beginning of the vaccination campaign, experts from the EU Commission wrote a strategy paper in which they…