Tag: Christoph Heusgen
Before the Munich Security Conference 2023
Munich In the fall of 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe. The Berlin Wall had been erected a year earlier, cementing the…
Europe: Brussels wants to tighten emissions trading
Good morning dear readers, economics has truly produced many beautiful neologisms. One of them is the so-called present-time preference. A concept that summarizes that today is more important to us…
“Ultimately, there is only a solution with the end of the Putin regime”
Christoph Heusgen From 2005 to 2017, Christoph Heusgen advised the then Chancellor Angela Merkel on foreign and security policy issues. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Since Christoph Heusgen took over the chairmanship…
The situation at noon: heavy fighting for snake island
snake island This satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC on May 6 shows thick black smoke billowing from a suspected Ukrainian drone attack on Russian positions on Ukraine’s Snake…
Air alert in large parts of Ukraine
Mariupol The steel mill is under attack. (Photo: AP) Kyiv After the evacuation of the last civilians from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine hopes that its wounded and soldiers…
Ukraine on alert for Russia’s ‘Victory Day’ – calm ahead of expected attack in the east
Destroyed Russian tank The offensive in eastern Ukraine is apparently faltering, but military reconnaissance is currently being intensified by the Ukrainian defenders and the Russian attackers. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Kyiv,…
Ukraine on alert for Russia’s ‘Victory Day’ – calm ahead of expected attack in the east
Destroyed Russian tank The offensive in eastern Ukraine is apparently faltering, but military reconnaissance is currently being intensified by the Ukrainian defenders and the Russian attackers. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Kyiv,…
Ukraine is said to have fired on a Russian frigate – Russia describes Poland as a possible threat
Destroyed Russian tank The offensive in eastern Ukraine is apparently faltering, but military reconnaissance is currently being intensified by the Ukrainian defenders and the Russian attackers. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Kyiv,…
How would feminist foreign policy respond to Putin?
Berlin The opposition leader wanted to land a rhetorical hit. In the debate in the Bundestag on the 100 billion package for the Bundeswehr, Union parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz…
Ukraine War: Prospects for Peace
Volodomir Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelensky demands security guarantees for Ukraine. In addition, he is unlikely to address the core demands of the Russian President. (Photo: dpa) Berlin While shooting…
Jens Weidmann secures the Bundesbank’s monetary policy
Jens Weidmann The Bundesbank President resigns after ten years in office. Many people may have underestimated Jens Weidmann when he became the youngest president of all time to head the…
„Einen Bruch mit China wird es unter Scholz nicht geben“
Berlin Seit mehr als 13 Jahren führt Wolfgang Ischinger die Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz (MSC). Jetzt ist Schluss. „Es muss jetzt die nächste Generation ran“, sagt der 75-jährige Diplomat im Handelsblatt-Interview und…