Tag: Defense policy
Russia is covering Ukraine with airstrikes – and Lukashenko is helping Putin
Chaos in Kyiv Russia has launched rocket attacks on the capital of Ukraine. (Photo: IMAGO/VXimages.com) Dusseldorf The war situation in Ukraine is escalating dramatically. While Russia launched rocket attacks on…
The Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis for the Ukraine War
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis US warship USS Barry (front) and the Soviet freighter Anosow off the coast of Costa Rica. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Barry controls the Soviet…
The Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis for the Ukraine War
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis US warship USS Barry (front) and the Soviet freighter Anosow off the coast of Costa Rica. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Barry controls the Soviet…
Valeriy Zalushnyj – the general who teaches Vladimir Putin to fear
Valeriy Zalushnyi The supreme commander of the Ukrainian army is called Valeriy Zalushnyi. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Valery Saluschnyj is the new darling of the Ukrainians. The head of the Ukrainian…
The Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis for the Ukraine War
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis A US Navy reconnaissance aircraft flies over the US warship USS Barry (front) and the Soviet freighter Anosov off the coast of Costa Rica. During the…
This is how Ukraine’s strategy during the war changed
Ukrainian Armed Forces The Ukrainian army relies on a mobile and maneuverable defense. (Photo: AP) Berlin In 2014, few Ukrainians realized that Russia’s attack on the Donbass and annexation of…
That’s how important Western intelligence and weapons are
Berlin Support from the West is extremely important for Ukraine’s successes. Western intelligence services have been supporting the country since the beginning of the war with detailed information, for example…
North Korea calls missile tests defense against US threats
TV screen shows rocket launch Seoul North Korea describes the missile tests of the past few days as a self-defense measure against direct threats from the United States. “They served…
First report of defeats in Ukraine
Berlin Russian state television has recently been reporting on withdrawals and defeats by its own troops in Ukraine. The instruction would come directly from the Kremlin, as the business news…
Does this threaten the European security order?
The author Wolfgang Ischinger is a former ambassador to Washington and was head of the Munich Security Conference. (Photo: Klawe Rzezcy) According to media reports, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has…
North Korea tests missile again
Tokyo, Seoul North Korea has deployed 12 warplanes near the inner-Korean border. As the Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday, citing the South Korean general staff, according to an initial…
North Korea tests missile again
News about the rocket launches One of the rockets flew 350 kilometers at a maximum altitude of 80 kilometers, the other 800 kilometers at a maximum altitude of 60 kilometers.…
That’s why the Ukrainian army is so strong at the moment
Berlin Ukraine’s recent military successes in the war against the aggressor Russia have attracted worldwide attention. And they nourish the hope that the brutally attacked country might be able to…
North Korea tests missile again
News about the rocket launches One of the rockets flew 350 kilometers at a maximum altitude of 80 kilometers, the other 800 kilometers at a maximum altitude of 60 kilometers.…
“Europe would be hit hard”
satellite in orbit The European economy is considered to be particularly vulnerable to data infrastructure disruptions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Munich The targeted sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2…
Industry fears attacks on satellites
satellite in orbit The European economy is considered to be particularly vulnerable to data infrastructure disruptions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Munich The targeted sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2…
Vladimir Putin is increasingly cornered – is he playing the nuclear card?
Wladimir Putin The Kremlin chief on Wednesday signed the decree annexing four Ukrainian territories. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin With his signature, Vladimir Putin sealed the decree on the annexation of…
North Korea tests missile again
missile tests North Korea tested a medium-range missile on Tuesday. (Photo: IMAGO/Kyodo News) Tokyo/Seoul North Korea has launched another missile towards the Sea of Japan (Korean: East Sea). The South…
Vladimir Putin is increasingly cornered – is he playing the nuclear card?
Wladimir Putin The Kremlin chief on Wednesday signed the decree annexing four Ukrainian territories. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin With his signature, Vladimir Putin sealed the decree on the annexation of…
US and South Korea launch missiles
fighter planes The US and South Korea responded to a North Korean missile test. (Photo: Reuters) Seoul A day after the latest North Korean missile test, the US and South…