Tag: military service
FDP wants to open the Bundeswehr to foreign applicants
Berlin The FDP calls for a new personnel offensive for the Bundeswehr. Among other things, foreigners should also be able to join the force. “In Germany we have great potential…
A hasty resumption of conscription does not strengthen defensive capability
The author Kersten Lahl is a retired lieutenant general and was president of the Federal Academy for Security Policy in Berlin. (Photo: Imago, dpa) Conscription shaped the character of the…
Captain programs software for situational awareness
keel If an enemy ship is in sight, the Bundeswehr often reaches for the felt pen. On the supply ship Tender Mosel, for example, the soldiers then have to place…
Conscription would harm Germany
In times of crisis, politicians tend to want to demonstrate their drive and decisiveness – often in a hurry. That was the case during the 2015/16 refugee crisis or after…
“Overdue” – this is how Handelsblatt readers view Christine Lambrecht’s resignation
New Secretary of Defense receives certificate of appointment Boris Pistorius (right), the new Federal Defense Minister, and Christine Lambrecht, the resigned Federal Defense Minister, stand next to each other in…
Escaping War Service – The Story of Sergei, Cyril and Eugene
Wladimir Putin The population in Russia has been declining for years, and the war is now exacerbating the trend. (Photo: dpa (4), imago/SNA [M]) Riga, Istanbul, Stockholm, Berlin Kyrill, who…
Escaping War Service – The Story of Sergei, Cyril and Eugene
Fled from conscription Russian citizens wait at a government center to receive a personal identification number for Kazakhstan. (Photo: dpa) Riga, Istanbul, Stockholm, Berlin Kyrill, who actually has a different…
How much is defense worth to us?
The agreement on the special fund for the Bundeswehr is of historic importance. Three months after it was proclaimed by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the turning point is taking concrete…
Bundeswehr special assets: Union against amendment of the Basic Law
Bundeswehr soldier The Bundeswehr is to be strengthened with the special fund. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Union in the Bundestag rejects the amendment to the Basic Law for the planned…
Defense Commissioner Högl complains about the lack of equipment
Berlin In normal times – and those were long periods of peace – interest in the report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces was mostly limited. It was…
Defending freedom comes at a price
The German flag on a Bundeswehr uniform The Federal Republic has relied on others for too long when it comes to security policy. (Photo: imago images/Eibner) Berlin I did my…