Tag: Olaf Scholz
Visiting the difficult partner Modi
Bangalore, Berlin With a brief remark, Olaf Scholz managed to put the host in a good mood in New Delhi even before his first trip to India. At the Munich…
Grace period for longtime Warburg boss Olearius
Private bank MM Warburg & CO The interim proceedings against the former top banker Christian Olearius of the private bank will be postponed. (Photo: IMAGO/Hanno Bode) Cologne Serious breakdown at…
Everyone against everyone – these are the brawlers in the government
Berlin On Monday evening, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) met confidentially in the Federal Chancellery. The three exchanged views on current…
Scholz intervenes in budget dispute
Robert Habeck (left), Olaf Scholz and Christian Lindner The three traffic light parties are currently arguing about the items in the 2024 federal budget. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Why the SPD shows two completely different faces in security policy
Berlin Anyone who has listened to the two federal chairmen of the SPD, Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil, could believe that the two are members of different parties. Klingbeil campaigned…
China’s Peace Plan: More Than Propaganda?
Good morning, dear readers, if the Munich Security Conference should serve to relax the relationship between China and the USA, one must state: mission not accomplished. The US has information…
Despite agreement, there are practical problems with support
Kamala Harris and Olaf Scholz From Friday to Sunday, 40 heads of state and government and almost 100 ministers discussed the global security architecture in Munich. (Photo: AP) Munich, Washington…
Commentary: Munich Security Conference: A turning point in the time trap
Time is money. This also applies when – as in the case of arms and economic aid for Ukraine – three-digit billions are already at stake. At the Munich Security…
Stop Russia to deter China
Antony Blinken and Annalena Baerbock In Munich, the US Secretary of State and his German counterpart encouraged each other in their measures against the Russian aggressor. (Photo: dpa) Munich The…
The cost of the Ukraine war in 12 charts
Riga, Dusseldorf Almost twelve months have passed since Russia launched a large-scale war of aggression against Ukraine. Since then, experts have been trying to quantify the costs of the war…
The cost of the Ukraine war in 12 charts
Family saying goodbye in Lviv, Ukraine A snapshot in April: Mother and daughter flee to Poland, the father stays in Ukraine. Such war costs can hardly be quantified. (Photo: dpa)…
Union has achieved the highest approval ratings in a survey for almost two years – FDP loses, traffic lights without a majority
Kai Wegner, top candidate of the Berlin CDU (left), and CDU national chairman Friedrich Merz After the electoral success in Berlin, approval for the CDU is also increasing nationwide. (Photo:…
Stop Russia to deter China
Antony Blinken and Annalena Baerbock In Munich, the US Secretary of State and his German counterpart encouraged each other in their measures against the Russian aggressor. (Photo: dpa) Munich The…
An interview with the head of the EU military committee – building European tanks together
General Robert Brieger “Why don’t Germany and France and maybe a few other countries build a common tank?” (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Munich The permanent chairman of the European Union Military…
“We must not feel safe”
Patriot air defense system Several European countries want to set up a joint air defense system. France is not there yet. (Photo: imago/photothek) Munich For decades, Europe could count on…
An interview with the head of the EU military committee – building European tanks together
Munich The permanent chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC), General Robert Brieger, has called for greater European defense efforts. The Europeans would have to “become more independent, more…
Head of the EU Military Committee demands: build European tanks together
Munich The permanent chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC), General Robert Brieger, has called for greater European defense efforts. The Europeans would have to “become more independent, more…
The arduous striving for emancipation of the Europeans
Patriot air defense system Several European countries want to set up a joint air defense system. France is not there yet. (Photo: imago/photothek) Munich For decades, Europe could count on…
Experts call for stronger transatlantic cooperation on China policy
Kamala Harris and Olaf Scholz The Vice President of the USA and the Federal Chancellor showed a united front at the Munich Security Conference – but there are differences in…
Putin’s adversary – The editor-in-chief’s review
welcome back after an eventful week. I am writing these lines at the departure gate of London City Airport. Shortly before the start of the Munich Security Conference we met…