Tag: Security policy
“It’s not enough to say we don’t play with the dirty kids.”
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius Germany often appears as the “orphan with a clean slate,” says the SPD politician. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has spoken out…
Instructions for German security
Annalena Baerbock and Nancy Faeser (SPD) The two politicians are largely responsible for the strategy. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin, Brussels It is an unusually high-ranking press conference that takes place on…
The federal government’s national security strategy on the home straight
Annalena Bärbock The German Foreign Minister is in charge of the federal government’s first joint national security strategy. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin The national security strategy is on the…
Baltic leaders are pushing for higher defense spending
Riga During the visit of Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Tallinn, Estonia, the prime ministers of the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are urging the other NATO member…
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…
Supervisory Board Obermann warns against pacifism
Berlin René Obermann is very familiar with the customs of politics. As a former CEO of Deutsche Telekom, he had to keep the political influence of the federal government as…
Supervisory Board Obermann warns against pacifism
Rene Obermann The chief supervisor at Airbus warns politicians not to neglect European industry when upgrading the armed forces. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) Berlin René Obermann is very familiar…
Germany urgently needs a real national security council – for four reasons
There is even talk of possible regressions in the global increase in prosperity, no wonder given the numerous regional conflicts and the ongoing brutal Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.…
Vladimir Putin wants to draw Belarus even deeper into the Ukraine war
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko (right) in Minsk Putin needs Belarus to solve supply problems and train more soldiers. (Photo: via REUTERS) Berlin For the first time since the invasion…
“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 war is about to reach a dangerous level of escalation – but it is too early for the NATO alliance
Russian President Vladimir Putin Those who commit more and more war crimes do not want to negotiate. (Photo: AP) Ironically, on the day when the G20 group of states met…
G7 countries pledge massive “winter aid” to Ukraine
Muenster The seven leading industrialized countries (G7) have warned Russia against using nuclear weapons in the war against Ukraine and have promised Kyiv extensive “winter aid”. Federal Foreign Minister Annalena…
Why the SPD is clinging to an illusion in foreign policy – a comment
“Friendly fire” is what ricochets from their own ranks call themselves. Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock repeatedly gets such a nuisance from the traffic light coalition, especially from its bright…
Erdogan’s break with the West is a mistake – and a challenge for NATO
The Turkish President has never made a secret of the fact that Recep Tayyip Erdogan doesn’t care much for the “West”. Now, however, he could take a step that heralds…
FDP wants to set up a National Security Council
Berlin As a reaction to the Ukraine war, the FDP calls for a reorganization of German security and defense policy. On Monday, the party’s national executive wants to adopt a…
“It breaks your heart to see it”
Berlin In the Ukraine war there are always new indications of targeted attacks by the Russian military on the Ukrainian civilian population. The United Nations (UN) Commissioner for Human Rights…
Rockets hit Erbil in Iraq – Iran speaks of “retaliatory act”
Kurdish city of Erbil Buildings were completely destroyed after a rocket attack on the city in Iraq. (Photo: Reuters) Erbil Iran says it fired rockets at Erbil, the capital of…
Chancellor Scholz shifts the lever in foreign and security policy. Finally, because democracy must be able to defend itself.
Nothing is like it was anymore. The strong speech by the Federal Chancellor on Sunday in the Bundestag means a turning point in the Berlin Republic. Olaf Scholz flips the…
Managers in Russian service: Lure of dubious money
Gerhard Schroeder and Matthias Warnig The Chancellor a. D. and the Nord Stream 2 boss hire themselves out to Russian companies. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Paris, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin The…
Managers in Russian service: Lure of dubious money
Gerhard Schroeder and Matthias Warnig The Chancellor a. D. and the Nord Stream 2 boss hire themselves out to Russian companies. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Paris, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin The…