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How is the implementation of the “turning point” going in politics, business and society?
The year 2022 marked the greatest turning point in security policy since the end of the Cold War. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz has proclaimed the security policy “turning point” and…
What is behind the hesitant attitude of the Chancellor
Leopard 2 main battle tank Germany would have to agree if other countries want to pass the weapon system on to Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels, Washington In a children’s…
No climate neutrality without removing CO2 from the air
afforestation To meet the Paris climate targets, carbon dioxide must be removed from the air. However, conventional methods such as afforestation are not enough. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In addition to…
Traffic light politicians want to strengthen German secret services
BND headquarters in Berlin According to security experts, all major attack plans have been foiled in recent years after initial indications from the United States. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A debate…
Germany supplies Marder armored personnel carriers to Ukraine
Berlin Germany is supplying Ukraine with Marder infantry fighting vehicles and a Patriot missile defense system. The United States will also provide the government in Kyiv with light Bradley armored…
Germany supplies Marder armored personnel carriers to Ukraine
Berlin Germany is supplying Ukraine with Marder tanks and a Patriot missile defense system. The US will also supply the government in Kyiv with light Bradley armored personnel carriers and,…
Germany to deliver armored personnel carriers to Ukraine
Marder armored personnel carrier The federal government states that a tank delivery has been coordinated with the USA and France. (Photo: imago images/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin The debate about tank…
Traffic light politicians call on Scholz to act
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in front of a Leopard 2 battle tank Experts expect a new debate about the delivery of the main battle tank from Germany. (Photo: IMAGO/Björn Trotsky) Berlin…
Much and yet too little: Germany’s turnaround in defense policy is faltering
Bundeswehr soldiers Germany has done impressive things in terms of defence, but it’s not enough. (Photo: dpa) If someone had told me a year ago that Germany would deliver self-propelled…
That’s what the world can expect from the new US Congress
Washington The US Democrats are preparing for a complicated year, because the new US Congress will be constituted on Tuesday. Then the time of their unqualified majority in Washington will…
Federal government wants to expand underground CO2 injection
As early as 2030, the use, capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CCS) “on a megaton scale” would have to be used primarily for industry, according to the ministry’s “Evaluation…
There are these scenarios for a possible escalation
Military exercise in Taiwan in September. Berlin At the latest since the Chinese government’s violent reaction to the visit of the outgoing speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy…
Many German companies are still active in Russia after nine months
German companies in Russia The agricultural machinery manufacturer Claas, the medical technology company Siemens Healthineers and the confectionery manufacturer Storck. (Photo: Bloomberg, Imago (2)) Riga Even more than nine months…
21 companies carry on as before the war
German companies in Russia The agricultural machinery manufacturer Claas, the medical technology company Siemens Healthineers and the confectionery manufacturer Storck. (Photo: Bloomberg, Imago (2)) Riga Even more than nine months…
EU creates the business case with CO2 removal from the air
CO2 filter in Switzerland The technology already works on a small scale. (Photo: Meinrad Schade/laif) Brussels The EU Commission is launching a new way of protecting the climate. A new…
30 billion barrels of oil reserves: will Kazakhstan become Europe’s gas station?
Riga Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is a popular host these days. First there was Charles Michel, President of the European Council. Then Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived. This was…
The new Handelsblatt: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, like the economy the Handelsblatt is also constantly evolving. From Monday our newspaper will therefore look different: We will appear with one refreshed layout and a…
Darling of the hardliners – this is Putin’s new Ukraine commander
Sergey Surovikin The Russian commander is the new overall commander of the troops in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For Vladimir Putin, brute force is now supposed to turn the tide…
Darling of the hardliners – this is Putin’s new Ukraine commander
Sergey Surovikin The Russian commander is the new overall commander of the troops in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For Vladimir Putin, brute force is now supposed to turn the tide…
Putin’s escalation worries sections of the Russian elite
Berlin Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin has satisfied the hardliners with his widespread airstrikes on Ukraine and the appointment of a general known for his brutality as supreme commander of Russian…