Tag: SWP
Other states are turning their backs on Russia
Wladimir Putin On Wednesday, Russia’s president announced the partial mobilization of 300,000 reservists. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Istanbul, Beijing, Berlin, Tokyo After losses in the Russian army and an escalation of the…
Why Putin is relying on 300,000 reservists
Putin’s speech On Wednesday morning, the Russian President announced partial mobilization. (Photo: AP) Berlin, Riga Annexations, partial mobilization and a threat of nuclear weapons: The three building blocks are probably…
Why Putin is relying on 300,000 reservists
Putin’s speech On Wednesday morning, the Russian President announced partial mobilization. (Photo: AP) Berlin, Riga Annexations, partial mobilization and a threat of nuclear weapons: The three building blocks are probably…
Are the armies superior to NATO?
Chinese soldiers in Russia Chinese military power has grown rapidly in recent years, but lags behind the United States in almost every important area. (Photo: dpa) Berlin While the Ukraine…
Are the armies superior to NATO?
Chinese soldiers in Russia Chinese military power has grown rapidly in recent years, but lags behind the United States in almost every important area. (Photo: dpa) Berlin While the Ukraine…
Shanghai Cooperation Organization: only good for staging?
Riga The institution has existed for over 20 years, its member states are among the largest countries in the world, they unite almost 40 percent of the world’s population –…
How sustainable is the Asian business of the German economy?
As an export nation, Germany is particularly dependent on stable supply chains and secure foreign trade conditions. We will discuss the diversification of sales markets and supply chains as a…
Human Rights Committee travels to Taiwan in October
Rainbow flag in Taiwan Pedestrians in Taipei, Taiwan: China claims the country for itself. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Eight MPs from all parties represented in the Bundestag want to travel to…
Should the West fear Putin’s alliance with Xi?
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Russia and China: There is growing concern in the West that the two superpowers are merging politically, economically and militarily. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The People’s…
Old bonds are put to the test in the Ukraine war
Putin speaks with Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Relations between the former Soviet republic and Moscow are cooling. Putin’s campaign in Russia accelerates this process. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Riga Vladimir Putin can’t…
Only trading with friends – why “friendshoring” is a dangerous idea
Brussels In April, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi received two important visitors from Europe in quick succession. First British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived and campaigned for closer economic cooperation.…
Why the gas from Cyprus is currently not coming
Athens Cyprus hopes for Aphrodite. That’s the name of the natural gas field off the south-east coast of the Mediterranean island. It takes its name from the ancient goddess of…
Why the Taiwan conflict is so dangerous for the German economy
Berlin, Munich 9246 kilometers separate Germany and Taiwan. A great distance. And yet the conflict over the island state has also kept German companies in suspense over the past few…
Erdogan and Putin meet again
Sochi/Istanbul Erdogan didn’t seem uncomfortable with the limelight during his visit to Russia. “Now the world is looking at Sochi again,” he said at the beginning of the meeting with…
Erdogan and Putin meet again
Sochi/Istanbul Erdogan didn’t seem uncomfortable with the limelight during his visit to Russia. “Now the world is looking at Sochi again,” he said at the beginning of the meeting with…
This is where the conflicts over Taiwan and Ukraine differ
Taiwan conflict Taiwan has put its military on alert and held civil defense drills. (Photo: dpa) Just a week after Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, Mike Mullen…
Gazprom cut gas supplies again today
gas Russia is playing with gas prices. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf Russia is sending less and less natural gas to Germany. Since Wednesday, just 20 percent of the possible quantities…
Gazprom cut gas supplies again today
gas Russia is playing with gas prices. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf Russia is sending less and less natural gas to Germany. Since Wednesday, just 20 percent of the possible quantities…
As of today, Russia will throttle gas supplies – and Germany will have to keep paying
natural gas Russia is playing with gas prices. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf Russia is sending less and less natural gas to Germany. Since Wednesday, just 20 percent of the possible…
The Russian central bank cuts interest rates to 8 percent
President of the Central Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina The Russian central bank decides to cut interest rates for the fifth time in a row. At the beginning of the…