Tag: Wolfgang Ischinger
FDP sparks new debate on National Security Council
Berlin A dispute is brewing in the traffic light coalition over the new national security strategy. The FDP does not want to accept the decision that no separate National Security…
The federal government directs sharp tones towards China in the national security strategy
Berlin In view of the geopolitical changes, the federal government has decided on a national security strategy for the first time. One of the central points is the realignment of…
The federal government directs sharp tones towards China in the national security strategy
Berlin In view of the geopolitical changes, the federal government has decided on a national security strategy for the first time. One of the central points is the realignment of…
“The European perspective is neglected”
Hardly any other diplomat in Germany is as well connected globally as Wolfgang Ischinger. Hardly anyone knows the international trouble spots better than the former head of the Munich Security…
Change in top German ambassadors – Baerbock surprises with personal details
Annalena Bärbock The Foreign Minister has filled many important ambassadorships. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Is there a strange beast up to mischief in the Foreign Office (AA)? That’s the thought one…
The traffic light dispenses with a National Security Council
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock The Foreign Office argued that a National Security Council could also be located there. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The negotiations have lasted…
Before the Munich Security Conference 2023
Munich In the fall of 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe. The Berlin Wall had been erected a year earlier, cementing the…
Conversation with a Bot – The Editor-in-Chief’s Recap
artificial intelligence (AI) will start a revolution. It will change the way we work, communicate and live. It opens up infinite possibilities for progress and efficiency, but we must ensure…
Hackers steal important data from Continental
Good morning dear readers, What is a terrible nightmare for tens of thousands of company bosses (and at least as many IT managers) became a reality at Continental: Last week,…
“Europe is light years away from strategic sovereignty”
Wolfgang Ischinger Where is Europe’s strategic sovereignty? Dusseldorf Hardly any other diplomat in Germany is as well connected globally as Wolfgang Ischinger. Hardly anyone knows the international trouble spots as…
The G20 Summit in Bali – an Opportunity for European Crisis Diplomacy?
Where is the diplomacy in view of the ongoing Russian war of aggression in Ukraine? This question is being asked with increasing urgency by concerned citizens, fueled more recently by…
Is Scholz drawing the right European policy lesson from the Ukraine war?
The author Wolfgang Ischinger is a former ambassador to Washington and was head of the Munich Security Conference. (Photo: Klawe Rzezcy) No sooner had Olaf Scholz endorsed the call for…
Is Scholz drawing the right European policy lesson from the Ukraine war?
The author Wolfgang Ischinger is a former ambassador to Washington and was head of the Munich Security Conference. (Photo: Klawe Rzezcy) No sooner had Olaf Scholz endorsed the call for…
War fatigue threatens in the West
Exactly six months ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. A good time to think strategically about whether and how we can persuade Russia to stop the aggression even more. The initial situation:…
There must be no war euphoria in Germany
Russian tank and ammunition in a field in Trostyanets “It’s essentially about defending against a total attack on the elements of the Euro-Atlantic security architecture.” (Photo: dpa) In view of…
What comes after the Ukraine war?
Ukraine War – Trostyanets Russian tank and ammunition in a field in Trostyanets. (Photo: dpa) In view of the terror war in Ukraine, it is easy to understand that many…
Baerbock and Blinken warn of an escalation in Ukraine
Munich In view of the massive tensions in the Ukraine crisis and without the participation of Russia, the 58th Munich Security Conference (MSC) has begun. “Today a new war is…
Crisis prevention in a conflict-ridden world
No other topic dominated the run-up to the 58th Munich Security Conference, which begins this Friday, as much as the crisis in Eastern Europe provoked by Russia. The ever-increasing risk…
Crisis prevention in a conflict-ridden world
No other topic dominated the run-up to the 58th Munich Security Conference, which begins this Friday, as much as the crisis in Eastern Europe provoked by Russia. The ever-increasing risk…
MSC boss Ischinger: democracies increasingly helpless
Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference The former State Secretary in the Federal Foreign Office warns of the numerous geopolitical crises. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Shortly before the start…