In order to achieve 5% defense spending in the medium term, the NATO states are to invest 1.5% in civilian preparations. Germany is now negotiating whether the money will come from the budget, a special fund, or via the debt brake.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
Belarusian dictator Aljaksandr Lukashenka is securing his power with more and more repression. Political scientist and Eastern Europe expert Gwendolyn Sasse explains in an interview why his regime is still not stable.
By Viktor Funk
Ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, nearly all member states have lined up behind the new five-percent defense spending target. Only Spain remains hesitant – mainly because Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government doesn’t know how to pay for it.
By Stephan Israel
There will be no peacekeeping force in Ukraine without the involvement of the US – that much is clear on the European side, just a few days before the start of the NATO summit. But what does this mean for the "Coalition of the Willing" led by the UK and France?
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To destroy the nuclear facility in Fordow, Israel needs US strategic bombers – the only aircraft capable of carrying 10,000-pound bunker-busting bombs. However, to keep the US out of the conflict with Tehran, Donald Trump is currently refusing to deploy them.
By Markus Bickel
Israel is expanding its attacks on the Iranian energy sector to encourage the population to protest against the regime in Tehran. US President Donald Trump continues to focus on a negotiated solution.
By Redaktion Table
Following Israel's military strikes against Iran, US President Donald Trump is both conciliatory and triumphant: Only by negotiating the abandonment of its nuclear program could the regime in Tehran save "what was once known as the Iranian Empire."
By Markus Bickel
It is not only US military personnel who are wondering whether the new Chief of Staff, Dan Caine, approves of the redeployment of troops, as is now the case in California. This week, he publicly contradicted his president, but otherwise, he is holding back with statements.
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US President Trump is considering lifting the sanctions against Turkey in the F-35 deal, which could lead to new tensions in the Aegean. Greece is forced to rearm its military in order not to lose its strategic advantage.
By Markus Bickel
At the Ocean Conference in Nice, Germany is pushing for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. But the United States wants to start extraction quickly. Now, the international community and the US are on a collision course under international law.
By Leonie Düngefeld
