The bottleneck in the German Armed Forces’ space plans remains launch capacity. The head of the German Armed Forces Space Command does not yet consider US capabilities dispensable.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
Ahead of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip to China, an expert from the Bertelsmann Foundation warns of a potential Chinese charm offensive. The chancellor must take a clear stance on China’s role in the war in Ukraine.
By Gabriel Bub
Germany also aims to learn from Israel’s approach to integrating reservists and women into the armed forces.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
Ahead of his upcoming trip to China, Chancellor Merz faces the difficult task of striking a balance: addressing pressing issues while not further burdening the relationship.
By Leonardo Pape
Shortly before Chancellor Merz’s trip to China, the German Asia-Pacific Committee and the DIHK are calling for fair competitive conditions. Last year, China once again became Germany’s largest trading partner.
By Leonardo Pape
With the rollback of Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, duties on Chinese goods are falling by around 20%. The tariff gap between Chinese exporters and companies in other exporting countries is narrowing.
By Leonardo Pape
Reactions from Asia to Trump’s new tariff announcements reflect uncertainty and confusion. The Indian government postponed a delegation trip to Washington that had been planned for this week.
By Ning Wang
In her first speech after winning the parliamentary election, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of the military and economic threat posed by China. She also said she intends to push ahead with Japan’s rearmament.
By Ning Wang
The European Union has extended its arms embargo against Zimbabwe for another year. At the same time, it chose not to renew the legal framework underpinning additional restrictive measures, including travel bans and asset freezes.
By Arne Schütte
At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Bärbel Kofler, state secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, called for stronger support for AI models based on languages from the Global South. In her view, this is essential in preventing AI from further widening the digital divide between the Global South and the Global North. At the same time, she emphasized the wide range of potential applications of AI in countries of the Global South.
By Leonard Schulz and David Renke
