Energy security: Rubio advances gas and nuclear deals in Eastern Europe
The US aims to extend the fossil fuel era and is increasingly asserting a leading role in Europe’s energy sector.
By Viktor Funk
The US aims to extend the fossil fuel era and is increasingly asserting a leading role in Europe’s energy sector.
By Viktor Funk
Defense-industrial cooperation was one of the central themes of the Munich Security Conference (MSC). Against this backdrop, NATO’s 2026 accelerator program is set to reach record participation levels, while cooperation with Germany is being further expanded.
By Katharina Horban
In the Table.Today podcast, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger calls for continued military support for Ukraine and says he does not expect the war to end any time soon.
By Michael Bröcker
In the event of a national defense scenario, the German Armed Forces would depend heavily on support from the private sector. Yet it often remains unclear which concrete responsibilities companies would be expected to assume.
By Heiko Höpfler
Emmanuel Macron plans to update France’s nuclear doctrine as early as March and to continue the strategic dialogue with Germany and smaller EU member states on potential participation in the French nuclear umbrella. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is not alone in expressing skepticism about this initiative.
By Gabriel Bub and Wilhelmine Stenglin
In Bratislava, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump is seeking a negotiated solution with Iran. For the first time, Tehran publicly signaled its willingness to discuss issues beyond its nuclear program. Meanwhile, 250,000 people gathered in Munich alone to demand the fall of the regime.
By Markus Bickel and Nana Brink
While the European Union is seeking to preserve the transatlantic relationship, it is also preparing for the possibility that the US could go it alone. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen aims to further define the bloc’s mutual defense clause and is working on a European security doctrine.
By Stephan Israel
Jens Stoltenberg will assume the Chair of the Munich Security Conference “when he believes he can actually do that,” current MSC Chair Wolfgang Ischinger announced.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin and Robert Wallenhauer
The 136 members of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament will convene behind closed doors on March 3. Group leader Iratxe García Pérez plans to introduce the post of chief whip.
By Markus Grabitz
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Chinese analyst Wang Huiyao explains what China hopes to gain from the German chancellor’s visit to China – and how Chinese factories could soon be operating around the world.
By Angela Köckritz