The humanitarian situation in Sudan remains precarious. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, experts are talking about the worst crisis since records began.
By Arne Schütte
State Secretary at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Markus Schick, spoke to Table.Briefings about meetings with Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius during a panel event at the Munich Security Conference and his ministry and explained what is behind the interdepartmental cooperation.
By Katharina Horban
The German opposition has criticized German Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt’s plans for a center to counter hybrid threats as inadequate. They are calling for a centralized, real-time situational picture and strategic planning instead of new structures.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
In an interview with Table.Briefings, Lithuanian Finance Minister Kristupas Vaitiekūnas stressed that countries on the EU’s eastern flank cannot shoulder the costs of defense alone. He warns against overly harsh threats when dealing with the US.
By János Allenbach-Ammann and Stephan Israel
Despite reports criticizing the Helsing HX-2 drone, defense repporteurs do not see any risk to the planned procurement of loitering munitions. The media had previously reported on launch problems and faulty AI functions in the drone.
By Robert Wallenhauer and Viktor Funk
US President Trump’s plans for a new international peace committee for Gaza are entering a new phase: A document founding the “Board of Peace” is due to be signed on the fringes of the World Economic Forum. The list of potential committee members raises many questions.
By Maria Mitrov
The former Greenland minister of Denmark regrets that the Arctic region has received too little attention from allies for too long – including from the US.
By Michael Bröcker
The EU’s CER Directive is intended to strengthen the physical resilience of critical infrastructure. However, Germany is lagging behind in transposing it into national law.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
The revised Cybersecurity Act bolsters the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), providing it with more money and staff.
By Corinna Visser
TKMS and the Canadian tech start-up Cohere want to work together to further develop AI technologies for Canada’s submarine program. Germany’s ambassador in Ottawa pointed to the "enormous signal effect" of the planned submarine deal.
By Katharina Horban
