Global trade networks have secured the world’s food supply for decades – but their growing concentration is making them increasingly vulnerable to geopolitical shocks and strategic dependencies.
By Arif Husain and Vera Songwe
Only if industry, politics, the military and new technologies work together systemically can Europe translate its security policy ambitions into operational capability, write Henrik Ahlers, Jan Kallmorgen and Andreas Frank from EY Germany.
By Henrik Ahlers, Jan Kallmorgen and Andreas Frank
The Bundeswehr and European sovereignty require technological security in all dimensions. Stephanie Willmann argues that there is less urgency in terms of funding than in the implementation of a clear strategy for defense and innovation.
By Stephanie Willmann
The topic of water security should be at the top of the agenda in Munich, write the authors Ambika Vishwanath and Matthias Berninger. Technology could help solve the crisis, but more is needed, they say.
By Ambika Vishwanath and Matthias Berninger
Government-to-government deals are to be welcomed if they serve security policy interests, writes Max Mutschler. However, they would be problematic if they were only used to prop up production in Germany.
By Max Mutschler
Food is increasingly being used as a weapon, write Benedetta Berti and Erin Sikorsky, members of the Munich Security Conference’s Food Security Task Force. NATO countries should therefore prepare for the targeted manipulation of food systems as a hybrid threat.
By Benedetta Berti and Erin Sikorsky
In view of the war in Europe and geopolitical conflicts, security is a top priority. But security cannot be achieved by military means alone; we also need to make peace with nature.
By Jan-Niclas Gesenhues
There is no way around stronger defense integration for Europe, write Frank Kuhn and Lukas Mengelkamp. This is because the United States’ new defense strategy poses a dilemma for Europeans. Difficult debates about Europe’s own nuclear deterrent are also to be expected.
By Frank Kuhn and Lukas Mengelkamp
Civil and military production are becoming increasingly intertwined. Companies that want to deliver security-critical products need to take care of digital resilience and reliable supply chains, writes Boris Hecker, Managing Director of IT service provider Atos Germany.
By Boris Hecker
Former Liberal (FDP) member of the German parliament, Sandra Weeser, chaired the working group on foreign and security policy in the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly. On Franco-German Friendship Day on Jan. 22, she will call for a sense of responsibility from Paris and Berlin.
By Sandra Weeser
