The Bundeswehr aims to be “combat-ready” by 2029, including in outer space. Given years of neglect in this domain, experts consider the goal ambitious. The defense industry is therefore calling for swift and clearly defined procurement orders.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
By establishing a National Security Council, the CDU-SPD coalition aims to adapt Germany’s security architecture to evolving international threats. The body – rejected by the previous coalition – will enhance the focus on risks emerging from the digital and cyber spheres.
By Markus Bickel, Wilhelmine Stenglin
US President Donald Trump is hosting the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House. While a final peace agreement is not expected, concrete steps toward such a deal are to be prepared.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
El Pais was first to report that Spain has now decided not to procure F-35 jets after all. Christoph Schmid, the SPD’s parliamentary rapporteur on the air force, welcomes Europe’s openness to buying more Eurofighters.
By Gabriel Bub
Ferdinand Gehringer of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung says the federal government must prioritize the cybersecurity of satellite systems in its planned space security strategy.
By Ferdinand Gehringer
In January, Zada Salihović herself did not expect to win a seat in the Bundestag. Now, at 25, she plans to advocate for greater transparency in parliament and to spark a security policy debate within Die Linke.
By Gabriel Bub
Moscow has changed its tactics – increasing aerial terror and maintaining steady pressure on the ground to force Ukraine to yield to Russia’s maximal demands.
By Viktor Funk
The business lobby association Wirtschaftsrat der Union fears for the country’s security if the new cybersecurity requirements do not apply equally to both the state and the private sector.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
The Ministry of Defense is still reviewing where the German-Dutch Corps will be stationed as a forward command element on NATO’s eastern flank – either in Latvia or Estonia. A final decision is expected at the troop contributors’ conference in October.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
His country is an indispensable anchor of stability in Southeast Europe, writes Croatia’s ambassador to Berlin, Gordan Bakota. Thirty years after Operation “Storm,” he argues that peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina is only possible with Croatia’s support.
By Gordan Bakota
