The Ministry of the Interior is not making fast enough progress with its risk analyses on chemical, biological and nuclear threats. Criticism comes from the Bundestag.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
The new chairman of the Bundestag's Parliamentary Control Committee, Marc Henrichmann (CDU), explains how he wants to simultaneously monitor and strengthen the intelligence services. He also explains why the committee is big enough with only nine members.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
There is much speculation about the circumstances surrounding the conquest of Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb troops under General Ratko Mladić in July 1995. The fact that NATO did not intervene is probably primarily the responsibility of Jacques Chirac's French government.
By Alexander Rhotert
In the fourth year of the war, Ukraine's economic problems are growing. At the reconstruction conference in Rome, the EU announced new financial aid. However, it is questionable whether this money will mobilize enough private investors.
By Viktor Funk and Lisa-Martina Klein
The Ministry of the Interior emphasizes that the federal government wants to ensure "the greatest possible coherence" in the two laws for the digital and analogue protection of critical infrastructure. The deputy leader of the Green Party, Konstantin von Notz, has doubts about this.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
Israel agrees to open more border crossings towards Gaza and to allow significantly more aid deliveries. The agreement with the EU is to be implemented within the next few days.
By Stephan Israel
Manish Tewari, Indian MP from the opposition party Indian National Congress (INC), explains India's role in a changing world order and talks about the future of relations between the EU and India.
By Julia Ganter and Leona Harting
30 years after the genocide in Srebrenica, the Bundestag is commemorating the victims this Friday. Former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer sees the mass murder as a wake-up call for more European armament.
By Markus Bickel
Daniel Baldy is a new member of the Defense Committee. The fact that he was elected to the Parliamentary Control Committee could reveal something about the SPD's security policy course. In addition, the MP wants a return to compulsory military service.
By Gabriel Bub
The NATO states want to spend 1.5% of their GDP on civil defense and resilience. Torben Schütz and Helena Quis from the Bertelsmann Foundation warn that without clear criteria, there is a risk of national solo efforts and a patchwork instead of real security.
By Torben Schütz and Helena Quis
