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Feature | Nuclear weapons

Nuclear tests: Why Trump's announcement could be the start of a new arms race

China has called on the USA to comply with the nuclear test moratorium. The background to this is US President Donald Trump's order to resume nuclear weapons tests. At the same time, China is expanding its nuclear arsenal faster than any other country. Experts fear the start of a new nuclear arms race.

By Lisa-Martina Klein and Fabian Peltsch

Goran Buldioski (Hertie School) und Helena Quis (Bertelsmann Stiftung).
Opinion | Total defense

One year after Niinistö: the EU must not squander its preparedness momentum

Drones, sabotage and espionage are on the rise, but the EU is in danger of learning the wrong lessons. Instead of social resilience, Brussels is focusing on military "readiness". As a result, what Niinistö once called for is being lost: security as a joint task.

By Helena Quis and Goran Buldioski

News | Cybersecurity

SPD warns of legal limitations to Dobrindt's cyber defense plans

Reactions to Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt's new initiatives on cyber defense have so far been largely positive. The digital policy spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group in the German Bundestag is more cautious.

By Wilhelmine Stenglin

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Sudan: Civil war on brink of further escalation

Following the takeover of power by the RSF, the population is now threatened by a new wave of violence and displacement. The UN warns of massacres and calls for immediate action.

By Maria Mitrov