How can drones fly in the field despite enemy jammers? The Bundeswehr has launched a competition to find solutions. These ideas won.
By Robert Wallenhauer
In Brussels, Friedrich Merz wants to convince the Belgian Bart De Wever to give up his opposition to the use of Russian state bank funds for a reparations loan to Kyiv. In Moscow, Vladimir Putin has signed a law that constitutes an implicit threat.
By Stefan Braun, Stephan Israel and Viktor Funk
Europe is looking for an independent geopolitical role in the face of the US withdrawal. An informal leadership body could point the way to more strategic sovereignty.
By Gerlinde Niehus
The Bundeswehr hopes to convince young people with a new cross-media campaign. It is not entirely working out.
By Nana Brink
The countries of the Western Balkans are already making a decisive contribution to Europe’s security architecture. According to the “White Paper on European Defense — Readiness 2030”, Europe should be prepared for possible war by the end of the decade. The Western Balkans hold enormous potential here.
By Frauke Seebass
Mark Rutte sees no danger of the USA making unilateral decisions about the alliance during the Ukraine negotiations with Russia. All NATO-relevant issues would be clarified separately. In Moscow, Vladimir Putin accompanied the start of the talks with the US delegation with new threats.
By Stephan Israel and Viktor Funk
After COP30, Annalena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly, explains why climate efforts must be considered together with international security issues.
By Maria Mitrov and Bernhard Pötter
The Leibniz Institute for Peace and Conflict Research in Frankfurt am Main is intensifying its research into the interactions between conflicts and climate and has appointed Tobias Ide to head the program area.
By Viktor Funk
In 2024 Europe’s defense industry grew by 13.8% to EUR 183.4 billion. Despite this upward trend, the sector is struggling with structural problems such as supply bottlenecks and a high proportion of imports.
By Stephan Israel
The former Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, is calling for Europe to have a deterrent of its own. In his view, Berlin has a central role to play here.
By Gabrielius Landsbergis
