Economics Minister Katherina Reiche and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius want more cooperation between armaments companies and the civilian sector. For some, this initiative comes too late.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin, Robert Wallenhauer and Lisa-Martina Klein
Despite the project being canceled, the Dutch Damen shipyard is being paid a further EUR 26 million for the F126 frigate. Defense politicians fear that this might not be the only payment.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
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
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
Russia wants to sell oil and weapons to India to finance the war in Ukraine. The offer is viewed pragmatically in New Delhi. The heads of government will meet on Thursday to discuss possible agreements.
By Angela Köckritz
Europe’s aid for Ukraine is not enough to modernize its own defense industry. Denmark’s approach of helping Kyiv and benefiting itself is worthy of note.
By Marc Kloepfel
The governing coalition is negotiating a compromise on the Bundeswehr Planning and Procurement Acceleration Act (BwPBBG). The CDU/CSU proposal has now been submitted to the SPD parliamentary group executive.
By Gabriel Bub and Wilhelmine Stenglin
Overview of the most important think tank heads in the German Security.Table scene.
By Redaktion Table
