China and Belarus are intensifying their arms cooperation; Moscow is the beneficiary. This makes Chancellor Merz’s trip to China even more complicated.
By Viktor Funk, Marcel Grzanna and Helene Bubrowski
On Wednesday, the Bundeswehr is declaring initial capability for the Arrow air defense system. This will enable it to defend against ballistic missiles outside the earth’s atmosphere. The question whether the Bundeswehr needs the system – at a cost of around four billion euros – at all is controversial.
By Gabriel Bub
The Baltic states are among the leaders in Europe in terms of defense spending. However, in order to arm themselves against Russia’s aggression, they are also increasingly involving civil society.
By Markus Bickel
In its Enlargement Report, the Commission for the first time clearly criticizes developments in Serbia. The report is to be adopted on Tuesday. The progress made in Montenegro and Albania, the model pupils among the candidate countries in the Balkans, is praised positively.
By Stephan Israel
The SPD and CDU/CSU parliamentary groups are dissatisfied with the Federal Ministry of Defense’s formulation aid for the new military service. An agreement between parliamentarians and the ministry is not yet in sight, according to the Bundestag.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
The new Military Service Act will change Germany’s Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr, not least because the share of women is likely to fall. It is already only around 13%.
By Nana Brink
The Foreign Affairs Council today and the summit on Thursday are overshadowed by a possible meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Budapest. Unlike before the summit in Alaska in the summer, the Europeans are taking a relaxed approach this time and want to stay the course.
By Stephan Israel
Iran’s refusal of the invitation to the Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh highlights the dilemma facing the leadership in Tehran. Regional integration and the lifting of sanctions are only possible by abandoning entrenched ideological positions – and recognizing Israel. In cooperation with the Center for Middle East and Global Order (CMEG).
By Center for Middle East and Global Order (CMEG)
The Military Service Modernization Act has been referred to the Defense Committee without much ado. The compromise between voluntary and compulsory service is now to be negotiated further there.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
The most important thing is to link all issues concerning Gaza with a path to a two-state solution, says Karim Haggag, Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
By Okan Bellikli
