Acts of sabotage on undersea cables and substations show that Germany's critical infrastructure is exposed to real physical threats. Andreas Beerbaum from the digitalization and security company Hexagon criticizes the lack of an overarching protection concept.
By Andreas Beerbaum
The countries in North Africa are pursuing different goals and strategies in the Gaza conflict. Domestically, solidarity with the Palestinians could cause problems.
By David Renke and Mirco Keilberth
Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa will meet with President Maia Sandu in Chișinău on Friday for their first EU-Moldova summit. The delicate question looming over the gathering will be whether Moldova can begin accession negotiations independently of Ukraine.
By Stephan Israel
Next Tuesday, the Defense Committee will discuss a law that aims to approve wind energy projects more quickly. Military concerns should then also be taken into account when modifying existing plants.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
The Bundeswehr's Cyber Innovation Hub presented innovations in the field of Software Defined Defense on Thursday. The ten projects were developed by Bundeswehr soldiers.
By Nana Brink
The coalition between SPD and CDU/CSU is showing an increasing lack of transparency in the approval of arms expenditure, says Sebastian Schäfer, budget policy spokesperson for the Green parliamentary group in the Bundestag. In view of the current security situation, he finds this worrying.
By Markus Bickel
During the 2016 US election campaign, Johnnie Moore organized the support of US evangelicals for Donald Trump. For the past four weeks, he has headed the controversial aid organization Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
By Markus Bickel
Security-related research is central to resilience and technological sovereignty – yet it is hardly included in the investment package. Andrea Frank, Member of the Executive Board of the Stifterverband, warns: "Without science, any security strategy remains incomplete."
By Andrea Frank
Nuclear deterrence is back on the political agenda. The Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR have renounced nuclear weapons in their history. The leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Jens Spahn, has now called this into question.
By Thomas Wiegold