Tag: Defense policy
Poll: What Germans think about Germany’s foreign policy – Politics
Despite the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, only a fifth of Germans consider Russian President Vladimir Putin and his military to be a major threat to their own country.…
How the EU can protect itself from sabotage – Politics
The attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines and Deutsche Bahn communication cables demonstrated the vulnerability of the 30 NATO countries. What can countries do to protect their critical infrastructure? Of…
Bundeswehr: drones over Germany – politics
Of Mike Szymanski, Berlin The Bundeswehr is also preparing to use its armed drones over Germany. Next year, unmanned aircraft of the type Heron TP, which Germany leased from Israel…
Committee of Inquiry on Afghanistan: Dealing with the Disaster – Politics
This Thursday in the circular meeting room E400 of the Bundestag, it goes back to the past; into a pretty gloomy one, I have to say. Rico G. in his…
Bundeswehr gets new command for homeland security – policy
The restructuring of the Bundeswehr to strengthen national and alliance defense is taking shape. In the presence of Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD), a new territorial command was set up…
Military: The old European against each other
Under the impression of the attack on Ukraine, the federal government wants to strengthen Europe’s cooperation on armaments – but the reality looks grim. source site
Lambrecht wants to relax rules for arms exports – politics
Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) has called for the restrictive German rules on arms exports to be relaxed. A conflict is looming in the traffic light coalition. Because Federal…
Lambrecht wants to relax rules for arms exports – politics
Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has called for the restrictive German rules on arms exports to be relaxed. In a keynote speech on defense policy before the German Society for…
Military commissioner too #underperforming: “That’s a lack of appreciation” – politics
The debate about the limits of servicewomen and men’s capabilities reaches politicians. For days, members of the Bundeswehr have been posting their experiences on the short message service Twitter under…
#underperforming: General triggers debate about stress in the Bundeswehr – politics
armed forces : Not because of #underperforming Aug 25, 2022 at 3:42 p.m Reading time: 3 mins Open detailed view On the ground: German soldiers pull a dummy behind them…