Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich of the US Air Force is to succeed General Christopher Cavoli of the US Army as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO in Europe. The nomination of the American was approved by the North Atlantic Council, according to a statement issued by NATO on Thursday. The three-star general is expected […]
The chances of a successful NATO summit on June 25 in The Hague are not bad. When the alliance’s defense ministers meet this Thursday for the final preparatory meeting, the main point of contention should have been resolved: According to diplomats, all 32 member states are behind the new five percent target, which is to […]
Hackers and cyber criminals caused economic damage of EUR 178.6 billion in 2024. This is the highest damage ever measured. They exploited IT vulnerabilities in administrative authorities, hospitals, small and medium-sized companies, and transportation hubs such as airports. Artificial intelligence played an increasingly important role in this. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) noted this […]
Shortly before being sworn in as the 14th Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces in the Bundestag on Thursday, Henning Otte (CDU) has a lot of press appointments to attend. He is surprised at the attention. This is also thanks to his predecessor Eva Högl, who made the office more visible through many visits to […]
In your first life, you were, among other things, National Territorial Commander in the German Armed Forces; now you are Special Representative for Crisis Resilience at Malteser. What strikes you most from this new perspective with regard to the turning point?We must significantly strengthen civilian defense in the event of war. We have some catching […]
Russia’s recent actions in the Baltic Sea and Arctic waters are increasing tensions with NATO. Russian navy warships have escorted tankers of the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea in at least two cases. These military escorts are a completely new development, Finland’s Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen told Finnish public broadcaster YLE. Two Russian […]
Thomas Röwekamp (CDU) is already at the head of the Defense Committee in his second term of office in the Bundestag. If the government holds, the 58-year-old will hold this post until at least 2029. The biggest task of politics at the moment is to ensure that people understand that everyone must work to preserve […]
CDU foreign policy expert Knut Abraham is considered the favorite to become the German government’s new envoy to Poland. The decision will be made by the cabinet on Wednesday. Also in the race is his party colleague Paul Ziemiak, Secretary General of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia. Abraham’s constituency is not far from the Polish border […]
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Pistorius sees no willingness for peace on Putin’s part. According to Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, the American nuclear umbrella will remain indispensable for the foreseeable future; he considers discussions about alternative nuclear protection mechanisms to be premature. Concerning the planned new military service, the German government is initially relying on voluntary […]
Major General Holger Neumann will take command of the Bundeswehr Air Force as the new inspector on Tuesday. He replaces Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, who will head the Allied Joint Force Command in Brunssum in the Netherlands. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) will hand over command to Neumann during a ceremonial roll call in Wunstdorf.At […]