Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday: “The Syrian people have experienced terrible suffering. The end of Assad’s rule over Syria is therefore good news.” US President-elect Donald Trump wrote that Assad’s protector Vladimir Putin was “no longer interested” in “protecting him.” Syria’s second protecting power Iran is also in a weakened state “because of […]
In the summer, the EU announced the start of accession negotiations with Moldova and Ukraine, a step that Bosnia-Herzegovina and other Western Balkan states had to wait decades for. Did the EU make a mistake?The EU did what it should not have done: At the Thessaloniki summit in 2003, it made the promise of accession […]
The Palestinian ambassador to Germany, Laith Arafeh, has called on the German government in Berlin to recognize Palestine swiftly. “We hope that the German government will accelerate its efforts and join the majority of 143 states worldwide that have recognized Palestine as a legitimate member of the international community“, he told Table.Briefings. “We would like […]
Non-military threats to national security, such as food security issues or climate change, were on the agenda at the 60th Munich Security Conference. However, they were overshadowed by acute conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Representatives of civil society and international organizations expressed this concern in discussions with Table.Media following the event on Sunday.For […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg aims to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the transatlantic defense alliance “as soon as possible.” The exact timing depends on the situation on the battlefield and the discussions within NATO, he told Table.Media. “My goal is to put Ukraine in the same position as Finland and Sweden,” which […]
The conclusion that Volodymyr Zelenskiy drew after 724 days of war against his country was drastic: “Our resistance has prevented the destruction of the rules-based world,” he said at the Munich Security Conference in the morning. Immediately before the Ukrainian President, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with cautious optimism of “a silver lining on the […]
From the Baltic states to Brussels: At the Munich Security Conference, Europe is facing growing pressure to shoulder more of its own burden in the global division of labor with the USA in terms of security policy.The Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Christoph Heusgen, is calling for the European pillar of NATO to be […]
Mr. Schmidt, In November 1995, the Dayton Peace Accords were signed at the US airbase of the same name in Ohio. You are the eighth High Representative to help Bosnia and Herzegovina get on the path to democracy. Isn’t almost 30 years a bit long for that?Yes, which is why the series of High Representatives […]
The commander of the Austrian Guard, Markus Reisner, believes that a two-front war by Israel with Lebanon is likely. In an interview with Table.Media, he also expressed fears that the Israeli army’s ground operation in Gaza would cause many casualties. “The Israelis are naturally trying to act within the framework of international law. But they […]
Mr. Conrad, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are already talking about Israel’s 9/11 after the surprise attack. Rightly so?As far as can be seen today, the concerted and apparently largely unimpeded breakthrough of armed Hamas elements through the Gaza border fortifications into the Israeli heartland is unprecedented. This is an event that Israel firmly believes should […]