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Explosion hazard in the Pacific

Explosion hazard in the Pacific

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2023 | , , , , | 0

China's power ambitions in the Pacific region are growing ever stronger. The United States and its allies are trying to counter this. This increases the risk of armed conflict. While the Ukraine war is currently the focus of media coverage in Europe, another area of crisis and tension has developed at the other end of the world, in South-East Asia. China's rise to naval power and its aggressive, primarily maritime expansionist ambitions, as well as North Korea's increasingly provocative missile and nuclear tests, have shaped security policy in the Indo-Pacific and transformed it into an area of crisis and tension with growing potential for military escalation. At the same time, China is colliding with the regulatory and security policy ideas of the...

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Show the flag

Show the flag

Gepostet von | 12 Apr 2023 | , , , | 0

Whether in the North Pacific or at the North Pole, the rivalry between the superpowers and political and ecological climate change influence each other. Imagine a scene in the coming years: The story of the self-proclaimed "People's Republics" of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine would end in misadventure. Before the separatist strongholds would finally become the property of the Ukrainian state, the flag of the Russian protecting power was to be ceremoniously lowered one last time. But instead of slowly gliding down, the white, blue and red tricolour would get caught on the mast. Several sailors would have to climb up to release the cloth. In the process, the symbol of imperial...

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Neptune's return

Neptune's return

Gepostet von | 3 Apr 2023 | , , , | 1

After Neptune, the god of the sea, emerged from the depths of the Mediterranean Sea at the beginning of the year to demonstrate his fighting power over Central and South-East Europe for a fortnight, he returned for just as long at the end of May: equipped with a mighty shield, his aim this time was to help his allies protect their territories. Neptune is of course just an allegory. It stands for NATO's ability to carry out "strikes" from the sea, i.e. to defend itself against threats on land, in the air and/or above the water using aircraft, cruise missiles or naval infantry. The lead for this special type of naval warfare is held within the NATO...

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Clear sailing in the Baltic Sea  

Clear sailing in the Baltic Sea  

Gepostet von | 27 Mar 2023 | , , , , | 0

The close military cooperation in the Baltic Sea region that has been practised for years is now paying off. NATO candidates Finland and Sweden are demonstrating their value to the alliance in securing shipping routes during numerous manoeuvres. Russia has manoeuvred itself into a highly confrontational position and largely isolated itself internationally with its - by Western standards - value-disrespecting and aggressive actions towards Ukraine. For Russia's direct neighbours, Finland and Poland, but especially the three Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, this has created more than just a theoretical threat to their existence. Crisis and war scenarios of the Cold War that have long been a thing of the past...

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Ready for defence

Ready for defence

Gepostet von | 24 Mar 2023 | , , , | 0

Only a 180-kilometre-wide strait separates Taiwan from the People's Republic of China. The democratic country feels increasingly threatened and is modernising its naval forces. American intelligence services assume that Beijing could attempt to annex Taiwan by force before the end of the current decade. The comparison of David against Goliath comes to mind. In contrast to the biblical story, however, the giant is not only strong, but also increasingly manoeuvrable. In view of the ongoing modernisation of the People's Liberation Navy, Taiwan's naval forces are looking for ways to increase their own clout despite limited resources. The main maritime threats are the possibility of an amphibious offensive by the People's Liberation Navy and a Chinese naval blockade...

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