Category: Security policy

Size Matters

Size Matters

Posted by | 25 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

With China in mind, the American navy is to receive additional ships. This also raises the question of the shipbuilding industry's capacities on the other side of the Atlantic. The US Navy published the Navigation Plan 2022 (Navplan 2022) on 26 July. These documents, which are published at irregular intervals, provide an insight into the structural and capability planning of the US naval forces. The author of the Navplan is the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), in this case Admiral Michael Gilday. The new fleet composition propagated in the Navplan caused the greatest stir. The stated goal is a battle force of 373 manned ships plus 150 large, unmanned ships.

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Finding the right balance

Finding the right balance

Posted by | 23 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

The world has not seen a high-intensity naval battle for decades. In view of the Russian attack on Ukraine, the urgent question now arises as to how naval warfare needs to be rethought. You would think that the Russian attack on Ukraine would have made life easier for planners. After all, many uncertainties regarding Russian intentions have now been resolved, albeit painfully, and it is now possible to concentrate properly on adequate defence planning. However, with new certainties, new questions have unpleasantly arisen. Did the West underestimate Putin's dangerousness, but at the same time overestimate the capabilities of his army? Was the Russian approach so...

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Dieter Janecek wird neuer Koordinator der Bundesregierung für Maritime Wirtschaft und Tourismus

Dieter Janecek wird neuer Koordinator der Bundesregierung für Maritime Wirtschaft und Tourismus

Posted by | 19 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

In der Kabinettssitzung vom 18. Januar 2023 wurde Dieter Janecek zum neuen Koordinator der Bundesregierung für Maritime Wirtschaft und Tourismus bestätigt. Er tritt die Nachfolge von Claudia Müller an, die zum 1. Januar als Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin in das Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft wechselte. In einem ersten Statement äußerte sich Dieter Janecek mit Blick auf die maritime Wirtschaft: „Ökonomie und Ökologie gehören zusammen. Deutschland hat sich mit Blick auf die Klimaneutralität ehrgeizige Ziele gesteckt. Ich möchte die maritime Wirtschaft und die Tourismuswirtschaft dabei unterstützen, diese Ziele zu erreichen und zugleich wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben. Dabei ist der Mittelstand zentral: Ihn...

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Breathless...

Breathless...

Posted by | 19 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

...we are following the annual reviews for 2022. Events in the world have unfolded at a speed that we could not - or did not want to - imagine. With the hope of an imminent end to the pandemic, the desire for good governance in Berlin and a bright future with the rulers in Washington, Paris or Rome, we hoped for stability and the usual economic satisfaction. Putin would not be so serious with his deployment, the US criticism of Nord Stream 2 was exaggerated, the defence budget could be developed moderately, if at all necessary, and we would concentrate on the...

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Not on our watch

Not on our watch

Posted by | 18 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

It is not only since the beginning of the Ukraine war that Germany has claimed leadership in the Baltic Sea. With Deu Marfor, the navy has an important element to achieve this goal. The announcement of the "turning point" on 27 February 2022 by Olaf Scholz in response to the Russian attack on Ukraine is of particular relevance to security policy in many respects. The main premise is clear: Germany must reorient itself in terms of security policy. The Russian campaign may not be the trigger, but it is the spark that will cause the barrel to explode. NATO allies in particular, as well as neighbouring European countries, have long been calling for a security policy adapted to the current threats.

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