Category: Security policy

Call for help from Holland

Call for help from Holland

Gepostet von | 8 May 2021 | , , | 0

Parts of the Dutch armed forces are not ready for action. High-ranking officers from the country dared to go public with this statement and demand for more money. The four men had come demonstratively in their usual work uniforms and with their sleeves rolled up. It was supposed to symbolise down-to-earthness and the will to get things done. However, the four inspectors of the Dutch armed forces actually wanted to come clean and speak plainly in an interview with the daily newspaper Trouw. Vice Admiral Rob Kramer, Commandant Zeestrijdkrachten, emphasised that this was a difficult step for them to take. Because soldiers don't normally complain. "If they ask us to jump a metre, we can always...

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Corona is changing the global strategic map

Corona is changing the global strategic map

Gepostet von | 8 May 2021 | , | 2

The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the shift in the geopolitical balance of power. Russia is capitalising on the situation in Ukraine, Syria and Libya. Turkey is countering this in these countries and feeding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by equipping the armed forces of Azerbaijan with masses of armed UAVs. In the midst of the pandemic, China is further expanding its security policy positioning in Asia and globally. Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Singapore are countering this. Since 2000, the USA has increasingly focussed its security policy activities on Asia - and this will accelerate in the future. It is high time for the EU and its member states to make security policy the focus of their allocation of resources, despite the...

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What is the purpose of the armed forces?

What is the purpose of the armed forces?

Gepostet von | 7 May 2021 | , | 0

Now, after the presidential election in the USA and before the German parliamentary elections, there are more and more voices calling for a new direction for the Bundeswehr in view of recognised deficits. This has happened more than once over the past three decades. Much has been discussed about the mission and tasks of the Bundeswehr. But one question has never been put on the agenda: what is its actual political purpose? This question is not about what the armed forces are supposed to do, but what politicians want to achieve with their existence. What political effect does Germany actually want to achieve by spending over €40 billion a year on the Bundeswehr?

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Germany is a junkie

Germany is a junkie

Gepostet von | 4 May 2021 | , | 0

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War in the shadows

War in the shadows

Gepostet von | 30 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Mine warfare in the North Sea Uwe Wichert In the North Sea, mine warfare began with a modest operation in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71. The approach to Wilhelmshaven was secured by mine barriers to prevent French forces from entering, as a French squadron had briefly flown the flag at Heligoland beforehand. These barriers were then intensively guarded by the existing coastal defence units, but not a single French ship came anywhere near the restricted areas during the war. After the war, the development of mines, at that time still combined with torpedoes, was further promoted, but without producing any spectacular activities. The first real naval mine, the C 77 model,...

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