Sechs Kampfflugzeug Boeing EA-18 Growler zur elektronischen Kampfführung - inklusive der 120 Mann/Frau starken Unterstützungskomponente des 134. Electronic Attack Squadron der Naval Air Station Whidbey Island - werden diese Woche nach Spangdahlem in der Südeifel verlegt. Aufgabe der im Bundesstaat Washington an der Westküste der USA stationierten Spezialisten ist es,...
Putins Krieg – Auswirkungen auf die globale Wirtschaft Bislang dominiert das Bild des Landkrieges die politische und mediale Wahrnehmung von dem Überfall der Ukraine durch Russland am 24.02.2022: Die Welt staunt über die endlosen Kolonnen russischer Kampffahrzeuge und Unterstützungskräfte und verfolgt gebannt den Abwehrkampf des ukrainischen Volkes. Innerhalb dieser Dramatik...
The saying "May you live in interesting times" is attributed to a Chinese proverb - and these are indeed interesting times in which we live! Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet has been in office for less than half a year before the new teams in the Chancellery, Federal Foreign Office (AA)...
With its increased naval presence in the Black Sea, Russia now almost completely surrounds Ukraine, including the previously existing gap in the south. What do these increased naval movements mean? Are they related to the Ukraine crisis? To get a picture of the situation, it is worth taking a look at communications from the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, which...
It has become a good custom for the German Navy to present its Maritime Annual Report at the Maritime Convention, the joint event of the DMI and griephan - this year, too, in digital form on 16.11.21. We had the opportunity to discuss the report over a pot of Lumumba (hot or cold cocoa with a shot of rum,...
Originally planned as a face-to-face event, this year's Maritime Convention participants were able to listen to the two-part presentation on China! Maritime driver for Europe?! via webinar. The DMI hosted the event together with griephan in his customary expert manner. The key question of the first panel China is a Baltic Sea neighbour? was answered by the ambassador...
Während in Berlin der Frage nachgegangen wird, ob sich die grün-gelbe Limette den roten oder schwarzen Mantel überziehen möchte, wollen wir kommentarlos die Ergebnisse jener Wahlkreise vorstellen, die einen oder mehrere Marine-Standorte beherbergen: Wahlkreis (Bundesland) - MdB 19. Wahlperiode -> MdB 20. Wahlperiode - Standort 01 Flensburg-Schleswig (SH) - Petra...
Under Chancellor Angela Merkel, the sibling parties CDU and CSU formed the federal government from 2005 to 2021 with changing coalition partners and thus had the opportunity to shape and mould the republic like no other party. The editorial team is not making a recommendation to vote; and the quality of the content...
Deutschland, selbst im Herzen von Europa gelegen, ist als globale Handelsnation für seine eigene – und die seiner Partner – ökonomische Freiheit und Sicherheit abhängig von den Wasserstraßen, Meeren und Ozeanen… und doch scheint es an einem maritimen Grundverständnis in Politik und Gesellschaft zu fehlen, so zumindest der Eindruck. Wie...
For some time now, questions about German foreign and security policy have been piling up that need to be answered after the Bundestag elections. The COVID pandemic, the flood disaster in western Germany and, most recently, the evacuation from Afghanistan have shown that the Federal Republic of Germany's ability to act is reaching its limits time and time again....
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