Category: Security policy

Royal Autralian Navy: News from "Down Under"

Royal Autralian Navy: News from "Down Under"

Posted by | 8 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

First things first: The Royal Australian Navy has a new Chief since the day before yesterday, 6 July 2022! Vice Admiral Mark Hammond succeeded the "outgoing" Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, who had led Australia's navy "down under" for the last four years. His time included the unpredictable pandemic, the most severe bushfires and floods in south-east Australia, during which the navy was not only deployed continuously along the coast. In addition, the permanent presence in the East Indies and Western Pacific, which has become increasingly urgent with the growing presence of Chinese units. "Dynamic times need an evolving navy": 15,000 new posts were to be created during his time...

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Strategy is not a supreme discipline in Germany

Strategy is not a supreme discipline in Germany

Posted by | 27 May 2022 | , , | 5

8th Maritime Colloquium of the German Maritime Institute in Wilhelmshaven When the President of the German Maritime Institute (DMI), retired Rear Admiral Karsten Schneider, closed the DMI's 8th Maritime Colloquium with these words, it was possible to look back on a series of challenging presentations and panels. On 24 May 2022, maritime security experts gathered at the Atlantic Hotel Wilhelmshaven to discuss the topic: "The German Navy facing new tasks - new challenges - new capabilities?". The organiser was supported by the German Navy's Operational Flotilla 2, the griephan information service, the German Naval Association, the German Armed Forces Association and the German Atlantic Society. It was...

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The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) goes moving image

The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) goes moving image

Posted by | 7 May 2022 | , , | 0

What does the MCN actually stand for? What is the focus of its content? And what characterises the MCN? The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) answers all these questions in its new image film on YouTube. In the almost 2.5-minute film, members and employees have their say and provide an overview of the MCN's work, goals and topics. The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) is a maritime industry network with more than 350 members in five northern German states. With its offices in Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, the MCN is present in the north and cooperates closely with the players in the regions. From this...

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Maritime fact check - Schleswig-Holstein state election 2022

Maritime fact check - Schleswig-Holstein state election 2022

Posted by | 4 May 2022 | , , | 0

On Sunday 8 May, a vote will be held on the composition of the 20th state parliament in Schleswig-Holstein. The maritime importance of this federal state probably needs no further explanation: With its location between the North Sea and Baltic Sea, over 1,125 kilometres of coastline, the large number of ports and shipyards as well as a diverse maritime economy, the maritime sector is a de facto source of identity. A special feature of the local party landscape is the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW), which represents the interests of the Danish minority in the state and is exempt from the usual 5 per cent threshold for parties. How maritime is the election in Schleswig-Holstein? Or rather, how strongly represented are...

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14th Armaments Report - K 130 & F 125 in focus

14th Armaments Report - K 130 & F 125 in focus

Posted by | 1 Apr 2022 | , , , , , | 0

In mid-February - six days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine - we asked ourselves whether the German government was waking up from its slumber in view of the threat on Europe's eastern flank with regard to the defence force and its expenditure. Specifically, we wrote in an article: The media image is dominated by the Russian combat vehicles that have deployed in a horseshoe shape around eastern Ukraine. [...] Is Moscow's current threat sufficient to awaken Berlin from its slumber, or will it fall back into old patterns once the crisis is over? How do you finance the defence against the backdrop of an overstretched defence budget and...

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