Category: Security policy

US Navy relocates Growler to the southern Eifel region

US Navy relocates Growler to the southern Eifel region

Posted by | 29 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Six Boeing EA-18 Growler electronic warfare aircraft - including the 120 man/woman support component of the 134th Electronic Attack Squadron at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island - will be deployed to Spangdahlem in the southern Eifel region this week. The task of the specialists stationed in Washington State on the west coast of the USA is to operate from the aircraft carrier to disrupt, deceive and disable the tracking capabilities of enemy units. Their operational radius is usually 1,000 kilometres - with additional tanks, this radius is tripled. With their special capabilities, they are intended to reinforce NATO's eastern flank while flying exclusively over NATO territory. Whether...

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Putin's war: impact on the global economy

Putin's war: impact on the global economy

Posted by | 10 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Putin's war - effects on the global economy So far, the image of the land war has dominated the political and media perception of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on 24 February 2022: the world marvels at the endless columns of Russian combat vehicles and support forces and follows the Ukrainian people's defensive struggle spellbound. The news and images of the economic and maritime side of this conflict are lost in the drama. In his news article "Putin's war against Ukraine", Prof Dr Uwe Jenisch provides an initial overview of the expected impact on shipping and trade here at MarineForum online: Maritime trade with Russia The deliveries...

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Security is precaution - Commentary on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis

Security is precaution - Commentary on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis

Posted by | 18 Feb 2022 | , , , | 1

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 six months before the new teams in the Chancellery, Federal Foreign Office (AA) and Ministry of Defence (BMVg) have to navigate a serious security crisis in and for Europe in close coordination with the transatlantic and European allies. The media image is dominated by the Russian combat vehicles deployed in a horseshoe shape around eastern Ukraine. However, this is not the end of Moscow's military endeavours; they are...

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Russian naval activities - not only in the Black Sea

Russian naval activities - not only in the Black Sea

Posted by | 14 Feb 2022 | , , , , | 1

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 announcements made by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, for example via the Internet and Twitter. Moscow's global naval ballet The Russian news agency Tass reported on 20 January, citing the Moscow Ministry of Defence, that the Russian Navy will conduct a series of naval exercises in all 'areas of responsibility of the fleets' in January and February. The exercises are in connection with the training plan...

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Annual Maritime Report 2021: The RCEP free trade agreement

Annual Maritime Report 2021: The RCEP free trade agreement

Posted by | 7 Dec 2021 | , , | 0

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 browse through the current report in a wing chair over a pot of Lumumba (hot or cold cocoa with a shot of rum, with whipped cream if you like) and would like to present a few selected topics of interest here in a short series: The conclusion of negotiations on the free trade agreement "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership" (RCEP) on 15 November 2020 was widely hailed as an important step in the development of...

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