Update on 03/02/2026 The German aircraft carrier - a floating fantasy It's back. At least in the media. The German aircraft carrier doesn't sail, doesn't cost anything and isn't moored anywhere, but it is discussed with astonishing reliability. That's obviously enough. While Greenland is being talked about as if it only needs to be moored there for a short time, the...
The integration of the Belgian frigate "Louise-Marie" (F931) into the European naval operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES to protect shipping against attacks by Houthi militias in the Red Sea will have to wait. According to a statement from the Brussels Ministry of Defence on 12 April 2024, the frigate will now remain in the Mediterranean for training purposes and will postpone its...
On Sunday, 26 September 2021, Germany will elect its 20th Bundestag - a good occasion and now a tradition for our blog #meerverstehen to take a closer look at the parties' election manifestos in terms of their maritime content! It is a truism that everything is connected to everything else: The modern global economy cannot exist without...
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