Category: Security policy

The Baltic Sea, (not) a "NATO sea"?

The Baltic Sea, (not) a "NATO sea"?

Gepostet von | 26 Jan 2024 | , , | 0

Seven of the eight countries bordering the Baltic Sea are members of the Western defence alliance. However, self-assurance regarding NATO dominance is misplaced. In the wake of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, Finland and Sweden jointly applied for NATO membership in 2022. Both countries were previously NATO partners with close ties to the alliance, but remained outside the regular treaty structures. Access marineforum digital+ Already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription: Access to all articles from the marineforum magazine Easy payment via PayPal,...

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Bundeswehr to become "fit for war"

Bundeswehr to become "fit for war"

Gepostet von | 22 Jan 2024 | , , | 0

For decades, wars were merely a distant memory for Germans. However, with the turn of the century, a taboo is being shaken. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius wants a "war-ready Bundeswehr, which is to be able to defend itself in all areas and be resilient and ready to fight". This applies to both equipment and personnel: "The yardstick for this is readiness for combat at all times with the claim to success in high-intensity combat." He is thus touching on a taboo in politics and society - both are predominantly pacifist. The Bundeswehr Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members:...

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Iran hijacks oil tanker - Tit for Tat?

Iran hijacks oil tanker - Tit for Tat?

Gepostet von | 12 Jan 2024 | , , | 0

An initially diffuse situation consolidates over the course of the day. At 04:30 (CET) on 11 January, UKTMO (United Kingdom Marine Trade Operations, Portsmouth) issued the initial report that unknown persons had boarded a ship. It was later reported that 4 to 5 masked gunmen in military-looking clothing had seized the vessel about 50 nautical miles east of Sohar, Oman. Later in the day, Iranian state media reported the seizure of an oil tanker by the Iranian navy in the Gulf of Oman. The ship in question is the crude oil tanker "St. Nikolas" (flag state Marshall Islands), which had been stranded in Basrah, Iraq, after loading...

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The maritime idea gets an institute

The maritime idea gets an institute

Gepostet von | 27 Dec 2023 | , , | 0

An audience of around 50 listened with fascination to the lecture by retired Captain Rolf Martens, the last surviving of the seven founding members of the German Naval Institute at the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College. The retrospective in the 50th anniversary year is highly exciting. It is a contemporary witness report, and so you can read the original version here in an abridged version. It is quite moving for me, as the last surviving founding member (of seven), to give a talk in the 50th anniversary year about how the German Naval Institute came to be founded, a foundation that was not based on spontaneous inspiration, but was the result of years of development. I...

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