Category: Security policy

The renaissance of compulsory military service?

The renaissance of compulsory military service?

Gepostet von | 16 Mar 2023 | , , , | 0

After the end of the Cold War, compulsory military service was seen as an obsolete model. But the new era requires new solutions. Since 24 February 2022, conscription, which was suspended in 2011, has suddenly been on everyone's lips again. At the time, German politicians were unanimous in their view that a defence war in Europe was not to be expected in the foreseeable future. Rather, the main task of the armed forces was to secure peace around the world. Furthermore, with a shrinking armed forces, military justice could only be guaranteed if service was shortened to such an extent that it hardly allowed for any meaningful training. Conscripts no longer appeared to be deployable in modern wars. As a result, it was not only opponents of conscription who...

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Ready for management tasks  

Ready for management tasks  

Gepostet von | 15 Mar 2023 | , , , | 0

The establishment of a maritime command centre is progressing. Deu Marfor is well on the way to achieving full operational capability. Deu Marfor, the German Maritime Forces Staff, is ready. Commissioned on 23 January 2019, the staff is now capable of planning, supporting and leading multinational maritime manoeuvres and operations. The goal of taking on more responsibility within NATO resulted from the security situation following the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014. The interim goals achieved to date and the experience gained show one thing above all: Deu Marfor has proven its planning and leadership capabilities. The Northern Coasts exercise...

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Military deployment as an option

Military deployment as an option

Gepostet von | 28 Feb 2023 | , , | 0

After the turning point, Germany must say goodbye to its dogmatic foreign policy. Probably no other term has been so overused in reporting this year as "turning point". Hardly a journalistic article with even an extended security policy context has managed without it. The turning point is almost exclusively used in a direct context, if not synonymously, with the 100 billion euro special fund for the Bundeswehr. This not only falls far too short, it is also dangerous. As desirable, overdue and necessary as a fully equipped Bundeswehr is for Germany, without the necessary broad societal debate on Germany's future security policy self-image and the future of the country's armed forces, it will be...

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Is the navy being forgotten in air defence?

Is the navy being forgotten in air defence?

Gepostet von | 2 Feb 2023 | , , , , | 0

The Patriot, Iris-T and Arrow land-based systems are the talk of the town when it comes to air defence. However, the German Navy already has modern and effective weapons for this purpose in the form of frigates 124. Russia's unlawful war against cities and critical civilian infrastructure in Ukraine has finally led to a realisation in Germany of the importance of efficient air defence. Now it is time to seriously and swiftly re-equip - together with other NATO partners. This was announced by Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht in a statement on the fringes of the October meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels. According to the statement, fourteen European countries and Germany have signed a letter of ...

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Size Matters

Size Matters

Gepostet von | 25 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

With China in mind, the American navy is to receive additional ships. This also raises the question of the shipbuilding industry's capacities on the other side of the Atlantic. The US Navy published the Navigation Plan 2022 (Navplan 2022) on 26 July. These documents, which are published at irregular intervals, provide an insight into the structural and capability planning of the US naval forces. The author of the Navplan is the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), in this case Admiral Michael Gilday. The new fleet composition propagated in the Navplan caused the greatest stir. The stated goal is a battle force of 373 manned ships plus 150 large, unmanned ships.

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