Category: Security policy

Indo-Pacific Deployment has begun

Indo-Pacific Deployment has begun

Posted by | 7 May 2024 | , , , | 0

The task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" departs from Wilhelmshaven, the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" from Rota in Spain. It is a major undertaking, not a normal training trip abroad, but actually an "operation". That's what the inspector of the navy wants it to be called. It is a demonstration of the Federal Republic of Germany's clearly formulated security, economic and climate policy interests, as set out in the German government's Indo-Pacific Guidelines. It is about safe sea routes and compliance with the rules-based order at sea. This trip is in no way to be understood as confrontational, but rather fundamentally diplomatic - a foreign and security policy signal to the neighbours of the Indo-Pacific region that Germany is...

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Maritime trade: two bottlenecks with influence

Maritime trade: two bottlenecks with influence

Posted by | 3 May 2024 | , , , | 0

International trade drives the global economy and is responsible for around 80 % of global goods transport by sea. Access to the two most important canals, the Panama and Suez Canals, is fundamental for uninterrupted supply chains and therefore also for economic growth. Current disruptions show the vulnerability of these important shipping routes. Suez Canal The French Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez completed this shipping link in 1869. It connects the Mediterranean with the Red Sea and became the fastest and most economical route between Europe and Asia. Around 30 % of global container traffic, i.e. up to 15 % of global trade, passes through this waterway and generates...

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European states agree to protect North Sea infrastructure

European states agree to protect North Sea infrastructure

Posted by | 25 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

Six countries bordering the North Sea signed an agreement on 9 April to jointly protect the underwater infrastructure from possible (Russian) attacks. The signatories include Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the UK, Norway and the Netherlands - only France is missing. The North Sea is Europe's powerhouse, boosting renewable energy ambitions and helping to increase energy security on the continent and in the UK. Following the explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in September 2022 and the sabotaged submarine cables also in the Baltic Sea, the infrastructure in the North Sea has also been declared a security priority....

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Finnland tritt Sicherheitspartnerschaft bei

Finnland tritt Sicherheitspartnerschaft bei

Posted by | 25 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

Finnland hat sich nach seinem NATO-Beitritt nun den Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) angeschlossen und ist damit das 43. Mitglied der weltweit größten maritimen Sicherheitspartnerschaft. Der Befehlshaber der CMF, Vizeadmiral George Wikoff, hieß Finnland offiziell willkommen und lobte die lange Geschichte der maritimen Professionalität des Landes. Finnland werde unsere bereits beeindruckende Partnerschaft hier im Nahen Osten verstärken, so Wikoff. Intension Gegründet wurde die internationale Marinekoalition im Jahr 2001 zur Aufrechterhaltung von Sicherheit und Stabilität in einem Einsatzgebiet, dass einige der wichtigsten Schifffahrtswege der Welt mit mehr als 8 Millionen Quadratkilometern internationaler Gewässer umfasst, einschließlich des Suezkanals, der Meerenge Bab al-Mandab...

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