COVID-19 hat eine globale Wirtschaftskrise ausgelöst. Diese belastet Staatshaushalte und erhöht den politischen Druck auf globale Verteidigungsausgaben. Transnationale Lieferketten, die auf umfangreichen Transportkapazitäten und reibungslosem Warenverkehr beruhen, zeigten in dieser Krise ihre...

Russia's fullscale invasion of Ukraine since 24 February 2022 has not shaken France's security policy as fundamentally as it has Germany's. France sees its previous goals confirmed, particularly in terms of strengthening Europe's strategic sovereignty. Nevertheless, it has been adapting in many...

The Russian attack on Ukraine has brought the question of the German Armed Forces’ operational capability back into focus. National defense, which seemed to play only a minor role with the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union in 1991, now has gained a...