Activities

Alexander Graef in the Media: Taurus Weapons System and European Military Ambitions

Alexander Graef spoke with Deutsche Welle Novosti (in Russian) about the Taurus weapons system (Link). He also discussed Europe’s military ambitions in  ...

Europe Fears War – But Does Putin Want Something Completely Different? Guest Article in “Stern” (Paywall)

Not long ago, Russia was considered militarily defeatable in Ukraine – today, politicians warn almost daily about a possible attack on  ...

Lukas Mengelkamp in the Media: Possible Return of Conscription in Germany

In an interview with Courthouse News Service, Lukas Mengelkamp discussed the possible return of conscription in Germany (Link).  ...

Cyber, Nuclear, Conventional: How Can Germany Counter China’s Rearmament?

Online discussion event as part of the Deutschen Forums Sicherheitspolitik 2025 May 5, 2025, 10-11 a.m. Online Zoom Register here by May 2, 2025 The  ...

European Nuclear Deterrence: Of Independence and Security

“Can Europeans build their own independent extended nuclear deterrent?” Ulrich Kühn and other experts addressed that question for Strategic Europe. While  ...

Franziska Stärk in the Media: Doubts about US reliability spark new debate in Germany on the future of nuclear security

In an interview with DW News, Franziska Stärk spoke about the German debate on nuclear safety (Link).  ...

What the Reorientation of US Foreign Policy Means for NATO – Guest Article in the taz

Defense spending can be increased quickly—writing a new defense strategy for NATO without the USA is, on the other hand, a  ...

Lukas Mengelkamp and Tim Thies in the Media: German Plans to Increase Defense Spending

With Inkstick Media Lukas Mengelkamp and Tim Thies discussed Germany’s plans to increase defense spending (Link).  ...

Excluded from the Table? US-Russia Talks and the Future of Ukraine

The USA and Russia are talking about the future of Ukraine on their own and are excluding both the affected country  ...

Ulrich Kühn in the Media: A French Nuclear Umbrella

Ulrich Kühn spoke to MDR Aktuell about a possible French nuclear umbrella (Link).  ...