Commentary by Dr. Hans-Dieter Heumann, Ambassador ret., on the transatlantic partnership published on dokdoc.eu
Dr. Hans-Dieter Heumann, Senior Fellow at CASSIS and Ambassador ret., wrote a commentary on the transatlantic partnership published on August 26th on the German-French news site dokdoc.eu. The commentary is titled “Is the transatlantic partnership dead?”.
Dr. Moritz Brake at WDR 5 on Russia's shadow fleet: "Great Power politics"
Dr. Moritz Brake, Senior Fellow at CASSIS and expert on maritime security, explained the background to the activities of the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea in an interview given to WDR 5 on August 25th. The interview focused on the start of a trial in Finland against the crew members of the oil tanker “Eagle S.”. Its crew is accused of having severely damaged four telecommunications cables and the “Estlink 2” power cable in the Baltic Sea.
Dr. Frank Umbach interviewed by WELT on Ukraine's attacks against Russian energy infrastructure
On August 23rd, security expert Dr. Frank Umbach discussed the background to Ukraine's attack on the Russian Druzhba pipeline in an interview with WELT. On August 18th and 22nd, Ukraine attacked the Druzhba pipeline in western Russia, causing an interruption in Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia.
Dr. Frank Umbach quoted in the Pipeline & Gas Journal on the future of the TurkStream gas pipeline
The August issue of Pipeline & Gas Journal published an article entitled “EU's Russian Gas Phase-Out Puts TurkStream Pipeline at a Crossroads”. It presented assessments by energy and security expert Dr. Frank Umbach on the future of gas supplies from Russia to Europe via the TurkStream pipeline.
Dr. Frank Umbach on Phoenix: “Unprofessionalism of U.S. foreign and security policy”
Security expert Dr. Frank Umbach appeared on the program Phoenix der Tag on August 22nd to assess the latest developments in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
Guest article by Prof. Bindenagel, Ambassador ret., in the Tagesspiegel on the results of the Alaska summit
Prof. James D. Bindenagel, Ambassador ret., published on August 22nd a guest article in the Tagesspiegel entitled “Alaska summit ends without results: Peace negotiations for Ukraine will take up to ten years.” In the article, the former U.S. ambassador to Germany examined the consequences of the summit, hold on August 15th between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, for the further course of the war in Ukraine.
Dr. Moritz Brake analyzes in WELT the background to the attack on Nord-Stream
Dr. Moritz Brake, Senior Fellow at CASSIS and expert on maritime security, assessed the latest developments in the case of the sabotage acts committed against the Nord-Stream pipelines in September 2022 in an interview given to the news channel WELT on August 21st.
Dr. Joachim Weber on NDR about the Nord Stream attack: “Incident of utmost importance”
On August 22nd, Dr. Joachim Weber gave an interview to Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in which he assessed the current status of the investigation into the sabotage of the German Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea. On Thursday, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe had ordered the arrest in Italy of a Ukrainian man who is suspected to have been involved in the attack.