CASSIS Director and holder of the Henry Kissinger Professorship for Security and Strategy Research, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie, criticizes the Pope's appeal for peace in an opinion piece in the international Catholic magazine "Communio". According to Schlie, the Pope's appeal was too one-sided and only addressed Ukraine.

CASSIS Fellow Dr. Joachim Weber sees Ukraine's hopes of victory fading. In an interview with FOCUS online, the security expert expands on his pessimistic scenario.

In an interview with Phoenix, CASSIS Fellow Dr. Frank Umbach talks about the activities of pro-Ukrainian Russian volunteer groups that have become active again in the Belgorod region.

In an interview with NTV, CASSIS Fellow Dr. Frank Umbach talks about current developments in the war in Gaza. Topics include the airlift and the difficulties involved in delivering humanitarian aid by sea.

The Ukraine crisis has put Franco-German relations to the test. Dr. Landry Charrier, CASSIS Fellow and expert on Franco-German relations, analyzes the positions of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Emmanuel Macron.

CASSIS Fellow Dr. Frank Umbach talks about the ongoing risks to Germany's energy security in an interview with NTV. The occasion is a critical report by the German Federal Audit Office. The report criticized both the status of the energy transition and the high electricity prices in Germany.

In an interview with Phoenix, CASSIS Fellow Dr. Frank Umbach talks about the large-scale NATO exercise "Nordic Response", among other things. During this exercise, the alliance's response to a hypothetical Russian attack is practiced in northern Scandinavia.

In their joint article for FOCUS online, CASSIS Fellows Dr. Landry Charrier and Dr. Hans-Dieter Heumann analyze the differences in the strategic cultures of Germany and France.