China Expert Xuewu Gu quoted in an article from Handelsblatt
Political scientist and China expert Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu was quoted in the article “Three Against the West” (Drei gegen den Westen), published by Martin Benninghoff in Handelsblatt on August 29th.
Dr. Joachim Weber comments live on Phoenix the inauguration of the new artillery plant in Lower Saxony
On August 27th, Dr. Joachim Weber appeared live on the television program Phoenix vor Ort to comment the simultaneous opening of the new Rheinmetall artillery factory in Lower Saxony from a security perspective. The plant is now Europe's largest ammunition factory. The opening ceremony was attended by Vice Chancellor Klingbeil, NATO Secretary General Rutte, Federal Minister of Defense Pistorius, and Armin Papperger, CEO of the Rheinmetall defense company, among others.
The interview with Dr. Weber is available between minutes 45:45 and 56:17.
“If the current situation is not sufficient to end the suspension of compulsory military service, then what is?”
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie in an interview with DIE WELT: Ulrich Schlie considers the new military service law to be inadequate and calls for a return to compulsory military service. He considers the National Security Council to be necessary, but poorly constructed. Overall, Prof. Schlie calls for more honesty and consistency in security policy.
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.