Prof. Ulrich Schlie sees Friedrich Merz's botched first round of voting as a serious warning signal, but not a national crisis. The behavior of individual MPs was “highly dangerous” and undermined the stability of the new government. The old political comfort is over - in future, politics must act in uncertainty and strategic trust between the parties must be rebuilt.

Following Donald Trump's re-election, transatlantic cooperation faces its greatest test yet. In an interview with WDR, Prof. Ulrich Schlie warns that Europe can no longer rely on the US. NATO is under pressure – now Germany must show strategic backbone and take responsibility.

Negotiations between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran have reached a turning point. While Washington's position continues to evolve, Tehran remains largely unwilling to make concessions. With the next round of talks approaching, a resolution remains elusive.

In a recent article by BILD online, Dr. Moritz Brake, former naval officer and Fellow at CASSIS Bonn, warns of the risks associated with simultaneous military exercises by NATO and Russia in the Baltic Sea. While NATO's traditional "Baltops" exercise is proceeding as scheduled in June, Russia has initiated its annual large-scale drill in the Baltic Sea a month earlier than usual. Reports indicate that a Russian destroyer recently followed the German frigate "Bayern" up to Rostock.

In heute journal, Dr. Enrico Fels spoke about the current turning point in space. He emphasized that ESA, which has developed cutting-edge technologies in the past, must now face up to these new challenges. Europe must strengthen its own capabilities, both in transporting people and payloads into space.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the European Space Agency (ESA), Dr. Enrico Fels, Managing Director of CASSIS Bonn, discussed the significance of space research for Europe on WDR 5's "Tagesgespräch". He emphasized that ESA not only promotes scientific excellence but also enables strategic autonomy for Europe in space.

Dr. Ali Fathollah‑Nejad explains in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung how Iran’s firm “red lines” and the U.S.’ strategy of “maximum pressure” are steering negotiations toward crisis—and how economic collapse might force both parties back to the table.

In a guest article for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Dr. Moritz Brake, Senior Fellow at CASSIS Bonn and Managing Director of Nexmaris GmbH, warns of the growing security challenges at sea. He stresses that Germany and Europe must improve the protection of critical maritime infrastructure – including undersea cables, LNG terminals, and offshore wind farms – as they represent vulnerable targets for sabotage.