As the fighting in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the greatest danger this year lies elsewhere. The most dangerous front in Europe this year will shift from the trenches in Donetsk to the hybrid war between Russia and NATO. A look at hybrid incidents in 2025 ⬇️ #TopRisks2026

Wo steht die Ukraine eigentlich vier Jahre nach der russischen Vollinvasion? Mein Blick auf die strategische Lage des angegriffenen Landes. Die Aussichten sind düster, doch die Ukraine hält und bei weitem nicht alles ist negativ. ukraineverstehen.de/duestere-aus...

ICYMI: I feel this didn’t get enough attention because it was published in the runup to the Munich Security Conference, but this open letter by every single US Ambassador to NATO since 1998 (and until the Trump appointee) and all but one SACEURs since 1997 on NATO’s value is worth reading.

Thanks a lot for the stimulating discussion, @horbankatharina.bsky.social! Check out her full analysis for @table.media, coauthored with Nana Brink: table.media/security/ana...

Die Themen im Berlin.Table! Jetzt anmelden, heute Abend noch lesen: buff.ly/rVVAAjs

I grew up with the Washington Post, wrote editorials for the Washington Post and published a column there for more than 15 years. To watch its owners destroy it, seemingly deliberately, in just a year and a half is devastating.

Warum veröffentlichen so viele MdB bei X? Vielleicht können Abgeordnete, die bei Bluesky sind (was Applaus verdient) das erklären? @nroettgen.bsky.social, nur 6%der CDU/CSU-MdB bei Bluesky. @larsklingbeil.bsky.social (43% der SPD-Angeordneten) @heidireichinnek.dielinkebt.de (53%der Linken) ➡️2/2

Not the point of the article, but good that these were Spanish aircrafts. Shows how all of Europe is involved in the defence of the eastern flank. theaviationist.com/2026/02/01/r...

Heute in den USA (links). Vor 100 Jahren in Deutschland (rechts).

This is brilliant. Next time, post it together with French & British MFAs. www.instagram.com/reel/DUGW47K...

After months of talks, the Netherlands’ new minority government today unveiled a blueprint for the country’s future. Here's what they say is in store, 👇

Was steckt hinter dem angekündigten Teil-Umzug von UNDP von New York nach Bonn? Und was bedeutet er für den UN-Standort Deutschland? Diesen Fragen bin ich für @table.media nachgegangen. table.media/security/ana...

There is *a lot* going on in the EU's external partnerships right now... yet another example:

🇮🇳 🇪🇺 Europe–India relations are entering a pivotal new phase, marked by historic high‑level visits, major economic initiatives, and expanding security cooperation. GMF Senior Fellow Garima Mohan explains why each side has risen within the other’s foreign‑policy priorities. 🔗 buff.ly/QsFvbPX

Mehr Tempo bei Rüstungsprojekten ist notwendig, aber nicht ausreichend. Die enormen Investitionen müssen konsequent mit einer technischen Innovationsstrategie verknüpft werden, um maximalen Mehrwert für unsere Volkswirtschaft zu schaffen.

Heute ist Internationaler Holocaust-Gedenktag. Gemeinsam mit dem @lithaus.bsky.social und der Margot-Friedländer-Stiftung erinnern wir an die Holocaust-Überlebende Margot Friedländer, die zu einer der wichtigsten Stimmen für Freiheit, Demokratie & Menschlichkeit wurde. www.nsdoku.de/programm/akt...

Was dahinter steckt, dass Syrien erstmals mit Ermittlungen eines Untersuchungsteams der OPCW kooperiert hat. Und warum es sich dabei um eine für beide Seiten vorteilhafte Beziehung handelt. Artikel für @table.media. table.media/security/new...

Präsident Selenskyj hat in Davos scharfe Worte für Europa gefunden. Was nicht ausgeblendet werden sollte, ist der Kontext: Es war ja lange nicht klar, ob Selenskyj überhaupt in die Schweiz reist, weil die humanitäre Krise in der Ukraine nach den jüngsten russischen Angriffen so massiv ist. 1/3

UK, Germany grid operators to develop power link between offshore wind farms reut.rs/4rkEl5P

Wie hängen #Sicherheit und Natur zusammen? In #Großbritannien ist der Verlust von Artenvielfalt jetzt eine nationales Sicherheitsrisiko. Ob Deutschland das auch so betrachten sollte, habe ich mir für @table.media angeschaut. table.media/esg/thema-de...

This speech should be read (or listened to) by everyone in Europe - and beyond. For Europeans, it's a must. So many great quotes, hard to pick one. Well done, @mark-carney.bsky.social. globalnews.ca/news/1162087...

Völlig normales politisches Verhalten: weil Macron seine "Einladung" in den "Friedensrat für Gaza" ablehnt, droht Trump Frankreich 200% Strafzoll auf Champagner an.

The UN Development Program @undp.org is coming to Bonn 🇩🇪! 300 #UNDP colleagues will move from the UNHQ in NY to Bonn over the next 2 years. Germany remains a strong partner of the United Nations - especially at a time when the UN system and multilateral principles are under pressure.

FAZ: Norwegian intelligence anticipates that in the event Trump invades Greenland, Russia will launch a coordinated attack to seize the Norwegian archipelago of Spitzbergen

The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.

🇬🇱❄️🇺🇸 “Greenland and transatlantic security” 👉My itw for @table.media @horbankatharina.bsky.social : European sovereignty is not about separating from the US, but about becoming capable of acting again – in order to then speak more on an “equal footing” 🇩🇪🇵🇱🇫🇷🇪🇺 table.media/en/security/...

TKMS und Cohere wollen zusammen KI-Technologien für Kanadas U-Boot-Programm weiterentwickeln. Deutschlands Botschafterin in Ottawa @germanambcanada.bsky.social spricht von einer „enormen Signalwirkung“ des angestrebten U-Boot-Deals. Mein Artikel für @table.media: table.media/security/new...

💥 Die diplomatische Eskalationsspirale dreht sich wg. Trumps Drohungen gegen Grönland immer weiter. Welche Strategie das Weimarer Dreieck künftig im Umgang mit den USA verfolgen sollte. Unsere Analyse für @table.media: table.media/security/ana...

I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni. Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.

Oase von der aktuellen Nachrichtenlage mitten in #Berlin.

Jens Spahn, chairman of the CDU/CSU in German parliament on a possible US invasion of Greenland: “When you look at Greenland's location on the globe, the questions raised by the US are understandable.” Utter madness.

Threats regarding Greenland only damage America’s standing in the world, just as America - like Europe - needs friends & allies in this more dangerous world. The only people I see benefiting from this crisis are Putin & Xi. They must be ordering popcorn. www.wsj.com/world/in-tru...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now making an explicit link between the US desire to annex Greenland and the continuation of US support for Ukraine. "What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled its support out? The whole thing would collapse," Bessent told Meet The Press.

We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate

Sometimes it sucks to be right as a think tanker. When I said in 2024 that one should also consider that US might be a risk for Europe one day, dependent on the outcome of the elections, I got personally attacked. And here we are today.

What happens in Minnesota, what happened in Venezuela, what might happen in Greenland and maybe soon in Iran, are not separate events: It’s all about the militarization of US policy. Autocracy at home, imperialism abroad.

“The EU's anti-coercion instrument is the bloc's most powerful retaliatory tool, designed to respond to deliberate coercive actions from third countries that use trade measures to pressure the policy choices of the EU or its members.”

“In 1943, the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun travelled to Germany and met with Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. After returning to Norway, he sent his Nobel medal to Goebbels as a gesture of thanks for the meeting.” Things I did not know. www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press/press-...

Jens Spahn in der SZ über Grönland: „Es geht darum, ob wir als Nato und Europa diese strategisch immer wichtiger werdende Insel ausreichend gegen andere Mächte wie Russland schützen. Und ja, da hat Donald Trump einen Punkt.“ www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art...

It reminds me a bit of Brexit: we now spend so much time and effort solving a problem that is unnecessary and self-made - while there is an actual war going on on our continent. My thoughts on the Greenland discussion 👇 Full interview www.welt.de/videos/video...

Berichte: USA verlegen Flugzeugträger nach Nahost#USA#Flugzeugträger#Iran

"Wir haben es mit einem Machtspiel zu tun"#NATO#Grönland#USA

Rightwing leaders endorse Viktor Orbán in Hungarian election campaign video

Former NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller highlights the risk of nuclear proliferation in Europe if the US destroys its extended deterrent guarantee over Greenland. A senior former US policymaker considering a post-American Europe. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil has assailed US President Donald Trump for his rhetoric on Greenland and actions in Venezuela, saying the situation is worse than politicians like to admit.

The Danish military gears up to defend Greenland www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Schon morgen: Deutsche Soldaten auf Grönland Pressemitteilung des Verteidigungsministeriums:

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas privately told lawmakers the state of the world meant it might be a “good moment” to start drinking.

“There was a widely agreed balance in Europe that France would be the geopolitical power, while Germany, the economic power. Now Germany is doing both, as well as making an effort to embed its new power within Europe. This puts France in a difficult position,” GMF’s Claudia Major told Bloomberg.