Chief political correspondent with @dwnews/ @dw_politics. Based in Berlin. Previously Brussels. EU citizen.
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Bisheriger Heeresinspekteur, Christian Freuding, wird ab Februar neuer Generalinspekteur und damit ranghöchster deutscher Soldat. Er folgt auf Carsten Breuer, der zur NATO wechselt und dort Chairman des Militärausschusses wird. #Bundeswehr
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U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker says he doesn't expect major changes to the American military presence in Europe, despite an ongoing Pentagon review
“I don't expect anything big,” he says, adding that Elbridge Colby has yet to submit his recommendations to Pete Hegseth
🇩🇪German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius reacts to 🇺🇸US midterm results:
"A radio commentar this morning spoke of a blue wave or a blue tsunami-whether you share the wording or not: it’s a historic victory for the Democrats (…)
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in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. There won’t be any changes in the administration. So for us this means: We will continue to work together on a basis of trust. And, like in the past, we will have a close working relationship with the Democrats. (…)
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What do we expect? We don’t know what the US president will do, but we’ve dealt with this for years and have reacted accordingly and appropriately: we stay on course, we assume responsibility and we’ll continue do that-regardless of election results."
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Question: @rixa_fursen
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As Chancellor Merz visits Asia, Germany seeks to de-risk from China. On Berlin Briefing, DW's @giuliasaudelli, @sjbeardsley and @NinaHaase discuss trade, security and new Indo-Pacific partnerships. youtu.be/ycS5GmCPbJU?si=bd3M…
Germany is readjusting its China and Indopacific strategy, focusing on "reducing one-sided dependency".
The 🇩🇪 president was in China all week,while the chancellor visited "like-minded partners" in Singapore, Japan and South Korea. Our report from both trips👇
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💥 Scoop – After the arrest of Ex-#BND Chief August #Hanning, US #intelligence services told their German counterparts: Future intelligence cooperation will be under review. This warning sounded the alarm, as the US is still BND´s key ally. Our report: tagesschau.de/investigativ/n…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz‘ message to China at the #APK in Seoul:
"I want to underline that de-risking does not entail any kind of decoupling or new protectionism. Countries that decouple lose security,innovative strength and scope for action."
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After fleeing Brazil, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who is wanted by Brazilian authorities, has declared himself the country's rightful leader, alleging an electoral coup without providing evidence. Our report from Miami for Deutsche Welle.
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Germany's Chancellor reiterated the need to de-escalate tensions between South and North Korea during the final leg of his Asia tour in South Korea. Following stops in Singapore and Japan, Merz stressed the close security ties between Europe and Korea.
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Many in Europe underestimate the threat by Russia, Merz says in Singapore:
“I dare to say that developed societies tend to deny real threats for their way of life. This is actually true in Europe toward the threat to Russia. And I’m trying again and again in my speeches … to convince people that this is not just territory, but that this is really the effort to undermine the complete model of how our society lives.
This is obviously the biggest weakness of developed societies, that they are not willing to accept that there are big threats at the horizon. Not just for their business but for their way of life, for their freedom.
And this is something that I try to talk about and which I try to convince my voters and those who are listening to me, that this is something we must not underestimate for our future.“
Two German leaders are in Asia this week: President Steinmeier in China, and Chancellor Merz is on his way to Singapore,then Japan and South Korea. On board he has a big and highranking business delegation. One of the goals: "reduce one-sided dependencies".
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🇩🇪 Audi CEO Gernot Döllner campaigns for Trump in Georgia.
Trump announces $4,2 billion investment in campaign speech: "without tariffs they would not have been coming in."
Backlash in 🇩🇪:
Social Dem. SPD party: "a disgrace".
Business weekly @Handelsblatt "undignified spectacle".
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🔴 NEW: German defense ministry officials want Berlin to build its next fighter jet with Sweden and Spain — rather than accept the UK’s offer to join its program, docs show.
It sets up a major choice for Chancellor Merz after Germany’s FCAS project with France collapsed. 🧵
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„The internal document, seen by @WDRinvestigativ & @SZ , said #Russia had crossed “a previously anticipated red line of harmful intent involving kinetic and/or lethal effects” against Germany and the #Bundeswehr through the use of weaponised drones.“
reuters.com/business/aerospa…
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💥🚨 „Red Lines are crossed“: For the first time, the #Bundeswehr has rated the risk of Russian #sabotage attacks against German #military personnel and facilities in Germany as "significant“ - the second-highest level: tagesschau.de/investigativ/w… #Russia #security
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“My biggest concern is the underestimated Russian impact on our societies,” Merz said. “Russia is on the way to destabilize the entire political order of our European continent, and this is obviously underestimated.”
Say what you want about Merz, on foreign policy he is spot on.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned against complacency over the dangers posed by Russia, saying that President Vladimir Putin is seeking to not only defeat Ukraine, but to also undermine democracy in Europe bloom.bg/4yscd3y
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Is Europe preparing for its next security crisis? In a special Berlin Briefing from the Warsaw Security Forum, DW's @NinaHaase & @AlexandravonNah speak with former German economy minister Robert Habeck about Russia, the Arctic and Europe's resilience. p.dw.com/p/5OEVA
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Here’s Germany, @SecScottBessent 👇
