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    So sollte Deutschland auf hybride Angriffe antworten

    Die FAZ beleuchtet Deutschlands wachsende Bedrohung durch hybride Angriffe und greift dabei zentrale Empfehlungen des White Papers „Aufklären, Abschrecken, Verteidigen“ des Karl Kaiser Forums für strategische Fragen auf.
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    Marginalizing Europe

    How China Is Building Compute at Home and Exporting It
    China is making compute and exporting AI tech abroad, especially to Southeast Asia. Europe must tie these markets into its supply chain or risk marginalization.
    Valentin Weber
    Michael Laha
    Policy Brief
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    Zum Stand der deutsch-russischen Beziehungen

    Die deutsch-russischen Beziehungen sind seit Beginn des russischen Angriffskriegs gegen die gesamte Ukraine 2022 auf einem Tiefstand seit dem Ende des Kalten Kriegs. Vor diesem Hintergrund diskutieren wir mit dem deutschen Botschafter in Moskau, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, über den Stand der deutsch-russischen Beziehungen.

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    Aufklären, Abschrecken, Verteidigen

    Ein Konzept zur Abwehr des hybriden Krieges gegen Deutschland
    Die Zeit der Weckrufe ist vorbei. Deutschland muss handeln, um hybride Angriffe wirksamer abzuwehren und auch abzuschrecken.
    Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff
    Nico Lange
    Jürgen-Joachim von Sandrart
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    White Paper
German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz speaks during a press conference with newly elected leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group Thorsten Frei, Bavarian Premier and Christian Social Union (CSU) leader Markus Soeder, and parliamentary group leader of the CSU Alexander Hoffmann, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany July 29, 2026.

A Troubled Merz Faces Crucial Elections in September

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An amateurish government reshuffle has gone badly wrong for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. With the far-right AfD likely surging in regional elections, the end of his chancellorship may come more quickly than expected.

Henning Hoff
IPQ
Berlin Cable
An Automotive Semiconductor Manufacturer in Binzhou Workers work on a production line at an automotive semiconductor manufacturer in Binzhou

Marginalizing Europe

How China Is Building Compute at Home and Exporting It
Valentin Weber
Michael Laha
China is making compute and exporting AI tech abroad, especially to Southeast Asia. Europe must tie these markets into its supply chain or risk marginalization.
Policy Brief
State Secretary for Defence Derk Boswijk poses for a photo with Patriot weapon systems at De Peel Barracks.

The risks of Europe’s reliance on U.S. defense products – and how to address them

Dominik Tolksdorf
Many EU member states remain dependent on the U.S. for critical defense capabilities, leaving Europe vulnerable to U.S. production constraints, shifting arms transfer priorities, and the risk that the Trump administration uses arms exports as political leverage in relations with European allies.
External Publications
President Emmanuel Macron and General Loic Mizon during a parade of foot troops on the Champs Elysees on the occasion of the National Day of July 14, in Paris, France, on July 14, 2025.

France Fears a German Identity in Flux

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In Paris, Berlin’s aspiration to leadership in Europe is met with a mix of relief, disappointment, and concern. To meet the latter, Germany will need to reinvent itself.

Jacob Ross
IPQ

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Ein Konzept zur Abwehr des hybriden Krieges gegen Deutschland

Karl Kaiser Forum

Deutschland muss handeln, um hybride Angriffe wirksamer abzuwehren. Das Papier „Aufklären, Abschrecken, Verteidigen: Ein Konzept zur Abwehr des hybriden Krieges gegen Deutschland“ wurde von Mitgliedern des Karl Kaiser Forums geschrieben.

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