German Council on Foreign Relations

Military Mobility

Getting Germany’s ­Transportation Infrastructure Up to Speed

Germany is NATO’s linchpin for moving military assets to its eastern flank. Yet the decay of the country’s infrastructure, its prohibitive bureaucracy, capacity constraints, and vulnerability to physical and cyber threats cripple military mobility. This undermines Germany’s ability to fulfill its obligations under NATO’s New Force Model at a time when Russia represents an increasingly acute threat and Berlin is about to deploy a full brigade to Lithuania.

Author/s
Jannik Hartmann
Policy Brief

Migration Instrumentalization

A Taxonomy for an Efficient Response
Author/s
Alia Fakhry
Dr. András Rácz
Dr. Roderick Parkes
External Publications

Putin’s Lebensraum

Interview with Sławomir Sierakowski
Author/s
Sławomir Sierakowski
External Publications

Risky Thinking

How Scenarios Can Help the EU Bounce Back from Strategic Shock
Author/s
Dr. Roderick Parkes
Mark McQuay
Report

Caution, Europe!

Mind the neglected risk of nuclear terrorism
Author/s
Miriam Katharina Heß
Hatim Shehata
Elisabeth Suh
Online Commentary

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