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

Operation Olaf

With strategic foresight and remarkable focus, the Social Democrats’ candidate Olaf Scholz is now leading the race to replace Angela Merkel. What to expect?

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Dr. Henning Hoff
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Berlin Cable
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Nuclear Terrorism

A Plausible and Pestilent Threat
Author/s
Elisabeth Suh
Miriam Katharina Heß
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