Counterintelligence

Iranian recklessness

In the interesting but currently somewhat discredited book on Russia entitled “Der kalte Freund” (The Cold Friend) from 2011, Alexander Rahr mentions the cyber attack...

Russian Hybrid Warfare and the Delegitimization of the State: The Case of Germany

On 1 January 2024, I published a short analysis at the European Intelligence Academy. There, I deal with the concept of so-called delegitimisation of state...

Die sogenannte Letzte Generation….

… war am 23. Mai 2023 das Ziel von Hausdurchsuchungen. Der Vorwurf der zuständigen Behörden lautet, es handele sich um eine kriminelle Vereinigung.  Jenseits der nun...

Morgado didn’t make it – China in Brussels

Why is there such a fuss about the leaking of the planned meeting between José Casimiro Morgado – director of the EU Intelligence and Situation Centre (INTCEN) – and...

How EU and Germany abet Iranian military research

US President Biden’s visit to the Middle East has brought to mind an issue that has receded somewhat into the background since the war in Ukraine: the looming threat of a...

Wie EU und Deutschland die iranische Militärforschung begünstigen

Der Besuch des US-Präsidenten Biden im Nahen Osten hat ein Thema in Erinnerung gerufen, welches seit dem Krieg in der Ukraine etwas in den Hintergrund gerückt ist: Die drohende...

Stucked in France

A favourable wind had driven me to beautiful Bolougne-sur-mer at the Channel. By accident there I discovered one of the many offshoots of the Ukraine war: a Russian vessel...

Wind of change?

Founded in 1952 in Hamburg, the Atlantik-Brücke organisation is considered one of the most influential networks in Germany and has had its office in Berlin for many years. Its...

Options and risks for arms industry in Berlin

Since March 2022, the Predator drone manufacturer General Atomics Europe GmbH has a representative office in Berlin. The office manager, Frank Sitta, is to push lobbying...