Theresa Caroline Winter
Contributions
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Historic NATO Summit in Madrid
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg described the summit of NATO member states and partners as the biggest transformation of collective defence since the end of the Cold War. The summit was described by all participants as transformative and historic. And rightly so: a new strategic concept, robust investments in equipment and a strong focus on pre-defence and deterrence were agreed.
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Zeitenwende in German Security Policy
Europe is at war, and German security policy has undergone a harsh reality check. A well-equipped Bundeswehr is part of a defensible democracy, and nuclear sharing is an integral part of European security. What’s the strategic significance of nuclear sharing in Germany?
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Ground Zero - the Global War on Terror and the Fight for Liberal Values
September 11, 2001. A day of catastrophic consequences for liberal democracies worldwide - ineffable loss of life, the rise of a new wave of terrorism, the spreading of (newfound) fear and islamophobia in societies. The fight for liberal values elsewhere is contrasted with restricting our own liberal ideals at home – through surveillance and increased policing as preventative security provision.
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76 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki
76 years after the nuclear attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that claimed more than a hundred thousand victims, contemporary witnesses are becoming a rarity, and with them, part of the culture of remembrance will be lost. Especially when it comes to nuclear disarmament, we need to be aware of why we remember - out of respect, reverence and as a warning for our and future generations.
