Fundamental change for Germany's security policy?
Since the “White Book on Security and the future of the German Armed Forces 2016” was published this summer (July 2016), one notes the increased effort being made to make German...
A World Out of Balance: A transatlantic perspective
At the traditional annual summer lunch of the Bonn “Mid Atlantic Club” a debate took place which seems to confirm the actuality of the remarks which were recently made by...
David McAllister on TTIP and the EU refugee crisis
Recently the author had the opportunity to attend a seminar in Bonn which featured David McAllister as speaker about the subject “EU and USA –an actual evaluation of the...
The Russian Crisis and the West
The problem of double standards among the political elite.
A few days ago Professor James D. Bindenagel, former US Ambassador (1996/97) in Berlin, spoke about the “Challenges and...
Future security challenges for Europe
In a recent luncheon talk in Bonn given by former Inspector General of the German Armed Forces (1991-96, Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr) and former Chairman of the NATO Military...
European Union - yes, but more regional decisions on local issues!
British Ambassador Simon McDonald was Special Guest of the MAC-Bonn in 2013 - ahead of the European elections 2014:
In late October, the Bonn based Mid-Atlantic Club (MAC, a private...