Who are the major threats in Germany's new national security strategy? | DW News

Germany has unveiled its first national security strategy - years in the making and accelerated following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It includes more money for the military and fulfilling previous commitments on defense spending it's made to its NATO allies. The document has fleshed out and added structure to the historic turning point - the "Zeitenwende" - announced by Chancellor Scholz last year in the immediate aftermath of the Russian invasion. It's also a strategy for preparing German society for potential conflicts and making the country more resilient.
After decades in which external threats seemed far away and Germany profited from a globalized economy, there has been a rude awakening. The country's first security strategy is a step towards addressing the realities of a new era. The war in Ukraine broke out while this strategy was being planned, so how much did it change the calculations?

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[justc]

wasn't it the US that tapped the former Chancellor's phone?

[mmercato]

What about Nordstream 2 investigations?? It is so quiet ! 🤭🧐🙊🙈

[buravan]

-SPIED ON BY ""CHINA""?!?😂
-didn't C.I.A get caught red handed listening and hacking ANGELA MARKEL phone ?📱?

[jwcas]

0:26: 🔒 Germany unveils its first national security strategy, which includes increased military spending and a commitment to meeting NATO's defense spending target.
4:49: 🌍 Germany's new security strategy aims to address various challenges and improve coordination between different departments, but lacks a strong National Security Council.
9:27: 📜 Germany needs an all-encompassing National Security strategy, but concrete measures and structural reforms are lacking.
13:53: 🇩🇪 Germany announces plans to hit the 2% defense spending target next year in its National Security strategy, signaling a leadership role within NATO.
Recap by Tammy AI :

[dunerv]

I thought the country that spied on Germany was the US.

[jerrynaga]

The biggest threat to Germany is their political elites 🤣

[dongdong]

National security means that you know who monitored you, who blew up the Nord Stream, and who controlled your press and news system.

[KyleMontanaro]

Why would the CDU be asked to talk about this when it was mostly the CDU's 16-year reign that has brought Germany in this situation to start with?

[nandotorres]

security also means not to blow out another country´s pipelines like the Nordstream

[stjepkomamic]

"It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal, " Henry Kissinger said in November 1968. Remember the North Stream 2 gas pipeline sabotage?

[thaddeus]

Scholtz is becoming quite the friend to the Amis. I like seeing it.

[meihe]

Let me guess, China and Russia. Meanwhile America is actively spying on Germany and blowing up

[manueldavid]

I suggest to prepare our western democratic and direct democratic countries for a worst case scenario, hopefully prepared against by fall 2024. Russia and China won't suddenly play fair games and they have clear plans to further expand beyond their territory. AND we urgently need a semiconductor solution in case we'd suddenly lose Taiwan.

[nadimabdelaal]

A major threat to these plans would be finding out who bombed Nordstream!

[justinwolf]

Get China out. Energy independence. Help lead Europe economically and militarily. Build up military. Create more jobs. Keep building infrastructure. Keep doing what we do good. Science education and engineering but work with democratic countries that are our Allies.

[zsarimaxim]

The biggest security threat to Germany is definitely not the one that blown up its pipelines, but some country thousands miles away.

[mervsay]

America!!! Is the biggest threat to Europe security in ALL😂😂

[washington]

If you interview a Chinese on the street, you will find that there are no Chinese regarding Germany as an opponent or threat. On the contrary, they have a very friendly and kind attitude towards Germany, so it is really weird that Germany is so hostile and unfriendly to China

[cherubimcherubim]

Germany largest trading partner is the greatest threat to Germany. Lol

[artiartibald]

It 's the government, the clowns