The opening of the Berlin Security Conference (BSC) 2023 was melodious. The Bundeswehr’s Stabsmusikcoprs played for the first time. After the anthems of Europe, the Netherlands and Germany resounded in the hall, the stage was set for the more than 1,400 participants, over 100 speakers and more than 50 exhibitors. The hall was filled with…
The world is spinning faster and faster. Even the military cannot escape this trend. In order not to have to shoot with old iron in this fast-moving world, innovation is needed. International competitions and conferences are the ideal platform for this. Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) is the name of the competition…
The land forces are the main core of defence. With the New Force Model, NATO is also realigning itself in this area. In addition to the return to regional defence responsibility, the adapted force structure is a decisive element. In the future, NATO will have more than 240,000 ready forces of the member states in…
The recently presented National Security Strategy makes it clear once again: “The high level of interdependence between external and internal security means that Germany’s ability to act externally also increasingly depends on its internal resilience. This resilience is the joint responsibility of the state, the private sector and society…”. However, this linkage between the civilian…
When the first drones were deployed, US forces had to provide extra personnel for evaluation. The new sensors meant more work, not less. When the new directive “Need to Share” was coined in Afghanistan by the U.S. forces and the Afghanistan Mission Network (AMN) was very quickly made available for this purpose, many nations still…
The existence of Taiwan and what is happening in the Asia-Pacific region are issues of high strategic importance: not only for the USA, but also for the European Union. During the visit to Taipei, the delegation of Berlin Security Conference (BSC) obtained first-hand information at the National Security Office about current situation of Taiwan and…
Berlin Security Conference (BSC) is the annual congress on European security and defence in Europe. Held in Berlin it brings together decision makers from politic, military and industry in a closed and confident environment, where information is proceeded and binational talks are possible. Congress organisation has now published a short video for those, who missed…
The programme of the BSC has many fathers and mothers. The First Concept was developed by the BSC team and coordinated with our partner nation the Netherlands. Substantial support is also provided by the Advisory Board that we introduced in one of our last articles. All these activities result in a challenging programme with a…
The French President Macron recently called for an independent EU position in the conflict between China and the U.S. on Taiwan. An interesting but also controversial approach in the debate about the right strategy in the Indo-Pacific region. This question and how the challenges in this region affect Europe will be one of the four…
It can be called a special moment in both senses: Almost simultaneously with the integration of the Dutch 13th Light Brigade into the German 10th Armoured Division came the official interdepartmental approval by the government from Den Hague: The Netherlands as a Partner nation of the BSC 2023. With the ceremony on March 30, 2023,…