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Global Health as a Strategic Imperative – Health in the context of security and peace

Speeches by Hermann Gröhe and General Major Dr. Jürgen Meyer at the World Health Summit 2025

Global health is now a strategic imperative: pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, biotechnology, and climate change threaten not only public health but also security and stability worldwide. The speeches delivered at the World Health Summit 2025 analyze how health policy, resilience, and international cooperation can strengthen peace and security – and why investments in health are a central task for the future.

Government support for civil society

Time for a fresh start

Since spring 2025, controversy has continued to rage over the political neutrality of civil society organisations and their funding by the public sector. How did the accusation of party political appropriation arise? And how can the state, politicians and civil society return to working together for the common good?

Voting behaviour of people with a migration background

A representative analysis of the voting behaviour in particular of people of Polish, Russian and Turkish origin as well as ethnic German repatriates

Representative results on the voting behaviour of people with a migrant background show significant changes, particularly in the last five years. In this context, the voting behaviour of specific groups, such as those of Turkish, Russian or Polish origin or late repatriates, is always of interest to politicians. Which parties are favoured by Germans with and without a migrant background, as well as by foreigners? Where are the differences and similarities? What political attitudes can explain these voting intentions?

Integration agreements in Europe and implications for Germany

The coalition agreement plans to introduce mandatory integration agreements – an instrument already established in other countries

Integration agreements are part of immigration and migration policy in some European countries. They are intended to provide additional incentive for those affected to commit themselves and better fulfil the general requirements for obtaining residence rights.

Water is becoming a critical resource

Perspectives for climate-resilient water management in Germany and the EU

Water scarcity is increasing worldwide – including in Europe and especially in Germany. Extreme weather events as a result of climate change cause costly damage and endanger livelihoods. At the same time, water supplies are coming under pressure due to pollution, overuse and the generation of renewable energies. Economic and ecological conflicts are the consequences that could also endanger security and social cohesion in the future if countermeasures are not taken in time. 

Analyse des Grundsatzprogramms der AfD im Licht der Extremismustheorie

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Analyse des Grundsatzprogramms der AfD im Licht der Extremismustheorie

Über Verschwörungstheorien, ethnisch-biologistische Identitätsvorstellungen, die Ablehnung pluralistischer Demokratie und Einschränkungen von Grundrechten

Im AfD-Grundsatzprogramm von 2016 zeigen sich Strukturelemente extremistischen Denkens. Die AfD konstruiert ein Freund-Feind-Schema „Volk“ vs. „politische Klasse“ und propagiert die Theorie eines „Großen Austauschs“. Freiheitsrechte wie Presse-, Religions- und Wissenschaftsfreiheit werden relativiert. Die Partei idealisiert eine ethnisch homogene Gesellschaft und stellt sich gegen die freiheitlich-demokratische Grundordnung.

Poland’s East Shield

A comprehensive approach to secure NATO’s Eastern Flank

In 2024, Poland launched the East Shield Program: a massive defence infrastructure project along its borders with Belarus and Russia. A separate project from the border wall with Belarus, it aims to deter conventional attacks through surveillance, mobility infrastructure, and physical obstacles. Poland’s North-Eastern borders are also the external borders of NATO and the EU. Supporting the project strengthens European security and reduces costs in the long term, as deterrence is cheaper than defence.

Security Threats and Chances in the Baltic, High North and Indo-Pacific

Common Connections and Shared Concerns – Opportunities for Interregional Maritime Security Cooperation

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and wider geostrategic developments highlight the growing connection between Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific defence and security concerns. The opening of the Arctic and the High North through melting sea ice will also bring the two regions closer together strategically. These links present opportunities but also prioritisation challenges for Baltic and northern European states.

Back to square one!

The Free Democratic Party (FDP) after the 2025 federal election

For the second time in their history, the Free Democrats failed to enter the German Bundestag on 23 February 2025. It was only in 2017 that they fought their way back into parliament after an unprecedented renewal. Can the Liberals now repeat this feat?