German government presents first national security strategy | DW News

Chancellor Olaf Scholz and members of the Cabinet on Wednesday presented Germany's long-delayed national security strategy, with the aim of avoiding past mistakes that have left the government red-faced. Although Germany has had policy documents in the past covering security, it has never had a dedicated comprehensive strategy. Scholz pointed out that since his government had agreed to build a strategy, Europe's security architecture had changed radically. He cited the invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing war, and the destruction of critical infrastructure such as the Nord Stream pipelines as providing a new impetus for pushing ahead with the plan. Scholz pointed out that, while the past policy documents focused on defense, the new strategy would focus more on foreign policy. The chancellor emphasized the importance of Germany being supplied with raw materials safely and permanently. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock agreed it was clear that a stronger focus was needed on security since the invasion. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #Germany #nationalsecurity #Russia