US EditionGermany plans to give spies vast new powers in rollback of postwar restraints
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Germany is preparing a comprehensive reform of its external information service, in the context of the fear that the United States could stop or prevent the exchange of information on which Europe is largely dependent. The Government of Berlin takes into account the extension...
Germany is taking steps to consolidate its external information agency with new powers, in preparing a scenario where the US stops information exchange.The plan comes into the context where the leaders...
Germany wants to remove its post-war muzzle. A revolution in foreign intelligence is brewing - RMF24.pl - Berlin is preparing for a world without American intelligence support. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government plans to significantly strengthen the powers of the BND,
German intelligence services, which have long sought increased authority, will be granted sweeping powers. Post-war restrictions will be lifted, reports Politico. Berlin intends to become less dependent on American intelligence while simultaneously planning to expand its operational capabilities in space. "Berlin is preparing its foreign intelligence service for a world in which the United States halts intelligence sharing," the American media o…
Merz Wants to Revolutionize German Intelligence, All the Details
Merz wants to strengthen the powers and operational capabilities of German intelligence. Objectives, current limitations, legal resistance, opposition from civil rights organizations, and structural weaknesses. Germany is undergoing a profound overhaul of its intelligence apparatus, driven by a growing perception of vulnerability and the realization that current tools are no longer adequate to counter hybrid threats, cyberattacks, sabotage, and …
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