(Own report) - The German government is broadening its military policy engagement into the Arctic region. According to reports following a meeting of several Northern European and the Baltic region defense ministers - with Germany attending for the first time - the participating countries are seeking to enhance their military cooperation. Their cooperation should include . . .

(Own report) - In Norway last week, the German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, strengthened the position of Germany, in the struggle for Arctic energy resources. The enormous reserves, that are only beginning to be tapped, are very significant for the EU's future power supply, which is increasingly dependent upon Russian and German-Russian energy cooperation. Gazprom, . . .

New groupings of German businesses are pressing on with their efforts to gain control of significant shares of the lucrative British energy market. Great Britain, being regarded as an ally of the USA and hence as a potential obstacle to Germany's efforts to achieve dominance, is becoming dependent on foreign producers for its energy supplies and will thus become more . . .