International Security Correspondent @welt | host of award-winning “Ernstfall” podcast | Ex-Istanbul & Athens
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Carolina Drüten retweeted
Exclusive: Germany is drawing up secret plans to stop pro-Kremlin "traitor states" from obstructing NATO plans to defend against a Russian invasion.
Latest @AxelSpringerGRN story w/ @JamesCrisp6 @Barnes_Joe and Die Welt colleague @corajamine
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Carolina Drüten retweeted
EXC/ Germany's secret plans if AfD "traitor states" slow Nato troops deterring Russian attack.
Fears pro-Putin party will use election wins to snarl up "Nato's roundabout"
@Telegraph Investigation w/ @welt w/ @Barnes_Joe @corajamine & @JamesERothwell
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…
Carolina Drüten retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: Berlin is drawing up secret plans to stop pro-Kremlin ‘traitor states’ blocking Nato troops.
German officials fear AfD wins in eastern state elections this September could create local governments able to delay the movement of allied forces through key logistical routes - nicknamed ‘Nato’s roundabout’ - in the event of a Russian attack.
In a joint investigation with our sister newspaper @welt, we reveal how the Chancellor’s government is preparing mechanisms to override state decision-making powers in a crisis.
With my colleagues@JamesCrisp6, @JamesERothwell and @corajamine
Carolina Drüten retweeted
Broadcasting from Axel Springer HQ in Berlin, as @corajamine from Die Welt joins us on Ukraine: The Latest to discuss Putin's shoddy naval parade and our recent story on DPS missiles:
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@AxelSpringerGRN
Carolina Drüten retweeted
Deutschland & Großbritannien rücken sicherheitspolitisch so eng zusammen wie seit Jahrzehnten nicht. Im Zentrum steht ein geheimes Raketenprogramm. Aber es gibt unterschiedliche Vorstellungen.
Von @corajamine, @JamesERothwell & @hansvan333 für @welt & @Telegraph:
welt.de/politik/ausland/plus…
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Carolina Drüten retweeted
Our article was published two weeks ago, but it remains just as relevant today. We took a look at what’s happening on #NATO’s eastern flank. How are the countries in the region – from #Finland to #Poland –preparing for a possible escalation on their territory? Read more on @politico – along with @LauKaya @corajamine @Wyrwal. politico.com/news/magazine/2…
Carolina Drüten retweeted
Deutschland & Großbritannien rücken sicherheitspolitisch so eng zusammen wie seit Jahrzehnten nicht. Im Zentrum steht ein geheimes Raketenprogramm. Aber es gibt unterschiedliche Vorstellungen.
Von @corajamine, @JamesERothwell & @hansvan333 für @welt & @Telegraph:
welt.de/politik/ausland/plus…
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…
Germany and Britain are moving closer on defence than in decades. At the heart of the partnership is a secret Deep Precision Strike programme — but some experts are saying the project’s 2034 timeline is too slow.
Joint investigation @Telegraph @welt for @AxelSpringerGRN
The new missile at centre of an Anglo-German ‘golden age’ of defence - latest story with @corajamine from our new Axel Springer stablemates Die Welt
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Carolina Drüten retweeted
What if Russia invaded NATO territory just to prove the alliance can't act? Our latest #BerlinBriefing explores a war game and its lessons for Germany and Europe with @NinaHaase and guests @corajamine @radioroman_bonn: youtu.be/WRTaK1dpitU?is=vXwl…
Carolina Drüten retweeted
NATO's eastern flank prepares to fend off Russia — with or without America
Joint collaboration of our reporters @LauKaya, @phil_ipp_fritz, @corajamine & @Wyrwal, being published across all our brands.
Here's @BusinessInsider's story:
businessinsider.com/nato-eas…
Carolina Drüten retweeted
"Held at the German Bundeswehr’s Helmut Schmidt University and produced as a podcast by @welt, the war game received outsized media attention – including when a journalist asked NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about its outcome during a press conference"@abeckermann @corajamine
Had a number of requests again to talk about the war game I participated in in December 2025, so I did a short write-up for @ForeignPolicy . No, it did not only take 12,000 Russians to achieve our objectives. More like 100,000+ and a lot of firepower, and Lithuanian resistance, primarily coming from two brigade-sized formations, was factored into the planning. And it all could have ended in a massive failure. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/15…
Carolina Drüten retweeted
How might Russia potentially attack NATO territory, and how would the alliance react? Listen to the latest Carnegie Politika podcast with @AlexGabuev, @corajamine, and Joseph Verbovszky. carnegieendowment.org/russia…
Carolina Drüten retweeted
"This guy has a risk appetite and resources that some people underestimate, given the miserable performance of Russia at the battlefield." Russia expert @AlexGabuev played Vladimir Putin in a German war game. He tells me it was a "very sad feeling," impersonating the man destroying Ukraine.
Carolina Drüten retweeted
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for a new European defense alliance, arguing that NATO in its current form is no longer sufficient as doubts grow over U.S. security guarantees.
By @corajamine: politico.com/news/2026/05/08…
Carolina Drüten retweeted
“What we are witnessing right now is the disintegration of NATO, and that is dangerous,” Rasmussen told @WELT, which is — as is @POLITICO — part of the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network.
politi.co/4eGr6cF @corajamine @AxelSpringerGRN @Tim_Roehn
Ex-NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance is facing “disintegration”.
He calls for a new European defense alliance — including Ukraine.
Europe needs “new defense plans,” he told me.
Quite a thing to say for a former NATO SecGen.
@welt @AndersFoghR
Carolina Drüten retweeted
Here is the latest episode of “#PrzezPryzmat” featuring @corajamine. We talked about her wargame “Ernstfall,” in which Caro and her partners simulated a Russian attack on the Baltic states. What exactly is a wargame, how did it all unfold, and what lessons can be learned from it? Find out more in our conversation in English. Give it a listen on YouTube or Spotify. youtube.com/watch?v=cpVwWivG…
Carolina Drüten retweeted
Our 12th episode of “#PrzezPryzmat” goes online today at 7 pm. This time, I spoke with @corajamine, the security policy correspondent for WELT. Together with two other women, she conducted a so-called wargame in collaboration with the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg, simulating an escalation between Russia and NATO. The focus was on the decision-making level in Germany. The whole thing was also turned into a podcast under the German title “Ernstfall.” Stay tuned for the conversation about it with Caro. On YouTube and Spotify.
Carolina Drüten retweeted
Our wargame #Ernstfall is going into overtime: @abeckermann
@corajamine traveled to Lithuania to demonstrate how resilient and defensible the Baltics are.
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Carolina Drüten retweeted
Akre, the capital of Newroz 🔥
The fire is a symbol of freedom for Kurdish people. This year’s Newroz was overshadowed by the war in Iran and the region, but people were still celebrating.
March 20, 2026 — report for @welt TV
Camera: me
Reporting: @corajamine