Germany's National Security Strategy Targets Russia and China.

Germany's first comprehensive national security strategy singles out Russia as the greatest security threat "for the foreseeable future" and advocates a balanced approach to China. The strategy also warns of countries trying to reshape the existing international order and proposes increasing Germany's ability to counter hybrid threats. Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a "turning point" in military spending in response to heightened anxiety about Germany's preparedness following the war in Ukraine. The strategy acknowledges China as a partner in resolving global challenges and crises but criticizes its disregard for human rights and attempts to remould the existing rules-based international order.