Germany's security policy facing more complex threats, analysis says

Germany faces a security landscape that can no longer be addressed only by adding police officers or tightening checks at airports and train stations, according to reporting cited in Turkish media. Berlin first recognized the scale of far-right terrorism in the early 1990s with attacks targeting Turkish families in Mölln and Solingen, an experience that showed early on how hate could turn into violence. Federal intelligence reports now list espionage, cyberattacks and foreign influence operations attributed to Russia, Iran and China alongside far-right and terrorist groups as threats. The war in Ukraine, tensions in the Middle East and broader competition between major powers have pushed Germany away from a long-held posture of monitoring and assessment toward a higher alert level. Germanys large diaspora communities increase the risk that overseas conflicts will be carried into the country through incitement, espionage and political polarization. Analysts cited in the report say the expanding threat picture is driving up security costs, weighing on investor confidence and placing additional strain on the public budget.