Pistorius Urgesโ rethinking Deterrence as Berlin Securityโ Conference Addresses Hybrid Threats
BERLIN โ- November 18, 2025 – โGerman Defense Minister boris Pistorius cautioned againstโค undermining the credibility of theโ NATO alliance and calledโ forโ a essential reassessment of deterrence โฃstrategies in the face of evolving threats, speaking at โคthe opening of the Berlin Securityโฃ Conference today.โ The two-day event, โconvening over 140 โinternational experts, focuses on bolstering European defense capabilities and responding toโ challenges facing NATO and the โEuropean Union.
The conference arrives at a critical โjuncture as Western nations grapple with increasingly sophisticated, ofen ambiguous, attacksโค originating from Russia and other state and non-state actors. โคPistorius emphasizedโค that โฃwhile NATO cannot โdictate Germany‘s deterrent posture,theโฃ alliance must be โable to effectively “deter through Germany.” He โspecifically highlighted the need to develop strategies forโข countering hybrid warfare andโค attacks that fall โคbelow the threshold triggeringโ mutual โdefense obligations under Article 5 of the NATO treaty.โฃ “We have to rethink our attitude to deterrence,” Pistorius stated.
Discussions at theโ Berlin security Conference, running through wednesday,โ will center on identifying โeffective responses โขto a spectrum of threats. Experts will analyzeโ vulnerabilities and explore innovative approaches to safeguard the security interests of NATO member states and the EU. The conference aims to โคprovide actionable insights for policymakers and military leaders navigating an increasingly complex geopoliticalโ landscape.
