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Matthias Catón
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Managing Director of the German Maritime Centre / Deutsches Maritimes Zentrum (DMZ). Personal opinions. 📍Hamburg and Frankfurt 💡 #globalaffairs #leadership #communications #learning #geopolitics 🎙️Host @businessdiplomacy.today podcast
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🪔✨ As we celebrate the festival of Diwali, I extend my warmest wishes to all my Indian friends and partners. May this Festival of Lights bring abundant joy, prosperity, and success to you and your families!
Frage mich, warum ICE-Züge in Deutschland an Orten wie Lüneburg, Uelzen, Göttingen, Fulda und Hanau halten müssen #bahn #mobilität #verkehrswende
The German Maritime Centre has launched a new podcast for the maritime industry! 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 brings the German perspective to the world and global insights to Germany.

maritimematters.de
Eager for recognition and greedy for profit, but blind to Putin's true intentions and lacking any understanding of America's strategic interests in Europe, Trump has fallen into Putin's trap like a ravenous raccoon.

Scathing op-ed by @faznet.bsky.social's Berthold Kohler www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
Kommentar zum Gipfel in Alaska: Zehn Punkte für Putin
Trump ist Putin in die Falle gegangen. Der Galaempfang in Alaska sendet aber auch an andere Kriegstreiber eine für die friedliebende Welt unheilvolle Botschaft.
www.faz.net
What a fight! Congratulations to the German football team for deserved victory and for advancing to the semifinals. ⚽

#UEFA #Euro2025 #GER #FRA
Israel is a remarkable economic success - not just in its region, but also globally.

https://on.ft.com/4kB0TLC
People who think India is chaotic haven’t seen German railways on a Friday afternoon
Rotterdam and Antwerp ports are collaborating on handling military cargo, highlighting the need for strategic preparedness in a changing geopolitical landscape. 🚢🪖 #logistics #supplychain #geopolitics #ports #Europe #security

www.ft.com/content/0c42...
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In some respects things are going reasonably well in India, including the economy. But there is some bad news
Fading Modi-momentum
The BJP’s appetite for bold reforms has waned
econ.trib.al
German Chancellor Merz handled his first face-to-face encounter with Trump in the Oval Office pretty well. Just sitting through Trump's erratic monologues with a straight face is quite an accomplishment.
The German Maritime Centre is currently recruiting for the following positions:

* Advisor for Shipbuilding and Marine Technology
* Research Associate (Regulation)
* Research Associate (Technology)
* Research Associate (Geopolitics, Security and International Relations)

dmz-maritim.de/karriere/
This week I made a quick dash back to Frankfurt School of Finance & Management to teach MBA students negotiation skills.
🤡 Funny if it wasn’t so sad.
Germany is the new Italy.
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Breaking News: Friedrich Merz failed to win enough support from lawmakers in the first round of voting to become Germany’s next leader. No modern German chancellor has ever failed to secure the job on a first ballot in Parliament.
Friedrich Merz Fails in First Round of Voting to Become Germany’s Next Leader
www.nytimes.com
🇪🇺🃏 New ECFR report: Europe's economic deterrence options vs Trump 2.0

Mapping EU's "cards" in trade, tech, finance to counter US coercion. Proposes economic deterrence infrastructure. High-stakes transatlantic poker ahead.

https://gocheckmy.link/c4892908

#EUPolicy #Geopolitics #TrumpEffect
📊 US-China trade war hits logistics hard: Container bookings ⬇️ 45%, airfreight ⬇️ 30%. Thoughts on adapting to this new trade landscape? 🌐🤔

https://gocheckmy.link/7d09b6e4

#TradeWar #GlobalTrade #SupplyChain
🚢 New US rules on LNG shipping could disrupt a $34bn industry! The API warns of rising costs and challenges in maintaining energy dominance.

#LNG #EnergyPolicy

https://replug.link/95231bb3
On the sidelines of the #Raisina Dialogue in #Delhi, I recently spoke about maritime security and the role of states and private actors in ensuring open and safe shipping.

youtu.be/LFhksagaTB4?...
Securing the Seas: Challenges and Opportunities in Middle East Maritime Security
YouTube video by ORF Middle East
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Happy Easter!