{"id":362133,"date":"2026-07-17T16:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-do-war-games-reveal-about-europes-security-future-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:00:42","slug":"what-do-war-games-reveal-about-europes-security-future-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-do-war-games-reveal-about-europes-security-future-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"What do war games reveal about Europe&#8217;s security future? | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WRTaK1dpitU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What do war games reveal about Europe's security future? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WRTaK1dpitU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>What can a war game tell us about a real-world security crisis? And is Europe prepared for the threats it may face in the years ahead?<br \/>\nIn this episode of Berlin Briefing, Nina Haase, DW Chief Political Correspondent, speaks with Carolina Dr\u00fcten, International Security Correspondent at WELT and creator of the podcast Ernstfall, which is based on a public war game simulating a Russian challenge to NATO&#8217;s eastern flank. Joining the discussion is Roman Goncharenko, DW Eastern Europe Security Analyst and Correspondent, who examines how Moscow views the Baltic region, whether Western governments understand Russia&#8217;s strategic objectives, and what future scenarios NATO should be preparing for. Together, they explore the lessons, limits and blind spots of modern wargaming, and what these exercises reveal about Europe&#8217;s security future.<\/p>\n<p>#dwgermanpolitics<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<\/p>\n<p>00:00 A new kind of threat to NATO<br \/>\n03:26 Inside the WELT war game<br \/>\n07:05 The Baltic Scenario<br \/>\n10:54 Strategic blind spots in the game<br \/>\n16:17 Simulating Kremlin thinking<br \/>\n21:55 Key lesson of the exercise<br \/>\n25:54 Beyond the simulation: Hybrid attacks and Article 5<br \/>\n30:13 Germany as NATO\u2019s logistics hub<br \/>\n34:31 Uncertainty around the US\u2019 role<br \/>\n38:01 Real risks on NATO&#8217;s Eastern flank<br \/>\n40:34 Future crisis scenarios<br \/>\n45:45 The future of war gaming and security<\/p>\n<p>Why is Germany\u2019s military playing war games? https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/uVa6YHQxwLg<\/p>\n<p>English: Ernstfall \u2013 What if Russia Attacks NATO? 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