Who's Who

Roderich Kiesewetter

CDU Member of the Bundestag and former Bundeswehr general staff officer

theorist

Profile

Roderich Kiesewetter served as an officer in the German Bundeswehr before entering politics, where he has represented the Christian Democratic Union in the German Bundestag since 2009. His military background informs his work on defence and security policy in parliament.

Why they matter

Kiesewetter is one of Germany’s most prominent parliamentary voices on Western military support for Ukraine, regularly commenting on the strategic limits and escalation thresholds shaping European decisions about weapons transfers and autonomous systems.

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