Carolina Drüten

International Security Correspondent @welt | back in Berlin after reporting from Istanbul & the region for 4 years | ex @MundusJourn

[Caroline Turzer @cturzer]

"Held at the German Bundeswehr’s Helmut Schmidt University and produced as a podcast by @welt, the war game received outsized media attention – including when a journalist asked NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about its outcome during a press conference"@abeckermann @corajamine

[Carnegie Politika @CEIP_Politika]

How might Russia potentially attack NATO territory, and how would the alliance react? Listen to the latest Carnegie Politika podcast with @AlexGabuev, @corajamine, and Joseph Verbovszky. https://t.co/pmcBWCsj68

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

"This guy has a risk appetite and resources that some people underestimate, given the miserable performance of Russia at the battlefield." Russia expert @AlexGabuev played Vladimir Putin in a German war game. He tells me it was a "very sad feeling," impersonating the man destroying Ukraine.

[Global Reporters @AxelSpringerGRN]

Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for a new European defense alliance, arguing that NATO in its current form is no longer sufficient as doubts grow over U.S. security guarantees.

By @corajamine: https://t.co/Uhjwxpi4Gz

[Caroline Turzer @cturzer]

“What we are witnessing right now is the disintegration of NATO, and that is dangerous,” Rasmussen told @WELT, which is — as is @POLITICO — part of the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network.
https://t.co/jq0Xn3IAcy @corajamine @AxelSpringerGRN @Tim_Roehn

[Carolina Drüten @corajamine]

Ex-NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance is facing “disintegration”.

He calls for a new European defense alliance — including Ukraine.

Europe needs “new defense plans,” he told me.

Quite a thing to say for a former NATO SecGen.

@welt @AndersFoghR

[Philipp Fritz @phil_ipp_fritz]

Here is the latest episode of “#PrzezPryzmat” featuring @corajamine. We talked about her wargame “Ernstfall,” in which Caro and her partners simulated a Russian attack on the Baltic states. What exactly is a wargame, how did it all unfold, and what lessons can be learned from it? Find out more in our conversation in English. Give it a listen on YouTube or Spotify. https://t.co/cV7ILUkxzt

[Philipp Fritz @phil_ipp_fritz]

Our 12th episode of “#PrzezPryzmat” goes online today at 7 pm. This time, I spoke with @corajamine, the security policy correspondent for WELT. Together with two other women, she conducted a so-called wargame in collaboration with the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg, simulating an escalation between Russia and NATO. The focus was on the decision-making level in Germany. The whole thing was also turned into a podcast under the German title “Ernstfall.” Stay tuned for the conversation about it with Caro. On YouTube and Spotify.

[Caroline Turzer @cturzer]

Our wargame #Ernstfall is going into overtime: @abeckermann
@corajamine traveled to Lithuania to demonstrate how resilient and defensible the Baltics are.
https://t.co/HK4nutx503

[Murat Bay @MuratBay__]

Akre, the capital of Newroz 🔥

The fire is a symbol of freedom for Kurdish people. This year’s Newroz was overshadowed by the war in Iran and the region, but people were still celebrating.

March 20, 2026 — report for @welt TV

Camera: me
Reporting: @corajamine

[Mutlu Civiroglu @mutludc]

Meet the Kurdish guerillas hoping America will support them blazing a path to Tehran https://t.co/l793IH7zTu via @politico

[Global Reporters @AxelSpringerGRN]

Meet the Kurdish guerillas hoping America will support them blazing a path to Tehran.

Investigation by @welt reporter @corajamine and @politico's @johnnysaks130 for our Global Network. With amazing photos from @MuratBay__:

https://t.co/X0fDNJpywe

[Carolina Drüten @corajamine]

Spent the past weeks reporting from northern Iraq, where Kurdish groups are watching the Iran war closely.

Many see a historic opening — but are also weighing just how risky it would be to act right now.

My latest for @politico ⬇️

@AxelSpringerGRN @johnnysaks130 @MuratBay__

[POLITICO @politico]

Meet the Kurdish guerillas hoping America will support them blazing a path to Tehran https://t.co/CMwzZ2WKG3

[Carolina Drüten @corajamine]

Bottom line: Iraq is caught between external conflict and internal fragmentation.

This is not imminent, but if things escalate between Baghdad, Shiite militias and the Kurdistan Region, Iraq could slide into an all-against-all scenario. 6/

[Carolina Drüten @corajamine]

The war in Iran destabilizes Iraq.

A senior Peshmerga commander I met while reporting in Sulaymaniyah told me that ISIS is "in a phase of rebuilding."

But the bigger danger goes beyond. Of all countries affected, Iraq risks becoming a key arena for proxy war. 1/

[Carolina Drüten @corajamine]

Iran is using its proxies to ultimately "compelling a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq," @Dlawer told me.

At the same time, Iraq remains fragile, with a weak central government, economic pressure tied to its oil sector, and unresolved tensions between Baghdad and Kurdistan Region. 5/

[Paul Ronzheimer @ronzheimer]

@AxelSpringerGRN @corajamine @welt @BILD @politico @Onet Tolle Arbeit @corajamine !