Overview

• The episode airs Thursday at 22:15 on ZDF and will be available afterward in the ZDF-Mediathek.
• The theme is "Invisible Enemies, Uncertain Future – Is Germany Prepared?" focusing on sabotage of infrastructure and drone activity over airports and military sites.
• Confirmed guests include Armin Laschet, Franziska Brantner, Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer, police union chair Jochen Kopelke, Giovanni di Lorenzo and Kerstin Münstermann.
• The discussion will probe which agencies should respond to hybrid threats—police, Bundeswehr or domestic intelligence—and highlight gaps in drone defenses and unclear lines of responsibility.
• Stern reports Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt seeks to expand Bundespolizei powers by law, and coverage notes the political split between calls for a return to conscription and the coalition’s preference for voluntary service.