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CDU on foreign affairs and defence

From the program “Agenda of Confidence. Our State in Good Hands.”

2026 Baden-Württemberg state election, March 8, 2026Original PDF, 57 pagesAnalyzed on October 4, 2026

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Placement on Foreign affairs and defence

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  • Foreign policyleaning deterrence first (+1), from 2 points

    Points per step: 0 clearly diplomacy first, 0 leaning diplomacy first, 0 balanced, 2 leaning deterrence first, 0 clearly deterrence first

The small columns under the bars show how many points sit on each of the five steps.

Promote the defense industry and dual-use research

The CDU wants to strengthen and promote Baden-Württemberg as a location for the security and defense industry. The separation between civilian and military research is to be lifted. The program sees this as a contribution to defense and industrial sovereignty.

The state has many defense companies. The CDU wants to support these companies. Research for military and civilian use should no longer be kept apart. This should also secure jobs.

Good conditions are to be created for research, development and production in the defense sector. The CDU wants to coordinate and support new sites and site expansions politically and administratively. Companies are to seize opportunities in dual-use goods, meaning products usable for both civilian and military purposes. The CDU expects this to bring value creation and high-tech jobs.

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„Die ideologische Trennung zwischen ziviler und militärischer Forschung und Entwicklung muss fallen.“

Translation: The ideological separation between civilian and military research and development must fall.

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Placement

  • Foreign policyleaning deterrence first

    Promoting the defense industry and ending the separation of civilian and military research strengthens military capability.

Create a Bundeswehr law for Baden-Württemberg

The CDU wants to introduce a "Bundeswehrgesetz Baden-Württemberg" (state law on the armed forces) that exempts projects of the Bundeswehr and civil defense from certain rules. This is meant to speed up measures that strengthen defense capability.

The CDU wants a state law for the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces. Bundeswehr projects should then move faster. Some rules should not apply to them. The state should also celebrate Bundeswehr Day.

The program says defense should have the right of way and justifies this with the security situation. The state law is to include sector exemptions, meaning exceptions from rules that would otherwise apply to Bundeswehr and civil defense projects. The CDU also wants to strengthen ties between the Bundeswehr, allied forces and society. Bundeswehr Day and Veterans Day are to be marked in the state as well.

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„Bereichsausnahmen für Projekte der Bundeswehr und des Zivilschutzes umsetzen“

Translation: implement sector exemptions for projects of the Bundeswehr and civil defense

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Placement

  • Foreign policyleaning deterrence first

    A new state law is to speed up Bundeswehr projects through exemptions, which gradually gives military strength more priority than today.

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