
Gerhard Schindler
Gerhard Schindler, born in 1952, served as the President of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from 2012 to 2016. A trained lawyer, he previously worked in the German Ministry of the Interior. Schindler has recently been in the news discussing the increasing threats posed by Russia to Germany and the West, particularly in the context of hybrid warfare and the need for the BND to adopt stronger measures against external threats.
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Gerhard Schindler led the German foreign intelligence service BND from 2012 to 2016.
Ex-BND-Chef erwartet russische Eskalation gegen die Ukraine und den WestenNeue Zürcher Zeitung·
Switzerland· 2026-09-21





