To ensure that German living rooms do not become cold in the future, Germany needs long-term, strategic guidelines for a clean, reliable, and affordable energy supply that comprehensively addresses geostrategic supply aspects. Connected energy security is a holistic and integrated approach that combines the elements of economically, ecologically, and socially sustainable development, thereby competently addressing current and future challenges. The core capability of such a results-oriented and impactful energy security policy is a superior decision-making process that utilizes a network of state and non-state competencies, capabilities, instruments, resources, and capacities to deploy the means best suited to meet clearly defined objectives.