Publications by Alexander Pirang

• Commentary 27 Mar 2017

  Renaissance of the Militant Democracy?

  By Alexander Pirang
  The collapse of democratic forms of government is still most commonly associated with violent coups, military juntas, or civil war. If current trends persist however, democracies could increasingly fall apart without any of these martial displays. Paradoxically, autocracies could be ushered in…
• Study 06 Mar 2017

  Advancing Cybersecurity Capacity Building: Implementing a Principle-Based Approach

  By Mirko Hohmann, Alexander Pirang, Thorsten Benner
  Executive Summary Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become critical catalysts for sustainable development. Yet no country will be able to reap the full potential of ICTs without also building cybersecurity capacity to address the risks associated with connectivity, such as…