Publications by Gerrit Kurtz

• Commentary 19 Apr 2014

  Bridging the Narratives in Sri Lanka

  By Gerrit Kurtz
  In the hot plains of the Vanni, a larger-than-life stone soldier emerges out of a block of concrete, an AK-47 in one hand and the Sri Lankan flag in the other. Hardly visible from the ground, a dove sits on the machine gun. This is a “victory memorial” created by the Army after the end of the…
• Commentary 11 Feb 2014

  Eine „Kultur der Wahrheit“?

  By Gerrit Kurtz
• Commentary 01 Dec 2013

  The UK and Sri Lanka: Avoiding Pitfalls in Engaging War Crimes Allegations

  By Gerrit Kurtz
• Book review 30 Nov 2013

  Book Review: Große Herausforderungen beim Schutz der Zivilbevölkerung

  By Gerrit Kurtz
• Commentary 21 Nov 2013

  Commonwealth Meeting 2013: Sri Lanka’s PR Miscalculation

  By Gerrit Kurtz
• Commentary 09 Sep 2013

  Weder effektiv noch legitim – die Ziele eines Militärschlags in Syrien

  By Gerrit Kurtz
• Study 01 Jul 2013

  Schutz und Verantwortung

  By Sarah Brockmeier, Gerrit Kurtz, Philipp Rotmann
  Die Militärintervention in Libyen 2011 hat in Deutschland die erste breite Debatte über das Konzept der Schutzverantwortung ausgelöst. Gleichzeitig ist hier kaum bekannt, welche Rolle die Verhinderung von Gräueltaten für die Außenpolitik der Obama-Administration spielt, nicht zuletzt in der…
• Study 01 Jul 2013

  Protection and Responsibility: An Analysis of US Foreign Policy to Prevent Mass Atrocities

  By Sarah Brockmeier, Gerrit Kurtz, Philipp Rotmann
  In August 2011, President Obama declared that the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities was “a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility of the United States.” His administration claims to be devoting far greater attention to this issue than its predecessors, notably by…
• Article 24 Apr 2013

  An der Verantwortung gescheitert?

  By Gerrit Kurtz