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Commentary 12 Jun 2013
Keeping Tabs on the New Hi-Tech Warriors
The Brandenburg gate as a backdrop. A reference to the John F. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech from almost exactly 50 years ago. A few warm words on the continuing relevance of the transatlantic alliance. It could be so easy for President Barack Obama to win over the German public and… -
Book chapter 26 May 2013
Learning in International Organizations
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Commentary 01 May 2013
The Awakening of the German Netizen?
As of May 2, Deutsche Telekom (DT), Germany's former state monopolist turned stock-listed telecommunication provider, will no longer sell flat-rate Internet access packages. Users who exceed a monthly data allowance will face severe cuts to the quality of their service - in the worst case throwing… -
Working paper 31 Mar 2013
Brazil as a Norm Entrepeneur
On 21 September 2011, Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff declared in a speech to the UN General Assembly: “Much is said about the responsibility to protect; yet we hear little about responsibility in protecting. These are concepts that we must develop together.” In the following months, the Brazilian… -
Commentary 07 Feb 2013
The EU’s Cyber Hodgepodge
"We want a peaceful strategy because you don't want to play with fire by developing cyber weapons." This is how EU Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes, a driving force behind the new EU "cyber security strategy" that was unveiled in Brussels on Thursday, sums up the EU approach to cyber defense.… -
Article 31 Dec 2012
Internet. Wer regiert das World Wide Web und nach welchen Prinzipien?
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Article 09 Dec 2012
Brasilien als Normunternehmer. Die “Responsibility While Protecting”
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Commentary 06 Dec 2012
Der Einfluss des Westens auf das Internet ist zu groß
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Commentary 02 Dec 2012
The Dinosaurs’ Last Hurrah?
"You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather." In 1996, John Perry Barlow, the apostle of the Independence of Cyberspace, famously disinvited governments from dealing with the business of the Internet. Now that cyberspace has developed from a hangout for the nerdy fringes… -
Book chapter 14 Oct 2012
Statebuilding and the Political Economy of the Extractive Industries in Post-Conflict States
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Article 01 Apr 2012
Responsibility to Protect
Libyen, Elfenbeinküste, Südsudan – in diesen Fällen berief sich der UN-Sicherheitsrat 2011 in seinen Resolutionen auf die Schutzverantwortung (R2P). Doch in Syrien und im Sudan geht das Morden bis heute weiter, die internationale Gemeinschaft kann sich nicht auf ein gemeinsames Vorgehen einigen. Was… -
Study 31 Oct 2011
The Evolution of Organizational Learning in the UN Peace Operations Bureaucracy
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Journal article 28 Sep 2011
Heart of Darkness
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Commentary 07 Sep 2011
NATO’s Libya Mission Could Cause a Political Backlash
The Libya intervention presents an unsettling paradox, says Thorsten Benner. While it was the right decision to prevent a massacre in Benghazi, NATO's subsequent actions could harm future efforts to protect civilians. We are witnessing the heyday of the Libya intervention triumphalists. Presented… -
Commentary 08 Jul 2011
Berlin Should Lead by Example to Help South Sudan
On Saturday South Sudan declares its independence marking the break-up of Africa's largest country. On Wednesday next week German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will preside over the UN Security Council session that will recommend the new nation for admission as the UN's 193rd member.… -
Commentary 08 Jul 2011
Hilflose Helfer
An diesem Samstag erklärt der Südsudan seine Unabhängigkeit, am kommenden Mittwoch wird der UN-Sicherheitsrat unter Vorsitz von Bundesaußenminister Guido Westerwelle das Land für die Mitgliedschaft in den Vereinten Nationen vorschlagen. Westerwelle möchte dazu beitragen, dass „zwei stabile… -
Article 07 Jul 2011
Gegen den Strich: Global Governance
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Book 01 Jul 2011
The New World of UN Peace Operations: Learning to Build Peace?
Peace operations are the UN's flagship activity. Over the past decade, UN blue helmets have been dispatched to ever more challenging environments from the Congo to Timor to perform an expanding set of tasks. From protecting civilians in the midst of violent conflict to rebuilding state institutions… -
Commentary 18 May 2011
Why the New IMF Head Can’t Be European
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is in jail, and the debate over his successor as IMF head has already begun. German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to see another European get the job. But that would be a fatal signal to emerging powers such as China and India. It seemed as if they had the best of intentions.… -
Commentary 16 May 2011
Warum der neue IWF-Chef kein Europäer sein darf