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So far, international university rankings do not factor academic freedom into their scores. To set the record straight will require reconciling academic reputation and the state of academic freedom.…

Global Governance Futures (GGF) – a multilateral dialogue program we ran with the Robert Bosch Stiftung for 10 years – rested on a key principle: to fix global problems, we must work across divides. What have we learned in a decade of GGF?…

Germany's next government should courageously invest in relations with Taiwan, out of economic and political self-interest. In doing so, Berlin and Europe can actively contribute to a non-military deterrence of Beijing's increasingly aggressive stance in the region.…

The European Parliament and some member states are driving a major shift in Europe's Taiwan policy – a direct reaction to Beijing’s increasingly confrontational stance. But for the new Brussels consensus to effectively deter Chinese aggression, the EU needs to move in lockstep.…

Foreign policymakers are increasingly using citizen dialogues as an instrument for addressing an erosion of trust in politics. For such formats to be effective, participants need clarity about their goals and opportunities to debate – and decide on – real-world trade-offs and dilemmas.…

Heated debates in German universities on topics like gender and the climate crisis reveal stark generational divides. But these arguments do not threaten Academic Freedom – in fact, they are good scientific practice.…

Fast 20 Jahre lang hat die deutsche Politik zu Afghanistan schwierige Entscheidungen getroffen. Sie muss sie ernsthaft reflektieren, um aus schwerwiegenden Fehlern zu lernen.…

Nach Afghanistan gilt es, Deutschlands Krisenpolitik zu verbessern: Dafür sollte der vernetzte Ansatz aus Außen-, Sicherheits- und Entwicklungspolitik überdacht und komplexen Realitäten angepasst werden.…

Peking erhöht den Druck auf deutsche Akteure, die Ein-China-Politik umzudeuten. Deutschland muss sich zur Unabhängigkeit Taiwans positionieren – und wenn nötig wirtschaftliche Druckmittel einsetzen.…

In recent years, authoritarian states like China and Russia have used their power to influence democracies. What can democratic actors do to better protect themselves? …

Who spends what to prevent which crisis? And do these investments happen early enough? Open-source data and country case studies help us map the landscape of civilian investment in crisis prevention.…

As an institute, we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint. At the same time, we want to be honest about the trade-offs this entails for an organization like ours. Here are some of the steps we have committed to so far.

With a new coalition government in Germany gives Berlin the chance to redefine its economic ties in Asia. A crucial first step: intensify cooperation with Taiwan.…