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The COVID-19 pandemic has major consequences for academic fieldwork and they reach far beyond the scientific community. What can universities do to turn the tide?…

China setzt deutsche Wissenschaftler unter Druck, das Kanzleramt schweigt. Thorsten Benner erklärt hier, warum er Reisen nach China meidet.…

In Ukraine, over 400,000 soldiers have fought in Donbas since 2014. Reintegrating these veterans is vital to the country's stability. How is the process going? And where are improvements needed?…

Ob er Nationaler Sicherheitsrat heißt oder anders: Mehr Kohärenz und größere Strategiefähigkeit sind entscheidend für die deutsche Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik. Die nächsten Koalitionsverhandlungen sind eine einmalige Chance, die Gremienstruktur der Bundesregierung neu zu justieren. Das kann aber nur klappen, wenn alle relevanten Parteien vorher wissen, was sie wollen.…

In der Corona-Krise werden Forscher mit abweichenden Meinungen gern als irrelevante Minderheit klassifiziert. Doch wer die tatsächliche Vielfalt des wissenschaftlichen Meinungsspektrums leugnet, untergräbt das Vertrauen in die Wissenschaft – und in die Politik.…

Human rights defenders and victims who engage with the UN often face reprisals for doing so. How well does the UN track such cases? And what becomes of them after the UN raises the incidents?…

It is hard to imagine that Germany's next coalition government will not include the Greens. But on foreign and security policy, such a government will likely frustrate Germany's NATO allies.…

Germany’s change in leadership after the 2021 election will come at a critical juncture in the country's future. How could government foresight help create the long-term vision needed to meet Berlin's challenges?…

The humanitarian sector relies on international organizations to make localization work. That needs to change – with a Localization Index.…

Children are key to long-term stability – but they're often left out of peacebuilding processes. It is time to stop treating children as passive victims and start recognizing them as full-fledged agents of conflict and peace.…

Since 2012, the Syrian Arab Air Force has served as the Assad regime’s primary means of inflicting violence on civilians in Syria. How did Syria's air force develop and what impact has it had on the war? …

Immer mehr humanitäre Akteure ergreifen vorhersagebasierte Maßnahmen schon bevor eine Katastrophe eintritt. Im Sinne einer umfassenden Krisenprävention sollte Deutschland auf Erfahrungen aus der Konfliktforschung aufbauen, anstatt Konfliktsituationen auszuklammern.…

So far, academic freedom does not factor into the world’s leading university rankings. To keep students and scholars safe, that needs to change fast.…

The second iteration of the Academic Freedom Index compares the state of academic freedom worldwide. Here is how policymakers, universities and others can put it to use.…

Trotz jahrelangem Hin und Her hat Deutschland immer noch keinen verlässlichen gesetzlichen Rahmen für den Ausbau des 5G-Netzes verabschiedet. Was können wir von der deutschen 5G-Saga lernen?…

Germany should put collaboration among democracies at the heart of the Alliance for Multilateralism. But doing so will require a commitment to credibility, solidarity and working with partners outside the 'old West'.…

Chemical weapons are an integral part of the Syrian military campaign – a strategy that has disproportionately affected women. What are the gendered impacts of chemical weapons? And how do chemical attacks affect community resilience?…