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This podcast delves into the use of facial recognition technology in law enforcement and commercial spaces. We discuss the interplay between private security and consumer-facing companies, and the place of citizens in this landscape of surveillance.…

Limiting the impact of the US-China trade war will have to involve upholding the unique status of Hong Kong.…

The authoritarian and illiberal advance is ­unlikely to be linear. More importantly: it can be averted. To do so, Germany and other democracies must develop new approaches to promoting human rights.…

Up to one million citizens belonging to the predominantly Muslim Uighur minority are currently detained in “reeducation camps” in China’s Xinjiang province. The Chinese party state defends the camps as anti-terror measures, but international pressure is mounting.…

In this episode, Joel Sandhu from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) sits down with Matthieu Tardis to discuss his recent study,European Union Partnerships with African countries on Migration: Common Issues and Conflicting Interests.…

The Iraqi case demonstrates the impediments to transitional justice efforts in fragile, post-conflict environments. This article outlines how Germany can best support transitional justice efforts.…

Wie das offizielle China die Unterdrückung der Uiguren verteidigt und dabei zunehmend unter Druck gerät.…

Der UN-Migrationspakt ist ein Sammelsurium an Absichtserklärungen, die politisch wichtig, aber in ihrer jetzigen Form nicht umsetzbar sind. Um dem Papiertiger Zähne zu verleihen, muss die Umsetzung in machbare Schritte aufgeschlüsselt werden.…

This study outlines the German government's political ambition when it comes to an SSR strategy, the reality of SSR-related programming, and the practice of implementation.…

Countries, their citizens and politics, seem more and more polarized by the day. Across Europe, far-right political parties proclaiming nationalist rhetoric are on the rise. We are grappling to understand the rise of an Us versus Them narrative, as well as the normalization of this narrative in…

Merkel and Maas have announced ambitious goals for “Europeanizing” the German seat on the UN Security Council. To avoid disappointing its closest partners, Berlin needs to find more inclusive ways of leading and possibly sacrifice some of its own priorities.…

Brazilian democracy faces its greatest test since the end of the military dictatorship in 1985. And while Bolsonaro's focus is domestic, Brazil’s partners will be faced with a very different foreign policy.…

Nationalist und Diktaturverherrlicher: Der neue Präsident Bolsonaro steht für einen Kurswechsel der viertgrößten Demokratie.…

In the current wave of renewed interest in conflict prevention, we argue that key lessons from 20 years of practice and research have not been learned yet. Official documents and parts of the literature are too often confined to a technocratic understanding of conflict prevention drawing on…

Western policymakers should push for a new and inclusive world order. Specifically, reform of the the Bretton Woods Institutions and recognition of the new global governance architectures lead by (re)emerging powers.…

This paper analyzes the origins and expansion of the Fatemiyoun Division, its recent role in the Syrian civil war, and the impact its Syrian jihad has had on the Hazara community in Iran as well as transnational militancy in Afghanistan.…

A Conversation with Aarti Tikoo Singh. With her, we discuss the history and the future of forced displacement in South Asia. How do questions of religion and identity come into play? And most importantly, with the rise of extreme thinking, how can we break the vicious cycle of intolerance?…

This edited collection puts the ideational foundation of world trade politics centre stage, and critically examines the terms in which we make sense of world trade politics.…