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These days, there is no lack of international crises. During the new German government’s first couple of days in office, the Bundestag has already discussed six mandates for Germany’s armed forces. It did so with much controversy and media attention. But what about those crises that have not yet…

As the Islamic State of Iraq swept through central and northern Iraq in 2014, Iraqi forces crumbled and state control collapsed. A range of local, sub-state, and hybrid security forces mobilized to fill the gap, helping Iraqi Security Forces retake and hold territory. Although an immediate solution…

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Some now argue that the assumption that China would open up and democratize as a result of being interconnected with the Western economic system and the liberal international order has proven to be false. Do you agree? Benner: That was indeed an overly optimistic and misguided…

European leaders are toying with a risky idea: reducing the flow of structural funds to Hungary and other EU members who challenge key norms of liberal democracies. Not only would this proposal put further strain on already rocky relations between those countries and the rest of the Union, it may…

More than 70 years after the Holocaust, the German government has elevated the prevention of mass atrocities as a key goal in German foreign policy. In its new Guidelines on Preventing Crises, Resolving Conflicts, Building Peace, adopted by the federal cabinet in June 2017, the German government…

Tomorrow, we’re going to learn who Germany’s new foreign minister will be. Sigmar Gabriel, the incumbent, is no longer an option. Either of the rumored front-runners, whether Katarina Barley or Heiko Maas, would be new to an international affairs portfolio. “Foreign Minister of Germany?” you might…

Digital and cyber issues were recurring themes during Germany’s recent election. The coalition agreement, which gave Angela Merkel another four years as Chancellor, picked these themes up, but left many questions unaddressed. Nevertheless, here’s what we can expect from the new German government…

Dank der rasanten Fortschritte in den Bereichen Technologie, Transport und Kommunikation ist unsere Welt vernetzter als je zuvor. Gleichzeitig war das weltpolitische Klima nach Ende des Kalten Krieges noch nie so volatil wie derzeit. Die Geschwindigkeit des technologischen Wandels ist ein wichtiger…

The United States government will soon decide whether to permit itself to violate European data protection laws, potentially undermining both the fundamental rights of European Union citizens and international law. At issue is whether a US court can compel the production of electronic communications…

Deutschland braucht eine neue Außenministerin oder einen neuen Außenminister. Wenn ihre Mitglieder bis zum Wochenende für die Fortsetzung der Koalition mit der Union stimmen, dann wird die SPD das Amt besetzen. Kein leichter Job, denn die Herausforderungen an die deutsche Außenpolitik sind…

Thanks to rapid advances in technology, transportation, and communication networks, our world is more connected than ever before. Yet, the global political climate has never been more volatile in the post-Cold War era. The speed of technological change is one important reason for this development;…

Alfred Gusenbauer und Romano Prodi sind prominente Ex-Politiker, die sich gerade in öffentlichen Erklärungen winden. Sie behaupten, sie hätten sich vor ein paar Jahren für eine engere Beziehung Europas zur Ukraine eingesetzt, sonst nichts weiter. Sie tun das, weil die jüngste Anklageschrift des US-…

These days, it’s never good news for Paul Manafort. On Friday, special counsel Robert Mueller released his latest indictment against President Donald Trump’s one-time campaign chairman. It charged that Manafort “secretly retained” a small group of former European leaders to “act informally and…

Mike Pompeo, the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, said last month that Beijing’s efforts to exert influence in liberal democracies are just as concerning as those of Moscow, citing China’s “much bigger footprint”. Indeed, China’s rapidly increasing political influencing efforts and…

Deniz Yücel ist frei, heißt es. Aber das stimmt nicht. Er wurde lediglich aus der Untersuchungshaft entlassen und dann schnellstmöglich nach Berlin ausgeflogen. In einem gecharterten Flugzeug wurde er in Sicherheit gebracht. Das ist nicht der Weg eines freien Menschen. Der Journalist mit der…

Der Deal des Deutschen Fußball-Bunds klang verlockend. Regionalliga-Teams bekommen 15 000 Euro für ein Freundschaftsspiel gegen die chinesische U-20-Mannschaft. Für den DFB ist es Teil einer größeren Strategie. Der Verband will gern etwas von den Abermillionen abhaben, die Präsident Xi und der…

This paper presents a Twitter analysis of the African Union-European Union Summit (AU-EU Summit), which took place on November 29 and 30, 2017, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. An analysis of Twitter data offers the opportunity to determine the views of individuals and groups around certain issues.…

by Philipp Rotmann GPPi Since we have noticed how messy our world has again become it is suddenly back in fashion to talk about order. This discussion goes far beyond Donald Trump’s latest tweet or the Chinese Communist Party’s last party congress, and it will last for quite a while. We are in for a…

China’s rapidly increasing political influencing efforts in Europe and the self-confident promotion of its authoritarian ideals pose a significant challenge to liberal democracy as well as Europe’s values and interests. While Beijing’s efforts have received much less scrutiny than the efforts of…