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In 2017, both activists and political pundits embraced a rhetoric of doom and gloom about the global state of human rights. But faced with a world painted in ever darker colors, we risk losing sight of the bigger picture. This month marks 19 years since the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders…

Never before has the survival of a German government been so intimately connected to succeeding in conflict management, stabilization, and peacebuilding efforts. Adequately tackling the question of how Germany can contribute to reducing the number of refugees across the world will be one of the most…

Deutschland hat eine Scharnierfunktion für die europäische Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik. Doch wir haben noch nicht ausreichend verstanden, dass der deutsche Urlaub von der Geschichte vorbei ist. Vor genau zwei Jahren, kurz vor dem Ersten Advent 2015, hatte Angela Merkel einen dieser wunderbaren…

Er steht auf wackligen Beinen, aber er steht, der Frieden in Kolumbien. Seit zwölf Monaten. Nach 50 Jahren Bürgerkrieg, mit 270.000 Toten, sieben Millionen Vertriebenen, mehreren Rebellengruppen, Drogenkriminalität. Er wäre an einem ersten Referendum fast gescheitert. Immer wieder gibt es…

Migration has become an issue that can decide elections. As a result, the policy of the day is to try to limit the irregular movement of people, a trend of particular prominence in Europe. As such, European governments are increasingly seeking to establish control over routes abroad that see…

The failure this week of negotiations over a four-party “Jamaica” coalition in Germany has a face: Christian Lindner. It was the 38-year-old leader of the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) who pulled the plug and decided to walk away just before midnight on Sunday.Leaving his stunned…

"Political uncertainty has crossed the Rhine," French academic and Emmanuel Macron adviser Jean Pisani-Ferry declared. The New York Times, which has put its bets on German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the new "leader of the free world", warned that the collapse of coalition talks in Germany "portends…

Wozu brauchen wir eigentlich ein Außen-, Verteidigungs- oder Entwicklungsministerium? Folgt man dem, was die Sondierer von FDP und Grünen dieser Tage in Berlin streuen, dann scheinen das die Ladenhüter unter den Ministerien zu sein: Das Auswärtige Amt bringe nur dem Amtsinhaber persönlich etwas,…

After much deliberation and wide consultation with stakeholders, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into effect in September 2015. Deliberations were historic for the fact that they included the input of grassroots organizations and other non-state actors from all over the…

Since its inception in 2001, the African Union (AU) has steadily expanded its normative frameworks and political missions across the continent. Unlike the Organisation of African Unity’s (OAU) interventions, which were substantially impeded by its principle of non-interference, the AU has adopted a…

Security authorities alone cannot prevent new forms of terrorism. We need to focus more on prevention and building resilient societies. Tagesspiegel Online: Ms. Domisse, vehicles were used as weapons in many of this year’s terrorist attacks, and often attackers had been radicalized. How would you…

In the 1980s British satire Yes, Prime Minister, when reeling at the cost of defense, the British prime minister asks wistfully whether they couldn’t just persuade the Americans to strengthen their forces instead. His aide advises against it, and against relying on European forces, who are just “all…

Eigentlich läuft das Geschäft gerade recht gut für die außenpolitische Community in Deutschland. Brexit, Donald Trump und zuletzt Nordkorea – außenpolitische Ereignisse bewegen die Gemüter der Deutschen. Und mit Flucht, Migration und der Zukunft der EU standen auch im normalerweise außenpolitisch…

The Indian Ocean, despite its geographical distance, has significant economic and strategic importance for Germany and Europe. A majority of European sea trade transits through the Ocean, along with half of Germany’s sea-borne supply and two-thirds of all containers carrying German exports. The…

In den ersten 20 Jahren nach dem Ende des Kalten Krieges war internationale Einflussnahme eine Einbahnstraße: Sie ging von liberalen Demokratien aus, die ihr Regierungsmodell weltweit zu verbreiten suchten. Dank dieser Demokratieförderung, so die Annahme, würden autoritäre Systeme auf dem Müllhaufen…

Es gibt Themen in den laufenden Sondierungsverhandlungen, da braucht es eine kleine Revolution. Die Reduzierung von Fluchtursachen ist so ein Thema. 65 Millionen Flüchtlinge weltweit: Da geht es um weniger Krieg und Gewalt, um mehr wirtschaftliche Entwicklung, um Schutz vor den Folgen der…