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Study 16 Jan 2018
Front, Back, and Trap Doors: Refocusing the Encryption Debate
The “if” and “how” of regulating encryption technologies has long been a matter of heated debate. One side demands that users should be able to protect their data fully not only from access by criminals or companies, but also from governmental access by means of strong encryption. On the other hand,… -
Policy brief 02 Jan 2018
Cybersecurity 2018-2020: Proposals for Action for the CDU/CSU and SPD
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Journal article 31 Dec 2017
Free Research in Fearful Times: Conceptualizing an Index to Monitor Academic Freedom
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Commentary 29 Dec 2017
Raus aus der Berliner Blase!
Ein Land, dessen Wohlstand so sehr von einer regelbasierten Weltordnung abhängt wie Deutschland, muss diese Regeln aktiv mitgestalten. Laut der jüngsten Umfrage der Körber-Stiftung finden 52 Prozent der Deutschen, ihr Land sollte sich außenpolitisch eher zurückhalten. Diese Umfrageergebnisse seien… -
Commentary 22 Dec 2017
Der Weg zu neuen Strategien
Es ist selten, dass die Rede eines amtierenden Außenministers solch hohe Wellen schlägt. Die Kritiker von Sigmar Gabriels „Grundsatzrede“ beim Körber-Forum Anfang Dezember 2017 in Berlin fahren schweres Geschütz auf. Von „giftigen Narrativen“ ist die Rede. Mit dem „Abgesang auf die USA“ wende sich… -
Commentary 18 Dec 2017
A New Generation Is Changing Paraguayan Politics
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Commentary 15 Dec 2017
South Sudan’s Peace Process Needs New Thinking
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Commentary 13 Dec 2017
Murder by Health Hack
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Commentary 05 Dec 2017
Defending Rights, Fighting Fatalism
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… -
Commentary 04 Dec 2017
Germany Must Get a Grip on Inter-Agency Coordination
By Sarah Brockmeier, Hannah NeumannNever 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… -
Commentary 03 Dec 2017
Raus aus der Kuschelecke
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… -
Commentary 30 Nov 2017
Ein Jahr Frieden in Kolumbien
By Sarah Brockmeier, Hannah NeumannEr 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… -
Article 30 Nov 2017
Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (1998)
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Study 28 Nov 2017
Reinforcing Border Control: What’s at Stake for Migrants?
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… -
Commentary 24 Nov 2017
German Liberals: Better Off in Opposition
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… -
Commentary 23 Nov 2017
Imagining a Post-Merkel Europe
"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… -
Commentary 17 Nov 2017
Jamaika und die Welt
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,… -
Policy brief 16 Nov 2017
Ten Years On: The African Union Peacebuilding Framework & the Role of Civil Society
By Charles Nyuykonge, Mwachofi SingoSince 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… -
Policy brief 16 Nov 2017
Sustainable Development Goal 16
By Helen Kezie-Nwoha, Aditi LalbahadurAfter 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… -
Commentary 16 Nov 2017
The Unchecked Demise of Nicaraguan Democracy