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On March 2 and 3, German Chancellor Angela Merkel travels to Egypt and Tunisia. Concerns about migration and refugees will top the agenda of her talks with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. As she prepares for crucial elections this September, for…

Autoritäre Regierungsmodelle würden sich bald auf dem Müllhaufen der Geschichte wiederfinden. Dabei sollte westliche Demokratieförderung (sei es durch politische Stiftungen oder die Arbeit von ngos) tatkräftig nachhelfen. In der Nachbarschaft (von der Türkei bis Russland) würde die normative…

Germany’s two most recent foreign ministers, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Guido Westerwelle, both made a point of demanding the removal of US nuclear weapons stationed in Germany. In 2009, Steinmeier argued that the system of nuclear deterrence had become “ineffective, risky, and irresponsible” and…

Lange gehörte es zum guten Ton, den Abzug der US-Nuklearwaffen aus Deutschland zu fordern. Der ehemalige Außenminister – und designierte Bundespräsident – Frank-Walter Steinmeier argumentierte etwa im Jahre 2009, das System der nuklearen Abschreckung sei „ineffektiv, riskant und unverantwortlich“…

The World Humanitarian Summit set ambitious targets to maximize existing resources in critical situations, including harmonizing donor reporting. We analyzed existing processes to identify factors leading to reporting inefficiency and opportunities for harmonization.…

This spring, the German Federal Cabinet will approve new guidelines for managing crises and conflicts. As with any other German foreign policy document, the guidelines will acknowledge the universality of human rights, as well as the importance of human rights to sustainable peace. These are well-…

Afghanistan’s history has long been dominated and shaped by the interaction of militias with the state. In the post-2001 era, international actors, sometimes with Afghan state cooperation, have tried to use militias to fill perceived gaps in security. Since 2002, a range of foreign-backed local,…

Wie jedes außenpolitische Grundsatzdokument der Bundesrepublik Deutschland werden die neuen Leitlinien für Krisenengagement und Friedensförderung die Universalität der Menschenrechte anerkennen und ihre Förderung versprechen. Das ist gut. Sie werden auch betonen, dass Menschenrechte und nachhaltiger…

Takeaways from a Transnational European Discussion Growing numbers of asylum seekers have made short-term crisis management the focus of refugee policy in the European Union. How asylum policy might develop in the medium and long term, however, has been largely overlooked. And yet that question…

Abstract Die Vereinten Nationen schließen nicht erst seit gestern Partnerschaften mit Unternehmen. Allerdings geben die Zunahme der Kooperationen und die Art der Zusammenarbeit in den letzten Jahren Anlass, Bedenken in Bezug auf Transparenz und Rechenschaftspflicht zu äußern. Die UN müssen eine…

Abstract Now more than ever, governments are calling on the private sector to contribute to achieving economic, social and environmental goals. While the UN system and its agencies, funds and programmes have long entered into partnerships with companies, the increase in the number and types of…

Many French had a feeling of déjà vu when a truck barreled into a Berlin Christmas market two weeks ago, killing 12 – tactically, it seemed to echo an attack in Nice this past summer in which a truck drove into a Bastille Day celebration. In both cases, the so-called Islamic State (IS) claimed…

Deutsche Spitzenpolitiker und Geheimdienstchefs haben in den letzten Wochen in aller Deutlichkeit auf die Gefahr russischer Einflussnahme auf die kommenden Bundestagswahlen hingewiesen. In der Tat: Nach dem beträchtlichen Erfolg bei der Einmischung in die US-Wahlen wird für die russische Führung die…

The German capital reacted with remarkable calm to Monday’s terror attack. The city is bustling with life. Citizens are mourning the victims, but otherwise going about their pre-Christmas business as usual. One columnist tried to explain the behavior with a bit of armchair psychology: “Germans are…

As the coordinated global offensive against the so-called Islamic State (IS) strongholds in parts of Iraq and Syria intensifies, a premature celebration is already underway. While the group has been on the back foot for the past few months, it is too early to claim victory. The IS outreach model may…

Die Gefahr ist groß, dass die politischen Ausschreitungen in Hongkong zwischen Anhängern Chinas und Befürwortern einer Unabhängigkeit der chinesischen Sonderverwaltungszone in der nächsten Zeit weiter eskalieren. Anfang November verhinderte China, dass die demokratisch gewählten Abgeordneten Yau…

In recent weeks, politicians and intelligence officials in France and Germany have stepped up their warnings of Russian interference in the national elections both countries will hold next year. In late November, Bruno Kahl, the head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service, told the Süddeutsche…

This book contributes to an ongoing debate about the EU as a global actor, the organization’s ability to speak with one voice in energy affairs, and the external dimension of the regulatory state. Investigating whether the Energy Union amounts to a fundamental shift towards Europe's new 'Liberal…

Amidst all the uncertainty introduced by the age of Trump, two realizations have reached this side of the Atlantic. First, Germany and the European Union as a whole will have to increase their engagement in foreign and security policy. Second, voters feel left behind here, too. Mistrust of…