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Commentary 20 Oct 2016
Cybersecurity, the German Way
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Commentary 04 Oct 2016
Modernizing India’s Approach to Peacekeeping: The Case of South Sudan
By Garima MohanOver the last several decades, India’s security interests have moved beyond the subcontinent, in response to its growing economic and geopolitical interests. This is especially evident by its increasing engagement with Africa. At the Third India-Africa Forum Summit in October 2015, India and many… -
Study 01 Oct 2016
Eyes and Ears on the Ground: Monitoring Aid in Insecure Environments
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Commentary 27 Sep 2016
Germany’s Right-Wing Challenge
In recent years, Germany has emerged as Europe’s preeminent power not only because of the strength of its economy but also because of the extraordinary stability of its political system. Chancellor Angela Merkel is the embodiment of this stability: for most of the past decade, she has been able to… -
Article 22 Sep 2016
The Power of Policy Regimes: Explaining Shale Gas Policy Divergence in Bulgaria and Poland
By Andreas Goldthau, Michael LaBelleShale gas policies vary significantly across Europe, notably in Russia-dependent Central Eastern Europe. Most strikingly, Bulgaria banned shale gas, whereas Poland remains firmly committed to fostering it despite its drawbacks. This article uses a policy regime approach to explain the shale gas… -
Commentary 20 Sep 2016
How to Ensure a Global Refugee Response
Just hours after the United Nations concluded its refugee summit, breaking news on the displaced could hardly be more sobering. A UN aid convoy in Syria was bombed, leaving 12 aid workers dead; Kenya is closings the world's largest refugee camp in Dadaab, pressuring refugees to return to Somalia;… -
Commentary 17 Sep 2016
The End of German Populist Exceptionalism
With this Sunday’s elections in Berlin, the right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is expected to enter the tenth regional parliament in Germany. While the AfD is drawing voters from all mainstream parties, the bleeding from Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is the… -
Commentary 18 Aug 2016
Europe’s Misguided Applause for Morocco’s Reform Process
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Article 08 Aug 2016
Erweiterung gen Norden? Schweden, Finnland und die NATO
Zum Mitnehmen Schweden und Finnland rücken immer näher an die NATO heran, bislang aber ohne die Vollmitgliedschaft anzustreben. Daran wird sich wohl auch vor den Parlamentswahlen 2018 bzw. 2019 nichts ändern. Für die NATO wäre die Aufnahme der Nordeuropäer unkompliziert und brächte zahlreiche… -
Commentary 01 Aug 2016
Krisenprävention weiter denken
„Deutschland ist bereit, sich früh, entschieden und substanziell als Impulsgeber in die internationale Debatte einzubringen, Verantwortung zu leben und Führung zu übernehmen. Dazu gehört auch die Bereitschaft, zur Bewältigung heutiger und zukünftiger sicherheitspolitischer sowie humanitärer… -
Study 30 Jul 2016
Assessing Nord Stream 2: Regulation, Geopolitics and Energy Security in the EU, Central Eastern Europe and the UK
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Study 13 Jul 2016
The Challenges and Lessons Learned in Supporting Security Sector Reform
Generally speaking, security sector reform (SSR) refers to planned improvements to existing structures and methods in a country’s security sector, with the objective of improving security for the population. On the one hand the country’s police and soldiers have to be well trained and equipped. They… -
Commentary 12 Jul 2016
Merkels China-Illusion
China beschäftigt die Europäer. An diesem Mittwoch empfängt Premier Li in Peking EU-Ratspräsident Donald Tusk und Kommissionspräsident Jean-Claude Juncker zum jährlichen EU-China-Gipfel. Bereits im Juni war Kanzlerin Angela Merkel mit fünf Ministern und zahlreichen Firmenchefs nach Peking gereist… -
Commentary 11 Jul 2016
Nach dem Brexit: Energiemarkt für Vereinigtes Königreich offenhalten
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Commentary 08 Jul 2016
Far From a Slam Dunk: Eyeing the Risks of the TPP for Vietnam
By Dylan ChambersAfter a decade of negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), signed in February this year, is now set to go to legislators among the 12 signatory states for ratification. And they have much to consider: the expected economic gains are disputed; protests have erupted in the US, New Zealand,… -
Commentary 04 Jul 2016
Full Accountability to Affected People Cannot Possibly Be Bad – Or Can It?
Calling for regime change and a participation revolution, humanitarians are once again committing to take accountability to affected populations (AAP) to the next level. But would the full implementation of these demands have unintended side effects? On paper, the proposal for accountability to… -
Commentary 01 Jul 2016
Angela Merkel Needs China Reality Check
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has often called the German-China relationship a win-win for both countries. During a recent visit to Beijing last month – Merkel’s ninth – German ministers and CEOs publicly signed €2.7 billion worth of agreements. But business rewards are no longer sufficient to… -
Working paper 30 Jun 2016
Russia: Playing Hardball or Bidding Farewell to Europe?
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Commentary 22 Jun 2016
Brexit: Ein Störmanöver ohne Wirkung
In den Phantasien vieler heißblütiger Brexit-Unterstützer steht die EU-Armee kurz vor der Tür. Für Penny Mordaunt, Staatssekretärin im britischen Verteidigungsministerium, gibt es für das Vereinigte Königreich nur einen Weg, der Zwangsmitgliedschaft in der EU-Armee zu entgehen: der Austritt aus der… -
Commentary 22 Jun 2016
Reformiert den UN-Menschenrechtsrat
Die Erwartungen waren groß als vor zehn Jahren die Reformbemühungen des damaligen UN-Generalsekretärs Kofi Annan in der Ablösung der dysfunktionalen Menschenrechtskommission durch einen neuen, schlankeren Rat gipfelten. Man könnte sagen, sie waren zu groß, um nach einer zehnjährigen Bilanz nicht…