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Youth radicalization is on the rise, but extremism prevention efforts are not keeping up with this shifting focus. How can evaluations help extremism prevention become more attuned to youth realities?…

Wissenschaftsfreiheit ist eine zentrale Säule offener Gesellschaften und demokratischer Staaten – und autoritären Akteuren oft ein Dorn im Auge. Vor dem globalen Hintergrund stellt sich die Frage: Was lernen wir aus den Angriffen auf Wissenschaftler*innen und die Universitäten für akademischen Widerstand in Deutschland, und wie wappnen wir uns institutionell und individuell dafür?…

Erste Vorboten dieser Entwicklung sind dramatische Gewerbesteuereinbrüche, gerade im Süden des Landes, und der Abbau von Arbeitsplätzen. Wir müssen uns schützen.…

Kollektives Elitenversagen habe uns erpressbar gemacht und deutsche Kernindustrien hilflos dem China-Schock ausgeliefert. Es sei daher Zeit für einen Kurswechsel, schreibt China-Experte Thorsten Benner.…

In 2025, maps (still) shape incentives, but they no longer dictate outcomes. Power travels not only through straits and passes, but along supply chains, data cables, payment rails, and technical standards – and is bounded by power‑backed rules that raise the cost of coercion. This essay keeps Karl Haushofer’s map, where geopolitics still matters, while discarding his myth: geography frames, connectivity scripts and power‑backed rules decide.…

Following terror attacks in the early 2000s, many European and North American governments focused on religious ideology as the main driver of extremism, while neglecting other roots of radicalization. Over time, some have adopted more holistic and less harmful prevention. This brief explains this shift and how evaluations can contribute to course correction.…

Deutschland sollte von Donald Trumps Entschlossenheit lernen und Pekings Monopol bei kritischen Rohstoffen zu brechen, meint Thorsten Benner.…

Forced displacement demands innovative and forward-looking solutions. Supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, GIZ and UNHCR have explored diverse partnership modalities in displacement contexts — moving beyond parallel aid systems toward sustainable, integrated approaches. Joint efforts have focused on including refugees within national systems, ensuring equitable access to health care, local schools, and electricity alongside citizens. This longitudinal study demonstrates how UNHCR and German Development Cooperation are pioneering Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus partnerships to strengthen support for refugees and host communities. Drawing on six years of joint experience across eleven countries, it offers actionable insights and practical lessons on such partnerships.…

This study applies insights from psychological research on narcissism to offer a new approach to understanding — and countering — the unprecedented way the US currently wields power vis-à-vis its allies.…

Germany has finally established a national security council. To truly make German security policy strategic, the council must seriously consider foresight, and imagine possible future developments and policy effects.…

How does the EU frame its role in multilateralism — and is it convincing? An event summary from an ENSURED expert panel.…

A neatly divided world is a thing of the past. We are now heading toward the messy world of multi-alignment.…

The world’s commitment to Sudan needs to be strengthened and coordinated — for the people’s own benefit and for lasting peace.…

Der Pakt mit Pakistan gegen Israel zeigt die wachsende Unsicherheit über amerikanische Garantien. Alte Allianzen verlieren Gewicht, neue Machtblöcke formieren sich.…

10 Jahre nach dem „Sommer der Migration“ sollte Deutschland mehr humanitäre Hilfe leisten. Und die lokale Wirtschaft in Aufnahmeländern stärken.…

This policy brief examines two key diplomatic initiatives—the “Quad for Sudan” and the “Quartet of Special Envoys”—that seek to overcome the current stalemate in efforts to end Sudan’s war. It highlights their potential to advance mediation, while offering practical recommendations to strengthen coordination, improve sequencing, and maximize the impact of peace efforts.…

Given the ongoing global geopolitical upheaval and the structural vulnerabilities of its member states, a more integrated ECOWAS is crucial to the organization's legitimacy and resilience, and would position ECOWAS as an indispensable guarantor of stability.…

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has further expanded Germany’s support to Ukraine and galvanized European crisis diplomacy. Will the new German government also take the lead in futureproofing Europe’s tech and defense capabilities?…

Angesiedelt am Bundeskanzleramt soll der Nationale Sicherheitsrat Sicherheitspolitik bündeln und Deutschland handlungsfähiger machen. Kritisiert wird der Machtzuwachs der Exekutive und der Rückfall in ein überholtes Sicherheitsverständnis.…

This policy brief distills lessons from the Borno Model on how to encourage defections and prevent re-recruitment into armed groups. By learning from its strengths and shortcomings, policymakers can design better approaches that prioritize dignity, local ownership and long-term stability.…