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“The concept of technological sovereignty is poised to emerge as one of the most important and contentious doctrines of 2015”, predicts Evgeny Morozov in a recent op-ed. Indeed, the digital hegemony of the US in the form of the NSA, the military and the Silicon Valley behemoths has triggered…

An interview with Thorsten Benner by Gabor Gyori of the Hungarian newspaper Vasárnapi Hírek on the February 2nd visit of Chancellor Merkel to Budapest. GG: Why do you think Angela Merkel has chosen to visit the controversial Hungarian prime minister at this time, especially since the press has…

This opinion piece is part of the the Global Governance Futures 2025 program which brings together young professionals to look ahead and recommend ways to address global challenges. As Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) replace Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the post-2015 world, climate…

This opinion piece is part of the the Global Governance Futures 2025 program which brings together young professionals to look ahead and recommend ways to address global challenges. There are many in the world who do not support the development and use of self-determining weapons endowed with…

This interview was conducted by Mirko Hohmann and Joel Sandhu for the the Global Governance Futures 2025 program which brings together young professionals to look ahead and recommend ways to address global challenges. MH & JS: In light of successive failed attempts to tackle high carbon dioxide…

“US tech hegemony is making ‘technological sovereignty’ one of the top geopolitical issues of 2015.” So goes Evgeny Morozov’s prediction for the new year. And true to form, the serial provocateur serves up an op-ed to trigger a debate on the topic. Unfortunately, Morozov is so in love with his own…

This opinion piece is part of the the Global Governance Futures 2025 program which brings together young professionals to look ahead and recommend ways to address global challenges. The year 2014 was a historic year in internet governance: From the announcement of the IANA transition process to the…

In the fall of 1914, the great war that we now call the First World War had been ongoing for only months, but the troops of Imperial Germany had already cut loose: Within weeks, they had shot 850 civilians in neutral Belgium, burned more than 400 houses and used hundreds of civilians as human…

The domestic debate on arms exports in Germany is governed by a questionable consensus: the export of defense goods secures employment and technological capabilities in the long run. While it is true that critical commentators warn not to sacrifice ethical and foreign policy goals for economic…

The post-Snowden world is a little like a new parent suddenly worrying about the security of its baby… data. Governments, companies, and citizens alike are now wrestling with how to secure it. Over the past year, Europe has been discussing proposals intended to address foreign surveillance on…

Zusammenfassung Moderne Außenpolitik verfolgt ihre Ziele zunehmend mit eigenen finanziellen Mitteln für konkrete Projekte. Die Haushaltsmittel für „Maßnahmen und Leistungen zur Sicherung von Frieden und Stabilität einschließlich humanitärer Hilfsmaßnahmen“ betragen mittlerweile gut dreimal so viel…

Executive Summary Modern foreign policy increasingly pursues its goals by using specific financial resources for concrete projects. In Germany, the budget lines for peacebuilding and stabilization, which includes humanitarian action, have grown threefold over the past decade. The design, tendering,…