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The European Union and the United States are currently negotiating a preferential trade agreement by way of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Bilateral or regional cooperation with like-minded partners allows states to pursue more ambitious plans for trade liberalization…

Executive Summary Child protection in development cooperation is facing new global challenges. This year, the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) provides an apt opportunity to enhance the protection of children in the context of changing global frameworks for…

In the crisis year 2014, the world looked with horror towards Nigeria, where hundreds of girls were abducted by Boko Haram, and towards Syria and Iraq. We heard of the “Sex-Jihad,” “Allah’s wicked army” and Yezidi “sex slaves.” Violence against women in conflict situations is finally getting more…

An Analysis of European Proposals after June 5, 2013 Executive Summary European government officials and public figures have promoted a variety of proposals for gaining “technological sovereignty” in response to the media reports that began emerging in June 2013 on foreign surveillance. Our research…

Am Sonntag veröffentliche die Terrorgruppe, die sich "Islamischer Staat" (IS) nennt, ein weiteres Enthauptungsvideo einer Geisel: dieses Mal eines US-amerikanischen Entwicklungshelfers. Binnen Minuten dominierte dies die westlichen Medien: Eilmeldung auf Sendern wie CNN und N24, Hauptmeldung von…

On Sunday, the group that calls itself the "Islamic State" (IS) released another video of the beheading of a hostage, this time an American aid worker. Within minutes, Western media was all over the story. From CNN to N24, It was breaking news on all channels. From Deutsche Welle to the New York…

An Unlikely Middle East Mediator Works in the Shadows Three days before the media reported the deaths of Eyal Yifrah, Gilad Shaier, and Naftali Fraenkel, I was tipped off to their tragic fate. In early June 2014, the three Israeli teenagers had gone missing while hitchhiking in the West Bank; their…