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We can use national technology to protect the data of citizens, companies and governments from foreign surveillance and espionage and at the same time build up a strong and competitive IT industry in Germany and Europe. This is the promise of the advocates of proposals to regain “technological…

Codegesteuerte Angriffe auf zivile und militärische Infrastrukturen gelten als eine der großen neuen sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen. Politische Entscheidungsträger, aber auch Vertreter der Sicherheitsindustrie und der Medien, warnen zunehmend vor einem „Cyberkrieg“, der Wirtschaft und…

Code-based attacks on civilian and military infrastructures pose one of the great new challenges for security policy. Political decision-makers, the security industry and media pundits are increasingly warning of a “cyber war” that could throw the economy and society into unpredictable turmoil.…

Allgemein gesprochen meint Sicherheitssektorreform (SSR) eine planmäßige Verbesserung der bestehenden Strukturen und Arbeitsweisen im Sicherheitssektor eines Landes mit dem Ziel, mehr Sicherheit für die Bevölkerung zu schaffen. Einerseits kann dies erreicht werden, wenn Polizist_innen und…

This interview was conducted by Mirko Hohmann and Joel Sandhu for the Global Governance Futures 2025 program which brings together young professionals to look ahead and recommend ways to address global challenges. MH & JS: Recently, there has been a substantial debate in the German policy scene as…

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…

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…

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…