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It has been almost two years since former Defense Minister de Maizière initiated a debate on the possible purchase of armed drones for the Bundeswehr. On June 30, however, the debate entered its next stage. That was when the Bundestag's Defense Committee met for a public hearing to discuss – as was…

Since the start of reporting during the ‘Congo wars’ in 1998 the International Crisis Group (ICG) has been one of the most important sources of information for Western analysts, UN agencies and NGOs dealing with the political and economic challenges of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This article…

Die 2012 durch den ehemaligen Verteidigungsminister de Maizière angestoßene Debatte um die Beschaffung bewaffneter Drohnen für die Bundeswehr geht kommenden Montag in eine neue Runde. Dann treffen sich die Mitglieder des Bundestags-Verteidigungsausschusses zu einer öffentlichen Anhörung, um – wie im…

Political summits are known for sweeping declarations that are, more often than not, forgotten as soon as the ink is dry. The April 2014 EU-Africa summit, held in Brussels, appears to be no exception. Leaders from both sides unanimously proclaimed the need for a fundamental shift from aid to trade…

"A internet que queremos só é possível num cenário de respeito aos direitos humanos, em particular à privacidade e à liberdade de expressão". Foi com essas palavras que a presidente Dilma Rousseff abriu o encontro global NETMundial sobre o futuro da governança da internet, em São Paulo, no final de…

Vor einem Jahr begannen die Enthüllungen Edward Snowdens über das bis zu diesem Moment kaum vorstellbare Ausmaß der weltweiten Überwachung durch den US-Geheimdienst NSA. Deutschland steht seitdem an vorderster Front im Kampf gegen die Verletzung der Privatsphäre der Bürger. Im November brachte die…

A year ago this week, Edward Snowden started his leaks revealing that the NSA conducted mass surveillance of citizens across the globe on a scale and with a technological sophistication few had dared to imagine. Germany has been at the forefront of pushing back against the violation of privacy…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is no longer fixated on Africa. In a long overdue step, Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda recently reopened preliminary investigations into UK war crimes in Iraq. Bensouda’s principled move provides a new point of leverage for international civil…

Polizeiliche Kompetenzen sind der Exportschlager der europäischen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik. Seit 2003 leisten EU-Polizeimissionen Beiträge zur Herstellung öffentlicher Sicherheit und zum Aufbau lokaler Polizeibehörden in Konfliktländern. Der Auf- und Umbau von Sicherheitsinstitutionen…

This article asks how success is defined and measured for humanitarian action and military interventions aimed at protecting civilians from violence and harm in situations of armed conflict. It starts by illustrating how humanitarian and military protection actors differ in their ability or…

Pakistans Premierminister Nawaz Sharif, US-Präsident Barack Obama und der britische Premierminister David Cameron gehörten zu den ersten Gratulanten für den neuen Regierungschef Narendra Modi nach seinem überwältigenden Wahlsieg in Indien. Lang gehegte Bedenken aufgrund seiner schillernden…