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Wenn Ende 2014 der letzte deutsche ISAF-Soldat in Kabul oder Mazar-e-Sharif ins Flugzeug steigt, geht eine Ära zu Ende – unabhängig davon, ob es eine Folgemission geben wird oder nicht. Die Katerstimmung hat längst eingesetzt, auch wenn die dringend notwendige Debatte über Fehler und Lehren aus dem…

The recent quarrel between China and the US over the narrowly avoided midair incident between a US spy plane and a Chinese fighter jet has again put China-US relations under pressure. Most commentaries focus on the seeming danger of the Chinese fighter jet intercepting the US spy plane. While it is…

Critique is back on the scholarly agenda. Since the financial crisis, critique has been debated in philosophy and sociology with renewed rigour. International Relations is currently picking up on these developments. Yet, the critique of capitalism is largely absent in International Relations. This…

In April, when German Chancellor Angel Merkel congratulated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on his reelection, she let it be known that his large majority implied a “special responsibility” to use good judgment and behave with sensitivity toward opponents. He has done exactly the opposite.…

The concept of real-time evaluation (RTE) has evolved and spread considerably since its introduction some two decades ago, and since reviews first looked comprehensively at its application. It has formed an integral part of evaluation practice among humanitarian organizations, who are continuing to…