About Us

About Us

The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) has helped shape the foreign policy debate in Germany since 1955. The mission of the DGAP, as an independent and nonprofit institution, is to improve the understanding of international relations and to scientifically explore the pertinent current issues of foreign policy. Furthermore, the DGAP regularly hosts German and international experts and decision-makers in the fields of politics, economics, science and the media, in order to discuss foreign policy essentials and current events. The DGAP is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, private corporations, foundations and others, as well as through the financial support of its more than 2,000 members.
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Research Institute

The Research Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) is a foreign policy think tank incorporating politics, economics, academia, and the media. More than 20 scholars work addressing global issues in the geographic regions of the US, the EU, France, Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Eurasia and China, as well as on topics such as security and energy policy and future global challenges. The experts of the Research Institute advise both the public sector, including government officials and members of the Bundestag, and the private sector, and, in cooperation with the media, inform the public both within Germany and abroad.
The Research Institute also operates the online portal aussenpolitik.net.
You can find our experts and their areas of expertise here.

IP Global Edition

Founded in 1945, Internationale Politik (IP) is Germany’s oldest foreign policy journal. For over 60 years, IP has helped shape the debate on issues in global affairs by publishing stimulating articles by internationally renowned authors. Featuring expert analyses, essays, commentaries, and interviews, each edition of IP addresses topics such as international relations and environmental, economic, and educational policy.
IP Global Edition is the quarterly English-language journal of the DGAP. The journal fills the gap in existing foreign policy literature by providing a European prospective on global issues to its world-wide audience and is essential for all those working in the field of politics and global economic issues.
IP Global Edition can be easily accessed online from anywhere in the world.

Library and Documentation Center

The Library and Documentation Center (BiDok) at the DGAP is one of Germany’s oldest and most highly- regarded libraries for foreign and security policy. The BiDok currently holds more than 200 different titles of journals, as well as 75,000 volumes, all of which are catalogued online in the internet database “World Affairs Online”, which allows for easy research access.
The reading room in the BiDok offers computer work stations with internet, wireless access and copy capabilities. The BiDok is open to the pubic with no appointment necessary.
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YOUNG DGAP

The Young DGAP is a new initiative for members of the DGAP under the age of 40. The Young DGAP aims at encouraging more young people to take an active interest in foreign and security policy through innovative events such as controversial debates (DGAP kontrovers) and discussions with decision-makers in a relatively private setting (Privatissimum). The Young DGAP offers a mentor program with established professionals within the field as well as a reduced membership fee. Furthermore, the Young DGAP provides an exclusive online forum for its members to communicate and network with each other.

Further information

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You can find our current events here. Please regard, that the majority of our events are planned and announced on short notice. Most of them are exclusively available to our members.
Contact persons for the events and other issues, you can find here.

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