Publications: Security Policy

NATO’s Global Aspirations

Posted on 2008-05-16.

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Bucharest was initially dubbed the “enlargement summit.” But this epithet was soon obsolete, despite the go-ahead for Albania and Croatia to join. Western European opposition to Ukrainian and Georgian membership plans was too strong. Would enlargement necessarily increase NATO’s capacity?

From Conflict to Regional Stability - Linking Security and Development

Posted on 2008-02-10.

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The International Forum on Strategic Thinking is DGAP’s main instrument for promoting young professionals and scholars in the area of foreign and security policy. Its annual New Faces Conferences gather 20 promising young professionals and scholars pursuing an active career in international organizations, government, NGOs, think tanks and academia.

Germany’s Contribution to Lebanese Sovereignty

Posted on 2008-01-15.

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Seit dem Ende des Israel-Libanon-Krieges im Sommer 2006 leistet Deutschland nicht nur als Führungsnation des maritimen Einsatzverbandes der UNIFIL-II-Schutztruppe der Vereinten Nationen einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Konsolidierung des Libanon. Im Rahmen der bilateralen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit baut die Bundesrepublik auch das Küstenradar der libanesischen Marine wieder auf, im Norden des Landes entlang der Grenze zu Syrien werden libanesische Soldaten, Polizisten, Zoll- und Grenzbeamte in einem Pilotprojekt an Verfahren des integrierten Grenzmanagements herangeführt und ausgebildet. Auch wenn – oder gerade weil – diese Aktivitäten weniger im öffentlichen Rampenlicht zu stehen scheinen, sind sie umso mehr geeignet, den Libanesen die Souveränität über ihr eigenes Land und dessen Grenzen zurückzugeben, und sollten daher in bewährter, zurückhaltender Weise fortgeführt werden. Die in Brüssel diskutierte Überführung erfolgreicher Pilotprojekte in eine EU-Mission könnte dagegen kontraproduktiv wirken.

The Legs of the Triangle – The EU-China Relations

Posted on 2007-12-11.

China’s ascendance on the world stage signals a major shift in the global political, economic, and security environment. The ability of the U.S. and EU to deal effectively with the challenges associated with China’s rise have far-reaching consequences both for transatlantic relations and for the effective management of China’s global emergence and the world order. The Bush administration’s China policy appears still contested and the future of Sino-American relations highly uncertain. China has not already become the world’s 4th economy and 3rd exporter, but also an increasingly important political power (total external trade now more than three times the combined trade of India and Brazil). In this context, it is not surprising that competition and rivalries within the strategic triangle are growing. While ambivalence has always characterized the complex U.S.-China relations, increasing frictions in a number of political and economic fields is rather a new development within the EU-China relations during the last 12-18 months.

International Summer School 2007: Complex Challenges, Comprehensive Responses

Posted on 2007-12-06.

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The link between international security and development constitutes a nexus that is only beginning to be understood and addressed by the international community and by regional security and development actors. During the International Summer School, participants and renowned speakers examine the complexity of contemporary development and security challenges, such as transnational warfare, terrorism, poor governance and state failure, migration and resource conflicts, as well as the transformation of traditional security and development concepts and policies (human security paradigm etc.). New interfaces between security and development (e.g. the concept of Security Sector Reform) and the need for an integrated approach to address global challenges are discussed. In this light, efforts and strategies of global actors like the EU, US, NATO, UN and OSCE as well as sensitivities and prospects for cooperation are assessed. Case studies on Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Balkans provide regional insights to the topic.

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