Foreign & Security Policy

21st Foreign Policy Conference

Published: 6 January 2021

Worldwide we are witnessing the return to great power rivalry, and – as a reaction – the calls for strategic sovereignty of the European Union are gaining strength. But how can the EU navigate through a more competitive world and maintain its core values at the same time? These questions were at the core of our 21st Foreign Policy Conference.

Why Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s New Deal for Transatlantic Cooperation Will Not Be Enough

Published: 3 December 2020

Analysis

Hopes about a new thaw in transatlantic relations might evaporate soon. With respect to its key ally in Europe, the US is not only expecting an increase in German defense spending, but also a realignment of Berlin's China policy.

By Payam Ghalehdar

Radioactivity Under the Sand

Published: 8 July 2020

E-Paper

More than half a century ago, France tested its first atomic bombs in the Algerian desert. This E-Paper examines the environmental and political legacy of these tests: a story of post-colonial injustice and radiological irresponsibility.

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Signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty

Not Your Father’s Arms Control: Challenges for Stabilizing Military Confrontation in Europe

Published: 29 April 2020

Background

The old arms control framework between Russia and the West does not work any more. The erosion of central arms control treaties has led to new tensions between NATO and Moscow. A new approach aimed at reducing tensions in Europe must take into account that central geopolitical coordinates have changed, and that new weapon technologies are rendering the old arms control paradigms obsolete.

By Igor Istomin

Lager Moria: Überall staut sich der Dreck. Ein Spaziergang durch Moria ist wie ein Gang durch eine Müllhalde.

Leave no One Behind

Published: 6 May 2020

Commentary

Erik Marquardt got a first-hand impression of the inhuman conditions in the Moria refugee camp, where more than 20,000 people live in the most miserable conditions. An outbreak of coronavirus would be devastating. In order to draw more attention to this issue, he has co-created the Leave no One Behind campaign.

By Erik Marquardt

The Building Blocks of a Progressive Transatlantic Vision

Published: 31 March 2020

Analysis

The old transatlantic paradigm with its focus on NATO and security is losing traction. A new transatlantic agenda should focus on three issues of common concern on both sides of the Atlantic: human rights, climate change and the containment of the rising power China.

By Rachel Rizzo

Multilateralism 2.0

Published: 17 March 2020

It is time to upgrade the current debate on multilateralism, to make it greener and more global. We tried to do just this at our 20th Foreign Policy Conference, which took place in Berlin on 30-31 January 2020. This reader provides some insights into our major topics, from trade to climate to security policy, with perspectives from South Africa, India, Brazil, the US and the EU.

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