Foreign & Security Policy

Any Hope for a Kurdish State?

Published: 14 July 2016

Iraqi and Syrian Kurds have gained increasing international recognition for their efforts in combating ISIS and some observers conclude that the conditions for an independent Kurdistan have never been as favorable as they are now. What are the prospects for a Kurdish nation state?

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Germany: In defense of nuclear weapons?

Published: 24 August 2016

Negotiations on a treaty declaring nuclear weapons illegal are planned for 2017. So far, Germany and others have tried to block this process, even while officially supporting a nuclear-weapon-free world. These contradictions will soon end, however: states will have to pick sides.

By Leo Hoffmann-Axthelm

Versammlung von Gegnern des Verfassungsentwurfs in der Nähe des Präsidentenpalastes

Egypt: End the illusions!

Published: 13 June 2016

The German federal government sees Egypt as a state that can guarantee regional stability. But especially the support of the regime as-Sisi increases the instability in the region. It's time for a new approach to Egypt.

By Barbara Unmüßig and Joachim Paul

The European Union and Nuclear Disarmament – a Sensitive Question

Published: 25 May 2016

Currently the debate on nuclear weapons in the European Union is not making any progress, this could be due to the failure of the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2015. Nevertheless, a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Europe should still be envisaged.

By Julia Berghofer

A new attempt to resolve the Ukraine conflict

Published: 14 April 2016

The Minsk agreement has come to a standstill. From Ukraine can't accept bogus elections in Donbass and grant autonony to puppet republics while Russia simultaneously expand its power in the region.

By Ralf Fücks and Marieluise Beck

For a Progressive and European Response to Security Challenges

Published: 1 April 2016

The recent attacks in Brussels have left everyone in Belgium and elsewhere in Europe in shock. People feel more and more helpless in the face of what seems to be, after the attacks in Paris last November and in January 2015, an increasingly destructive threat.

By Sophie Heine

Blue Diplomacy: Transboundary Water Governance from a Foreign Policy Lens

Published: 7 January 2016

Water quantity and quality are deteriorating and the struggle among all common water users is likely to intensify. This may become even more visible in river basins that cross political boundaries of different countries. History reveals that in many situations, this mutual need may bring strategic cooperation rather than open conflict, and lead to peaceful solutions to water disputes. Over the last 67 years, we have witnessed only 37 severe water disputes globally, in comparison to 295 water cooperation treaties (UN Water 2008: 3).

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