Publications

In a previous publication, this text’s author argued that the crisis accompanying China’s aspirations to become a global hegemon and counter-efforts by other states is precipitating a new Thirty Years...chevron_right

Diese Publikation analysiert die Resultate einer Meinungsumfrage der Wirtschaftszeitung RBK bezüglich der politischen Präferenzen der russischen Bürger. Diese ergab unter anderem, dass 1) die Balance ...chevron_right

Diese Publikation besagt, dass in Russland die soziale Ungleichheit und die Unzufriedenheit in der Bevölkerung zunimmt. Der Autor erläutert unter anderem, dass 1) die Inflation sich schätzungsweise bi...chevron_right

Diese Publikation analysiert die Implikationen der US Kongresswahlen für Amerika und Deutschland. Schlüsselerkenntnisse sind unter anderem, 1) dass das nationalistische und protektionistische Vorgehen...chevron_right

The articles in this edition of PRISM focus on 1) the ethical implications of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in strategic decision-making; 2) realities and myths of the wildlife-trafficking-milita...chevron_right

This publication analyzes diplomacy in the 21st century, which has changed on a personal, instrumental, institutional, as well as global level. More specifically, the text’s authors analyze 1) diploma...chevron_right

This publication presents an overview of the cooperation and assistance activities that have been carried out for arms transfer and small arms and light weapons (SALW) in which Middle Eastern and...chevron_right

This publication presents an overview of the current state of military expenditure transparency in sub-Saharan Africa on a national and international level. To do so, the text's authors 1) analyz...chevron_right

This paper seeks to contextualize and unpack the linkages between conventional arms control and the conflict prevention and sustaining peace agendas of the United Nations. More specifically, the paper...chevron_right

This report analyzes the United States’ National Defense Strategy and the larger geopolitical environment in which that strategy must be executed. It argues that America confronts a grave crisis of na...chevron_right

This report examines US concerns regarding India-Pakistan security competition, which harbors a low but nonzero chance of bringing about a nuclear catastrophe. The text's author also reviews pote...chevron_right

This publication provides an overview of the different security arrangements China is using to protect its overseas investments and workers. Key insights include 1) that the Belt and Road Initiative (...chevron_right

This publication reflects on the relationship between the US and Pakistan, arguing that these countries’ interests seem to have aligned in the search for a negotiated settlement of the Afghanistan conflict. In particular, both share the goal of preventing Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven...chevron_right

This publication analyzes the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's (DPRK) foreign policy, with a focus on the country's diplomatic relations towards the US, South Korea and China. It argues that North Korea does not intend to decrease the nuclear deterrence on which the Kim regime believes...chevron_right

This issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest ranks Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia as well as the territories of Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh and South Ossetia according to their political regime. While the first article gives a critical reflection on the validity of political regime-related country rankings, the second chapter ranks the countries by their political regime.chevron_right