Publications

This report of a research project on European identities examins the impact of Europeanization and the emergence of a European polity on collective identities. It also analyzes the mechanisms by which...chevron_right

This paper examines whether the concept of a public sphere can be validated at a European level with regard to the Haider debate and whether one can discuss a European public sphere versus a generaliz...chevron_right

This paper discusses the empirical and theoretical literature on a European public sphere. It asks two questions: What do we know empirically about a European public sphere and how can we make theoret...chevron_right

Dieser Beitrag stellt sich die Frage, was unter nationaler Identität zu verstehen ist und was diese zur Erklärung aussenpolitischen Verhaltens beitragen kann. Weiter werden aussenpolitisch relevante B...chevron_right

This paper discusses the situation of the trans-Atlantic security community. First, it examines the fundamentals of the trans-Atlantic security community, including alternative accounts. Then, it anal...chevron_right

Dieser Beitrag behandelt die Frage nach dem empirischen Wissen über die (Nicht-) Existenz einer europäischen Öffentlichkeit. Dazu analysiert es die Bedeutung der empirischen Forschungsergebnisse für ...chevron_right

This paper examines the relationship between national identities and a European identity. First, it tries to clarify the concept of collective identity and suggests three ways to think about the relat...chevron_right

This report focuses on the disputed idea of using public attribution (or even shaming) as a policy tool against those involved in the manufacture, acquisition, possession, and/or use of biological weapons (BW). In support of this theme, the text’s authors...chevron_right

This report assesses the current status of ballistic missile defenses (BMD) worldwide and how different choices by the US and its regional allies will continue to shape the nature and credibility of BMD doctrine. The text specifically includes articles on 1) India’s quest to build...chevron_right

This report provides an overview of the discussions and presentations at the eighth annual session of the US-China Strategic Dialogue in Hawaii in 2014. The goal of these meetings was to identify misp...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of a meeting between US and Brazilian officials hosted in August 2014 by the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center on Contemporary Conflict at which the participants discu...chevron_right

This report summarizes the results of the US-Singapore Track II biosecurity dialogue that took place in June 2014. Among other things, it confirms that there are differences in biosecurity priorities ...chevron_right

This report assesses the revolutionary potential, risks and management of nanotechnology and examines whether this technology could pose a threat to US hegemony. The authors examine and compare US tec...chevron_right

This report examines US-Pakistan nuclear relations since the late 1990s based on Track II diplomacy between American, Pakistani and Indian stakeholders. In particular, the report 1) discusses Pakistan...chevron_right

This report summarizes the outcomes of a workshop which took place in Cape Town on September 2013 between civil society groups from the US and South Africa on security, disarmament and nonproliferatio...chevron_right