Publications

This article focuses om the EU's ‘insurance mechanism’, which is designed to re-introduce visa requirements quickly and easily if migration flows into Europe get out of control or a partner natio...chevron_right

This brief looks at the commercial and infrastructural benefits Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region hope to gain from China’s Belt and Road Initiative. For the EU, however, Beijing’s desire to establish new economic, cultural and political corridors in areas that are covered by…chevron_right

This brief examines China’s desire to use its Belt and Road Initiative to economically, culturally and politically penetrate the Western Balkans, which remains a complex environment overlaid by the Berlin Process, the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI), Russian energy politics and…chevron_right

This paper looks at the reasons behind Turkey's continued involvement in the Syria conflict. From 2011 to August 2016, Ankara focused on ousting the Assad regime. More recently, however, it has concentrated on blocking the gambits of...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the recent shifts in NATO’s nuclear deterrence posture and its broader collective defense strategy. Given Russia’s current foreign policy, military modernization efforts and nuclear saber-rattling, it should...chevron_right

This paper wonders whether growing tensions between Belarus and Russia will lead to a new crisis in Eastern Europe. The source of the troubles is familiar enough – i.e., Russia’s attempts to dampen President Lukashenko’s flirtations with the West. If things do...chevron_right

This paper examines the emergence of informal intergovernmental institutions – including the G20 and Arctic Council – and the potentially negative impact they might have on small states. According to the text’s author, the best option for the latter nations is...chevron_right

In order to protect civilians, civil society organizations have worked hard in the post-Cold War era to get governments either to regulate or outright ban conventional weapons such as anti-personnel landmines, cluster munitions, small arms and light weapons. But what about...chevron_right

This handbook provides practitioners with a series of best practices and ‘exemplary methods’ in order to help them adopt gender-sensitive approaches to crafting legislation, budgets and security sector reforms.chevron_right

This report summarizes the proceedings of the second international conference on Ukrainian security sector governance (SSG). In addition to highlighting the conference’s key messages and outcomes, the report 1) provides a comprehensive review of...chevron_right

Diese Publikation befasst sich mit den Resultaten des XVI. Parteitags der Machtpartei „Einiges Russland“ und analysiert deren potentielle Auswirkungen auf die russische Innenpolitik. Laut den russischen Medien Spielt die Machpartei heute eine wichtige, jedoch nicht...chevron_right

As the author of this paper sees it, Europe’s cross-border terrorist threat requires 1) a “homeland security alliance” that spans across the entire region; 2) the leveraging of advanced digital techno...chevron_right

Angesichts der wachsenden Reihe von ‚Bruchlinien‘ zwischen der EU und der NATO untersucht diese Publikation ob und wie diese beiden Organisationen eine wirkungsvolle Abwehr bilden können. Die Einführung wirksamer Massnahem für kollektive Verteidigung und...chevron_right

This publication zeros in on the technological dimensions of China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Initiative. As one of the biggest infrastructure projects of the 21st century, the text's author posits that OBOR’s success will rely heavily on...chevron_right

Diese Publikation analysiert die geostrategische Bedeutung der chinesischen Seidenstraße-Initiative. Nach Ansicht des Autors soll die Initiative China einen sicheren Zugang zu Ressourcen und neuen Exportmärkten in Süd-/Osteuropa und Afrika ermöglichen. Mit seinem...chevron_right