englischAs an officer, military theorist and peace researcher, Wolf Graf von Baudissin seems to have been a living contradiction. He began his military career in the German Reichswehr and, as a soldier in Hitler’s Wehrmacht, fought in the Battle of France during World War II, before being captured [...]

englischThirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, America and Russia have again returned to conflict. But this renewed confrontation did not come out of the blue. Rather, it was preceded by a long period of stagnation and a final crisis in the realm of arms control. In particular, the [...]

englischThis commemorative book reprints articles by Reinhard Mutz which promote a security policy compatible with peace and a peace policy compatible with security. After the end of the system-driven global conflict, hopes for an era of peace, unity and democracy were high. However, Reinhard Mutz [...]

englischThis study places special emphasis on an important issue that has been neglected for a long time: the architecture of pan-African peace and security, including multifaceted challenges in this respect at both the national and regional levels.

Comprised of one lead article and nine case [...]

englischThe relationship between Russia and the West is worse than it has ever been since the end of the Cold War. Substantially contradictory interests are at the core of this new constellation of conflict. But a far-reaching mutual lack of understanding also contributes to the fact that even [...]

englischWar in the 21st century is more complex, volatile, society based and information intensive than ever before. One could simplify the description of waging war as different combinations of highly modern, traditional and asymmetric components, which, according to the postmodern maxim “anything [...]

Arne Seifert verfolgt die politischen Entwicklungen in Tadschikistan seit seiner Zeit als Mitglied der OSZE-Mission in den Jahren 1996 bis1997. Er wurde Zeuge davon, wie die Opposition bedrängt, kriminalisiert und verfolgt wurde. Das Verhältnis zwischen säkularen und islamischen Kräften in [...]

englischThe International Criminal Justice system is an important element of world politics today. Currently, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating serious human rights violations committed in nine African states and has launched preliminary investigations into acts committed in [...]

englischDeepening segregation, seclusion and at times the return of violence are often characteristic by-products of peace processes. Likewise, formerly effective mechanisms of control lose their legitimacy, leading to a heightened intra-community desire for social order. The erosion of the [...]

englischThis study examines the risks and threats to security in the context of civil defence and homeland security. It deals with risks and threats posed by individuals or groups who intend to inflict severe damage on the public and/or state authorities, or those who use threats to achieve [...]