englischFor the states of the Western Balkans, the years 2020 and 2021 also had negative and in many respects challenging consequences due to the coronavirus pandemic – a trend that will continue.

Against this background, the study of the KFIBS research group “Southeast Europe” examines the [...]

englischIn U.S. foreign and security policy under President Donald J. Trump clearly recognizable tectonic shifts have become visible (keyword: “America first”).

This study by the Cologne Forum for International Relations and Security Policy (KFIBS) takes stock of the development of European-American [...]

englischSchools of thought in International Relations (IR) are increasingly differentiating to match with the multipolar power distribution. Yet, the newly implemented strands are facing criticism for the lack of a generally accepted systematic framework. Furthermore, there are ambiguities with [...]