07/2018
Putin's Weapons Show: Just hot air from Moscow?
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Working Paper 31/2017: Iraq
Dear Madam or Sir,
the territorial decline of ISIL in Iraq and Syria raised hopes among the international community that there could be peace in Iraq. Yet even before the last safe havens of ISIL were eliminated, new areas of conflict began to emerge. Since their independence referendum, the Kurds have been struggling for unity and autonomy, while at the same time Iran has emerged as a new power within Iraq. In our latest Working Paper Stefan Lukas sheds light on the consequences and discusses three possible scenarios for German foreign and security policy in the region.
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Working Paper 28/2017: South Caucasus
Dear Madam or Sir,
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Working Paper 27/2017: Russia
Dear Madam or Sir,
as a result of Russia’s aggression on Ukraine, Russian-Western relations are on the lowest level since the end of the Cold War. In our latest working paper, Marek Menkisak finds Russia’s current strategic goals in Europe to be unacceptable for the West. He holds that any improvements were unrealistic as long as the Putin administration remains in power and recommends various measures to both enhance the Western community’s resilience and strengthen its neighbours in Eastern Europe.
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