Working Paper 23/2017: Terrorism and Unmanned Technology
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Working Paper 20/2017: EU
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in the wake of terrorist attacks throughout Europe, many voices demand closer intelligence cooperation within the European Union, some of them even asking for an EU intelligence service. Intelligence activities, however, lie at the heart of state sovereignty. So how can European integration and cooperation work in this highly sensitive policy area? In our latest Working Paper Pia Philippa Seyfried discusses the potentials and limits of intelligence cooperation at EU level.
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Working Paper 16/2017: Resilience
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the Federal Government’s 2016 White Paper was the first German strategic document to give prominence to resilience. It even considers resilience one of the five most important national key areas of security policy. However, Michael Hanisch finds that despite the importance of resilience, its implementation lacked substantial progress. So how can resilience be strengthened in Germany?
See our latest Working Paper for some tangible proposals!
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Working Paper 17/2017: Turkey
Dear Madam or Sir,
today there is a lot of talk about an alleged Turkish reorientation towards new partners in the East, among them most prominently Russia. It is true that after the tensions following the downing of a Russian aircraft by Turkish forces in 2015, relations between Moscow and Ankara have improved again. But do we really have to expect a Turkish-Russian alliance? In our latest Working Paper, Kaan Sahin argues that a comprehensive partnership between the two states would contradict their strategic interests and is thus very unlikely.
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Working Paper 15/2017: US Policy towards Latin America
Dear Madam or Sir,
many Latin American states fear changes of US foreign policy since Donald Trump took office. In our latest Working Paper, Stefan Scheller examines possible impacts of Trump’s policies on part of the Southern neighbors of the US.
The Security Policy Working Papers are intended to stimulate debate and help explain current issues.
They can be found on our website: https://www.baks.bund.de/en/working-papers
We hope you enjoy reading them!
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Core Course visits US Embassy Berlin
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The discussion at the US Embassy in Berlin focused on the transatlantic relations under the new US administration as well as the significance of NATO. Picture: Embassy of the United States, Berlin
Core Course: Discussion with Members of the German Bundestag
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How does parliament shape security policy? The participants of the Core Seminar took a glance at the daily business of parliament in discussions with members of the German Bundestag. Picture: Deutscher Bundestag/Marc-Steffen Unger
Working Paper 9/2017: Cyber Space
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cyber security is ranking high on today's political and economic agendas. In our Working Paper No. 9/2017, Paul-Jasper Dittrich and Björn Boening explain the complexity of the subject and plead for "cyber arms control". They conclude that the prime goal right now is to find common definitions and standards in order to accomplish a very first step in a more protracted process towards more security in cyber space.
The Security Policy Working Papers are intended to stimulate debate and help explain current issues.
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Working Paper 10/2017: Middle East
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the Middle East has been considered a conflict zone for decades. In our Working Paper No.10/2017 Dr Andreas Jacobs highlights the upheaval in the region since 2011 and finds an overwhelming failure of statehood. He argues that strengthening existing regimes with regard to short-term stability might turn out a mistake in the long run. Therefore he argues that, in the long term perspective, the functionality of statehood should be supported instead.
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The 2017 Core Course Kicks Off with Wolfgang Ischinger
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The 2017 Core Course on Security Policy started with a discussion with Wolfgang Ischinger, the Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, about current transatlantic relations, the European Union and cyber security.