Dear Madam or Sir,

The West is under pressure. In our latest Working Paper Dr Patrick Keller, Coordinator for Foreign and Security Policy at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, finds the West being challenged by authoritarian states, international terrorism and populist movements while at the same time being weakened by a crisis of confidence. What does that signify for the security policy situation of Germany and its allies, and what measures should be taken in reaction?

Dear Madam or Sir,

the ongoing offensive against ISIL in Mosul will be decisive for the future of war-torn Iraq. In our Working Paper 29/2016 - now available in English - Dr Wilfried Buchta argues that the outcome of this campaign will determine whether the country remains divided or whether it can be reunited as one nation comprising Shia and Sunni Muslims.

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