How to Counter Russian Disinformation? Working Paper 22/2018

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the Russian government is running disinformation campaigns against western democracies. A publication by the European Values Think Tank suggests countermeasures. In our latest working paper, authors Veronika Víchová and Jakub Janda summarize the findings they consider most important.

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

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Berlin, Paris and EU strategic autonomy - Working Paper 8/2018

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France has been pushing forward with a new national security strategy, including visions of strategic autonomy and own intervention forces for Europe. How does that fit together with Germany's ideas of European security policy? In our Working Paper 8/2018, Detlef Puhl, who has worked at the German Ministry of Defence and the French Ministry of the Armed forces, discusses the prospects of future German-French-EU strategy building.

The Security Policy Working Papers are intended to stimulate debate and help explain current issues.

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Working Paper 6/2018: Air Power

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an essential element of NATO's power is the punch of its air forces. However, air power must not be seen as invariable. On the contrary, it has be adjusted to present and future security challenges. A study published by NATO's Joint Air Power Competence Centre provides food for thought on how that can be done. In our Working Paper, Rayk Hähnlein presents major conclusions from the study.

The Security Policy Working Papers are intended to stimulate debate and help explain current issues.

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Trump, Kim and the Nuclear Button: Discussing Deterrence in Seoul

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Given the changes in US policy, both East Asia and Europe face a common question: How credible is America's nuclear security assurance? Against this background the Korean Research Institute for Security Affairs, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and the Federal Academy for Security Policy invited nuclear policy experts for a discussion in Seoul.

Working Paper 7/2018: Russia

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in his March 1st address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Russia's President Vladimir Putin praised new weapons, including nuclear systems that could allegedly outmatch US missile defence. What is the story behind these announcements? In our Working Paper, BAKS Vice President Wolfgang Rudischhauser offers a critical analysis on Putin's weapons show.

The Security Policy Working Papers are intended to stimulate debate and help explain current issues.

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