Trump, Tallinn, Turbulence: A Review of the 2018 Core Course


Dear Madam or Sir,
the year 2017 was a turning point for Saudi Arabia. Long-overdue decisions were made, while serious rifts appeared within the royal family. How did the power struggle in the House of Saud influence the country's current foreign policy? Iris Wurm analyzes past developments and future challenges.
The Security Policy Working Papers are intended to stimulate debate and help explain current issues.
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where are we in terms of peace and security on the African continent? Is the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) ready for its tasks? And why should Germany care? In our latest working paper, Jan Grebe and Martin Schuldes analyze current and future challenges.
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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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
Dear Madam or Sir,
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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