Publikationen: International Forum on Strategic Thinking

From Conflict to Regional Stability - Linking Security and Development

von Kathrin Brockmann, Hans Bastian Hauck, Stuart Reigeluth (eds.)
Veröffentlicht am 10. Februar 2008.

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The International Forum on Strategic Thinking is DGAP’s main instrument for promoting young professionals and scholars in the area of foreign and security policy. Its annual New Faces Conferences gather 20 promising young professionals and scholars pursuing an active career in international organizations, government, NGOs, think tanks and academia.

Germany’s Contribution to Lebanese Sovereignty

von Timur Goksel, Hans Bastian Hauck, Karim Makdisi and Stuart Reigeluth
Veröffentlicht am 15. Januar 2008.

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Seit dem Ende des Israel-Libanon-Krieges im Sommer 2006 leistet Deutschland nicht nur als Führungsnation des maritimen Einsatzverbandes der UNIFIL-II-Schutztruppe der Vereinten Nationen einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Konsolidierung des Libanon. Im Rahmen der bilateralen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit baut die Bundesrepublik auch das Küstenradar der libanesischen Marine wieder auf, im Norden des Landes entlang der Grenze zu Syrien werden libanesische Soldaten, Polizisten, Zoll- und Grenzbeamte in einem Pilotprojekt an Verfahren des integrierten Grenzmanagements herangeführt und ausgebildet. Auch wenn – oder gerade weil – diese Aktivitäten weniger im öffentlichen Rampenlicht zu stehen scheinen, sind sie umso mehr geeignet, den Libanesen die Souveränität über ihr eigenes Land und dessen Grenzen zurückzugeben, und sollten daher in bewährter, zurückhaltender Weise fortgeführt werden. Die in Brüssel diskutierte Überführung erfolgreicher Pilotprojekte in eine EU-Mission könnte dagegen kontraproduktiv wirken.

International Summer School 2007: Complex Challenges, Comprehensive Responses

von Kathrin Brockmann, Hans Bastian Hauck (eds.)
Veröffentlicht am 06. Dezember 2007.

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The link between international security and development constitutes a nexus that is only beginning to be understood and addressed by the international community and by regional security and development actors. During the International Summer School, participants and renowned speakers examine the complexity of contemporary development and security challenges, such as transnational warfare, terrorism, poor governance and state failure, migration and resource conflicts, as well as the transformation of traditional security and development concepts and policies (human security paradigm etc.). New interfaces between security and development (e.g. the concept of Security Sector Reform) and the need for an integrated approach to address global challenges are discussed. In this light, efforts and strategies of global actors like the EU, US, NATO, UN and OSCE as well as sensitivities and prospects for cooperation are assessed. Case studies on Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Balkans provide regional insights to the topic.

NFC 2006: Security in a Globalized World

von Kathrin Brockmann, Hans Bastian Hauck (eds )
Veröffentlicht am 23. Oktober 2007.

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The end of the Cold War brought with it the end of the traditional, bipolar geo-strategic model of explaining world affairs. “Feindbilder,” which used to be defined in geographical terms (“East” vs “West”), have been replaced by security threats perceived to be truly global and functional in nature, yet regional in origin: Terrorism and proliferation, migration, organized crime and corruption or, at the root level, the lack of democracy and good governance in certain parts of this world. The realization that in today’s globalized and interlinked world regional conflicts can have global fallout has increased the need for policy analysts to better understand the highly complex nature of different regional security dynamics. For policy makers, the question is how to address regional security issues efficiently and effectively.

NFC 2005: Security Challenges in Times of Change

von May-Britt Stumbaum, Magnus Christiansson (eds.)
Veröffentlicht am 22. Oktober 2007.

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One of the most striking features of the political developments during the 1990s was the re-emergence of regional conflicts that seemed to be very forgotten during the Cold War. Indeed, something of regional identities were also created and reinforced in many parts of the world, making room for both promising developments (like the European Union) and more worrying tendencies. For many observers this development called for a deeper understanding of cultural and historical patterns, as well as a more hands-on need of knowledge of current regional dynamics. The importance of the MENA region, Central and Eastern Asia, and the former Soviet republics Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, made it necessary for a broader access traditionally reserved for area experts.