Publikationen: DGAPbericht

Reconsidering Democratization and Security: Linkages, Lessons Learned and Prospects for the Future

von Kathrin Brockmann, Christian Achrainer (eds.)
Veröffentlicht am 26. November 2009.

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One of the major controversial debates of our time concentrates on the question if and how democratization can contribute to maintaining or strengthening security and stability. While the democratic peace thesis, holding that democratic countries do not enter into violent conflict with one another, suggests a positive correlation between democracy and security, countries in democratic transition are often prone to conflict and instability. A booming concept in the 1990s, the idea of external democracy promotion today is widely contested. Measures range from supporting civil society actors and democratic thinking elites to military regime change.

Democratization and Security in Central and Eastern Europe and the Post-Soviet States

von Kathrin Brockmann, David Bosold (eds.)
Veröffentlicht am 26. Oktober 2009.

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Although Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia share the common experience of the demise of the Warsaw Pact and the fall of the former Soviet Union, the political situation in those countries today is markedly diverse. 20 years after the fall of the Berlin wall and the iron curtain, most states in Central and Eastern Europe are considered consolidated democracies and the states of ex-Yugoslavia, albeit to a different extent, have also made significant progress towards democracy in the wake of the civil wars of the 1990s.

Anticipating the Future - Scenarios and Strategic Options for a New Global Order

von David Bosold, Kathrin Brockmann (eds.)
Veröffentlicht am 14. Oktober 2009.

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How can global climate change be mitigated and what roles do international negotiations, businesses, cities and consumers play? In what ways could the EU and its member states constructively engage with China, India and Russia? Will organizations such as the UN, NATO and the EU succeed in adapting their strategies to the changing nature of crises? How can global energy security be achieved? Will the G8 soon be a G20? Or, summing it up differently: what will our globe look like in 2020?

Mittel- und Osteuropa auf dem Weg ins 21. Jahrhundert

von Julian Pänke und Gereon Schuch (Hrsg.)
Veröffentlicht am 07. September 2009.

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Der mit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges in Mittel- und Osteuropa einsetzende Transformationsprozess hat das Aussehen des Kontinents fundamental verändert. Während die Transformation für die Mehrzahl der Staaten einen schrittweisen Übergang zu Marktwirtschaft und liberaler Demokratie bedeutete, der ihnen den Beitritt zu westlichen Bündnisstrukturen ermöglichte, ist der Ausgang des Wandlungsprozesses in anderen Staaten unklar.

Anticipating the Future - Scenarios and Strategic Options for a New Global Order

von David Bosold, Kathrin Brockmann (eds.)
Veröffentlicht am 13. August 2009.

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How can global climate change be mitigated and what roles do international negotiations, businesses, cities and consumers play? In what ways could the EU and its member states constructively engage with China, India and Russia? Will organizations such as the UN, NATO and the EU succeed in adapting their strategies to the changing nature of crises? How can global energy security be achieved? Will the G8 soon be a G20? Or, summing it up differently: what will our globe look like in 2020?