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    Aufklären, Abschrecken, Verteidigen

    Ein Konzept zur Abwehr des hybriden Krieges gegen Deutschland
    Die Zeit der Weckrufe ist vorbei. Deutschland muss handeln, um hybride Angriffe wirksamer abzuwehren und auch abzuschrecken.
    Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff
    Nico Lange
    Jürgen-Joachim von Sandrart
    et al.
    White Paper
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    Zum Stand der deutsch-russischen Beziehungen

    Die deutsch-russischen Beziehungen sind seit Beginn des russischen Angriffskriegs gegen die gesamte Ukraine 2022 auf einem Tiefstand seit dem Ende des Kalten Kriegs. Vor diesem Hintergrund diskutieren wir mit dem deutschen Botschafter in Moskau, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, über den Stand der deutsch-russischen Beziehungen.

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    The Restructuring of FCAS

    A Learning Opportunity for European Defense
    In its failures, FCAS demonstrates how the structural industrial, political, and strategic constraints that will affect all European defense projects can be managed to ensure a stronger European defense ecosystem.
    Emil Archambault
    Policy Brief
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    Effects of the EU’s Migration Diplomacy

    Lessons from Tunisia, ­Mauritania, Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan
    This report assesses what the EU's high-profile deals with countries in the MENA region have actually achieved and offers recommendations for the EU to improve its migration diplomacy.
    Sophie Meiners
    Svenja Niederfranke
    Report
Emmanuel Macron President of the Republic, General Moizon, military governor of Paris during a parade of foot troops on the Champs Elysees on the occasion of the National Day of July 14, in Paris, France, on July 14, 2025.

France Fears a German Identity in Flux

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In Paris, Berlin’s aspiration to leadership in Europe is met with a mix of relief, disappointment, and concern. To meet the latter, Germany will need to reinvent itself.

Jacob Ross
IPQ
Iran Tanker Operations Asaluyah Port The crude oil tanker, Sanan, sits moored at an offshore loading buoy near Bandar‘e Asaluyah, Iran, on January 27, 2026.

Peace Deal or Not, Iran War Has Shattered Trust in Fossil Fuels

Abdullah Fahimi
The Iran war has exposed the geopolitical risks of fossil fuel dependence. This Toda Peace Institute article by Abdullah Fahimi argues that the crisis is accelerating the global shift toward renewable energy.
External Publications
DeepSeek Home located in China with a blurred person walking by a sign.

The Geopolitics of AI App Exports

Valentin Weber
Control over AI chatbots means power. This FNF study by DGAP expert Valentin Weber shows that Chinese apps are now widely used around the world. Europe is losing ground.
External Publications
Mock up display of FCAS Fighter Jet During Paris Air Show 2023

The Restructuring of FCAS

A Learning Opportunity for European Defense
Emil Archambault
In its failures, FCAS demonstrates how the structural industrial, political, and strategic constraints that will affect all European defense projects can be managed to ensure a stronger European defense ecosystem.
Policy Brief
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz rides in the armored fighting vehicle Boxer during his visit to a Bundeswehr base in Munster, Germany, Thursday, April, 30, 2026.

There Is No New German Military Question

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One year into an unprecedented, debt-financed rearmament program to catch up after decades of neglect, some warn that Berlin’s military build-up poses a new German question. That’s not the case.

Henning Hoff
IPQ
Berlin Cable

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Ein Konzept zur Abwehr des hybriden Krieges gegen Deutschland

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Deutschland muss handeln, um hybride Angriffe wirksamer abzuwehren. Das Papier „Aufklären, Abschrecken, Verteidigen: Ein Konzept zur Abwehr des hybriden Krieges gegen Deutschland“ wurde von Mitgliedern des Karl Kaiser Forums geschrieben.

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