Security

Der kommende Dezember-Gipfel des Europäischen Rates wird sich erstmals seit fünf Jahren wieder mit der Gemeinsamen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik (GSVP) beschäftigen. Deutschland ist angesichts seiner Führungsrolle ein unverzichtbarer Partner in der EU, was die Zukunft der GSVP angeht. Jürgen Schulz vom Auswärtigen Amt, Jana Puglierin und Henning Riecke von der DGAP sprachen aus diesem Anlass über deutsche Initiativen und die deutsche Bereitschaft, sich aktiv an der GSVP zu beteiligen.

In his recent talk at the DGAP, renowned China expert and political scientist Andrew J. Nathan made the case that the German government has a very strong interest in promoting human rights in China, even if it sets aside its “moral” concerns and so-called “Western” values. Nathan’s talk at the DGAP – and the lively debate with audience members that followed – was part of the think tank’s ongoing series addressing the respective role of values and interests in driving German foreign policy.

A central innovation of the Lisbon Treaty was the establishment of a European External Action Service (EEAS), designed to help the high representative develop a coherent and common foreign and security policy for the EU. In July 2013 High Representative Catherine Ashton presented the first review of the service. At the DGAP, Gerhard Sabathil of EEAS and Rosa Balfour of the European Policy Centre presented the review’s main points and discussed the service’s future challenges and opportunities.