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Through its work, DGAP offers interdisciplinary expertise on the constantly changing facets of policy in national and international security, defense, and armaments.

Recent publications

Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) im Portrait bei seiner Regierungserklärung

The End of the Zeitenwende

Reflections After Two Years of Action Group Zeitenwende

This personal assessment challenges whether Germany’s Zeitenwende has achieved its goals. While it reflects the author’s views, not necessarily the view of all members of DGAP’s Action Group Zeitenwende, the debate continues. In the coming weeks, DGAP’s magazine Internationale Politik Quarterly will invite more experts to explore whether Germany’s Zeitenwende has failed or what it needs to succeed.

Dr. Benjamin Tallis
Online Commentary
Thousands of protesters walk down Budapest’s famed Chain Bridge during an anti-government march in central Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018.

Democracy

Transatlantic Action Plan
Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller
Online Commentary
Flags of the US and the EU on top of each other

Stronger Together

A Strategy to Revitalize Transatlantic Power
Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook
Prof. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer
Dr. Christian Mölling
et al.
Report
December 4, 2020, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA: Workers apply a massive adhesive emblem on the windows of the Vehicle Assembly Building promoting ˜Launch America™ at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Friday, Dec. 4 2020.

Revolutionary by Design

The US National Security State and Commercialization in the US Space Sector
Torben Schütz
External Publications

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Events

Past events

18:30 - 20:00 | 17 Sep 2012

Der Westen und Iran: Ein Dialog in der Sackgasse

Iranisch-deutsche Diskussion in der DGAP über die Nuklearkrise

Istanbul, Bagdad, Moskau – bereits mehrfach trafen sich seit April der iranische Atom-Unterhändler Dschalili und die EU-Außenbeauftragte Ashton. Trotzdem ist der Nukleardialog ins Stocken geraten. In der DGAP diskutierten Mostafa Dolatyar, Generaldirektor des Institute for Political and International Studies, und August Hanning, ehemaliger Präsident des Bundesnachrichtendienstes, über festgefahrene Verhandlungen und Auswege aus der Krise.

Veranstaltung der Gesellschaft
Expertenrunde
18:00 - 20:00 | 25 Jun 2012

Unmanned Warfare

The Use of Drones and Its Implications for International Relations

Omid Nouripour, MP, spokesperson on security policy for Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group and James Carafano of the Heritage Foundation, discussed political, ethical and judicial implications of unmanned warfare at the German Council on Foreign Relations. The discussion contributed a transatlantic perspective to an ongoing Task Force on the use of drones in armed conflicts.

Think Tank Event
Expertenrunde
13:00 - 14:30 | 14 Jun 2012

“Politics cannot end when soldiers fulfill their duties”

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere holds a keynote speech on Bundeswehr reform at the DGAP

“Today’s security challenges call for a new emphasis on professional capabilities,” said German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere. The realignment of the Bundeswehr is his response to this challenge. Defense no longer means just national defense, but also the defense of alliances as well as international crisis prevention and crisis management.

Council Event
Vortrag

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