Security

Am 21.Oktober 2015 empfing der Vorsitzende des DGAP Regionalforums Sachsen, Herr Prof. Dr. sc. Clauß Dietz, in Dresden den Vorsitzenden der Fraktion DIE LINKE, Herrn Dr. Gregor Gysi, MDB. Schon zur Tradition geworden fand die Podiumsdiskussion gemeinsam mit dem Präsidenten des Sächsischen Landtages, Herrn Dr. Matthias Rößler, statt. Neben den Mitgliedern der DGAP und der Jungen DGAP nahmen zahlreiche Gäste aus Politik, Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Kultur an der exklusiven Veranstaltung teil.

Why has terrorism reemerged in Egypt? What are the aims of the most active militant groups? What is the nature of link to so-called Islamic State and Al Qaeda? How do Egyptian groups they finance their activities and how effective is the Egyptian state in countering this threat? Finally, how can the international community best support Egypt’s fight against terrorism? A 3-day policy workshop at the DGAP’s EU-Middle East Forum of the MENA program delved deeply into these questions.

Public administration constitutes a vast area for reform in the countries of the Western Balkans. Political leaders have committed themselves to creating a professional, depoliticized, transparent, and service-oriented public sector – a requirement that also ranks highly on the EU’s priority list for future member states. But will reform efforts succeed in the long run? And what might public administration in the Western Balkans look like in ten years?