Section: German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Germany)
Between Military Non-Alignment and Integration
Alarmed by the Ukraine crisis and Russia’s military activity in the Baltic Sea region, Finland and Sweden are currently engaged in an intensive debate about their national security. Faced with a changing threat scenario, there is growing doubt in both countries about their current defence capabilities. Questions are also being asked about...
Crisis in and around Ukraine
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A Hybrid Security Policy for Europe
Under the term “hybrid warfare” the different methods with which Russia destabilizes Ukraine are discussed, be it propaganda or the infiltration of society. However, the problems that NATO and EU states face in dealing with hybrid threats go far beyond the Ukraine conflict – they point to systematic vulnerabilities of Western societies. This...
Russland und der Atomkonflikt mit Iran
Trotz der Eiszeit in den Beziehungen zwischen Moskau und dem Westen spielt Russland eine konstruktive Rolle in den Atomverhandlungen der E3+3 (Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien + China, Russland, USA) mit Iran. Russland unterstützt die am 2. April 2015 in Lausanne erreichte Verständigung über Eckpunkte eines Abkommens, mit dem der...
Zwischen Allianzfreiheit und Einbindung
Alarmiert durch die Ukraine-Krise und Russlands militärische Aktivitäten in der Ostsee-Region, führen Finnland und Schweden derzeit eine intensive Debatte über ihre nationale Sicherheit. In beiden Ländern wird angesichts einer sich wandelnden Bedrohungslage an der eigenen Verteidigungsfähigkeit gezweifelt. Zunehmend steht der...
Power Relations Meet Doestic Structures: Russia and Ukraine
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Identity and Violence in Ukraine
Since the Maidan protests erupted at the end of 2013 Ukrainian society has witnessed a deep transformation, in which polarising as well as consolidating tendencies can be identified. The “Revolution of Dignity” and Russia’s violation of the country’s territorial integrity have strengthened Ukrainian identity in a way that has enhanced...
[Translate to English:] Identität und Gewalt in der Ukraine
[Translate to English:] Die Ukraine durchläuft seit Ausbruch der Majdan-Proteste Ende 2013 einen tiefgreifenden gesellschaftlichen Wandel. Dabei sind konsolidierende, aber auch polarisierende Tendenzen zu erkennen. Die »Revolution der Würde” ebenso wie die Verletzung der territorialen Integrität des Landes durch Russland haben deutlich dazu...
European Union Sanctions Against Russia
The European Union responded to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine in March 2014, imposing sanctions that have been successively tightened since. Germany was an active participant in the process. Sanctions have become a familiar instrument of EU foreign policy in recent years. But the measures applied against Russia are unprecedented in both...
NATO’s Strategic Adaptation
In reaction to the Ukraine crisis, NATO allies decided at the September 2014 Summit in Wales on the most fundamental military adaptation of the Alliance since the end of the Cold War. The objective is a large scale reinforcement and reorganisation of defence capabilities. Collective defence has thereby been reinstated as the core task of NATO,...
