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Advancing Strategic Stability in the Euro-Atlantic Region 2021 and Beyond
June 2021 STATEMENT BY THE EURO-ATLANTIC SECURITY LEADERSHIP GROUP (EASLG) Prepared for Presidents, Prime Ministers, Parliamentarians, and Publics Advancing Strategic Stability in the Euro-Atlantic Region 2021 and Beyond n one of the best accounts of the lead-up to World War I, the historian Christopher Clark details how a group of European leaders—“The Sleepwalkers”—led their nations into a conflict that none of them wanted. Gripped by nationalism and ensnared by competing interests, mutual mistrust, and Ialliances, they made a series of tragic miscalculations that resulted in 40 million casualties. One of the more sobering aspects of this period was the speed with which events transpired in the summer of 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, in Sarajevo on June 28. The subsequent ultimatums, mobilizations, declarations of war, and finally, war itself unfolded in roughly one month. Leaders of that era found themselves with precious little time for considering their decisions—and the world paid a horrific price. In the Euro-Atlantic region today, leaders face risks of deployments that should cause leaders to reflect on the miscalculation, compounded by the potential for the use of adequacy of the decision time available to them to prevent nuclear weapons, where millions could be killed in minutes. or deescalate a crisis. Emerging technologies such as evasive Do we have the tools to prevent an incident from turning hypersonic missiles or robotic nuclear torpedoes could into unimaginable catastrophe? significantly compress decision-time. When combined with artificial intelligence including machine learning, humans While leaders, governments and publics are strained by may be removed from being “in” or “on” the decision- the developing and constantly changing challenge of the making loop, especially when responding to a perceived or COVID-19 pandemic, there is a growing risk of—and a real attack. -
A Diplomatic History of the 1998–99 Kosovo Conflict
FROM DAYTON TO ALLIED FORCE: A DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF THE 1998–99 KOSOVO CONFLICT by Christian Novak A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of Sydney 2017 ii I declare that the research presented here is my own original work and has not been submitted to any other institution for the award of a degree iii Abstract This thesis reconstructs the diplomatic response of the international community to the Kosovo conflict of 1998–99. It outlines the process which resulted in the failure of negotiations involving outside agencies and individuals as well as the recourse to air strikes against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Using primary sourced material from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, personal interviews and other carefully selected primary sources, this thesis explores why international attempts to find a negotiated solution failed. iv Acknowledgements Numerous people have assisted in the completion of this thesis. I would firstly like to acknowledge my research supervisor, Professor Glenda Sluga, for her guidance over the years. My gratitude is also extended to John Drewienkiewicz, Josef Janning, Richard Miles, Klaus Naumann, and Lord David Owen, all of whom took out time from their busy schedules to answer my questions. In particular, I wish to thank Wolfgang Petritsch. His accessibility and willingness to explain the events of 1998–99 considerably enhanced my own understanding of the crisis. Special thanks is reserved for my parents, Anne and David, who have gone above and beyond to support me. -
Germany's European Imperative
Chapter 21 | Germany’s European Imperative 139 Germany’s European Imperative Wolfgang Ischinger enry Kissinger once suggested that political decisions should be guided by two core questions: “What are we Htrying to achieve?” and “what are we trying to prevent?”1 For Germany, the answers to both questions are clear. What we need to prevent at all costs is Europe falling apart, paving the way for a return of nationalism, which has brought war twice in the past century. What we want to achieve is equally clear: we want Europe to be able to defend its political, economic, and societal model. This is why Germany must now embrace a “European imperative”2 as the basis for its decision-making. Whatever Berlin intends to do, it should first ask what its actions would mean for Europe’s ability to recover from the crisis and for Europe’s capacity to protect its values, interests, and sovereignty on the world stage. The pandemic has upended plans for the current German presidency of the Council of the EU. The primary task will be that of “maintaining EU integration as such.”3 The pandemic risks deepening rifts between Europe’s hard-hit south and the countries of the north, it threatens to widen fissures between eastern and western EU member states over migration and the rule of law, and it generally risks strengthening Euroskeptic forces across member states. And as if this were not enough, emboldened external actors—Russia and China in particular—are eager to exploit the pandemic in efforts “to undermine democratic debate and exacerbate social polarization”4 in Europe to advance their own agendas. -
Brexit and the Future of the US–EU and US–UK Relationships
Special relationships in flux: Brexit and the future of the US–EU and US–UK relationships TIM OLIVER AND MICHAEL JOHN WILLIAMS If the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union in the referendum of June 2016 then one of the United States’ closest allies, one of the EU’s largest member states and a leading member of NATO will negotiate a withdrawal from the EU, popularly known as ‘Brexit’. While talk of a UK–US ‘special relation- ship’ or of Britain as a ‘transatlantic bridge’ can be overplayed, not least by British prime ministers, the UK is a central player in US–European relations.1 This reflects not only Britain’s close relations with Washington, its role in European security and its membership of the EU; it also reflects America’s role as a European power and Europe’s interests in the United States. A Brexit has the potential to make a significant impact on transatlantic relations. It will change both the UK as a country and Britain’s place in the world.2 It will also change the EU, reshape European geopolitics, affect NATO and change the US–UK and US–EU relationships, both internally and in respect of their place in the world. Such is the potential impact of Brexit on the United States that, in an interview with the BBC’s Jon Sopel in summer 2015, President Obama stated: I will say this, that having the United Kingdom in the European Union gives us much greater confidence about the strength of the transatlantic union and is part of the corner- stone of institutions built after World War II that has made the world safer and more prosperous. -
Plenarprotokoll 16/220
Plenarprotokoll 16/220 Deutscher Bundestag Stenografischer Bericht 220. Sitzung Berlin, Donnerstag, den 7. Mai 2009 Inhalt: Glückwünsche zum Geburtstag der Abgeord- ter und der Fraktion DIE LINKE: neten Walter Kolbow, Dr. Hermann Scheer, Bundesverantwortung für den Steu- Dr. h. c. Gernot Erler, Dr. h. c. Hans ervollzug wahrnehmen Michelbach und Rüdiger Veit . 23969 A – zu dem Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Erweiterung und Abwicklung der Tagesord- Barbara Höll, Dr. Axel Troost, nung . 23969 B Dr. Gregor Gysi, Oskar Lafontaine und der Fraktion DIE LINKE: Steuermiss- Absetzung des Tagesordnungspunktes 38 f . 23971 A brauch wirksam bekämpfen – Vor- handene Steuerquellen erschließen Tagesordnungspunkt 15: – zu dem Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. a) Erste Beratung des von den Fraktionen der Barbara Höll, Wolfgang Nešković, CDU/CSU und der SPD eingebrachten Ulla Lötzer, weiterer Abgeordneter Entwurfs eines Gesetzes zur Bekämp- und der Fraktion DIE LINKE: Steuer- fung der Steuerhinterziehung (Steuer- hinterziehung bekämpfen – Steuer- hinterziehungsbekämpfungsgesetz) oasen austrocknen (Drucksache 16/12852) . 23971 A – zu dem Antrag der Abgeordneten b) Beschlussempfehlung und Bericht des Fi- Christine Scheel, Kerstin Andreae, nanzausschusses Birgitt Bender, weiterer Abgeordneter und der Fraktion BÜNDNIS 90/DIE – zu dem Antrag der Fraktionen der GRÜNEN: Keine Hintertür für Steu- CDU/CSU und der SPD: Steuerhin- erhinterzieher terziehung bekämpfen (Drucksachen 16/11389, 16/11734, 16/9836, – zu dem Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. 16/9479, 16/9166, 16/9168, 16/9421, Volker Wissing, Dr. Hermann Otto 16/12826) . 23971 B Solms, Carl-Ludwig Thiele, weiterer Abgeordneter und der Fraktion der Lothar Binding (Heidelberg) (SPD) . 23971 D FDP: Steuervollzug effektiver ma- Dr. Hermann Otto Solms (FDP) . 23973 A chen Eduard Oswald (CDU/CSU) . -
Political Scandals, Newspapers, and the Election Cycle
Political Scandals, Newspapers, and the Election Cycle Marcel Garz Jil Sörensen Jönköping University Hamburg Media School April 2019 We thank participants at the 2015 Economics of Media Bias Workshop, members of the eponymous research network, and seminar participants at the University of Hamburg for helpful comments and suggestions. We are grateful to Spiegel Publishing for access to its news archive. Daniel Czwalinna, Jana Kitzinger, Henning Meyfahrt, Fabian Mrongowius, Ulrike Otto, and Nadine Weiss provided excellent research assistance. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Hamburg Media School. Corresponding author: Jil Sörensen, Hamburg Media School, Finkenau 35, 22081 Hamburg, Germany. Phone: + 49 40 413468 72, fax: +49 40 413468 10, email: [email protected] Abstract Election outcomes are often influenced by political scandal. While a scandal usually has negative consequences for the ones being accused of a transgression, political opponents and even media outlets may benefit. Anecdotal evidence suggests that certain scandals could be orchestrated, especially if they are reported right before an election. This study examines the timing of news coverage of political scandals relative to the national election cycle in Germany. Using data from electronic newspaper archives, we document a positive and highly significant relationship between coverage of government scandals and the election cycle. On average, one additional month closer to an election increases the amount of scandal coverage by 1.3%, which is equivalent to an 62% difference in coverage between the first and the last month of a four- year cycle. We provide suggestive evidence that this pattern can be explained by political motives of the actors involved in the production of scandal, rather than business motives by the newspapers. -
CARIM India Series Developing Evidence Based Management and Operations in India-EU Migration and Partnership (DEMO: India-EU Map )
CARIM INDIA SERIES DEVELOPING EVIDENCE BASED MANAGEMENT AND OPEraTIONS IN INDIA-EU MIGraTION AND PARTNERSHIP (DEMO: INDIA-EU MAP ) The Indian Community in German Media Reports Daniel F. Schulz DEMO-India Research Report 2015/01 EUI is Partner Institution of ICM Co-financed by the European Union for the DEMO-India Project DEMO-India Developing Evidence based Management and Operations in India-EU Migration and Partnership Research Report Thematic Report DEMO-India RR 2015/01 The Indian Community in German Media Reports Daniel F. Schulz PhD Researcher, EUI This text may be downloaded only for personal research purposes. Any additional reproduction for other purposes, whether in hard copies or electronically, requires the consent of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Requests should be addressed to [email protected] If cited or quoted, reference should be made as follows: Daniel F. Schulz, The Indian Community in German Media Reports, DEMO-India RR 2015/01, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole (FI): European University Institute, 2015. The opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and should not be considered as representative of the official position of the European Commission or of the European University Institute. © 2015, European University Institute ISBN: 978-92-9084-335-1 doi:10.2870/536978 Catalogue Number: QM-04-15-514-EN-N European University Institute Badia Fiesolana I – 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) Italy http://www.eui.eu/RSCAS/Publications/ http://interact-project.eu/publications/ http://cadmus.eui.eu DEMO-India – Developing Evidence based Management and Operations in India-EU Migration and Partnership (DEMO: India-EU MaP) The Demo: India-EU MaP project, co-funded by the European Commission, is a continuation of the Carim India project (www.india-eu-migration.eu) and it examines the multiple facets of Indian migration to the EU. -
Spring Program February – July 2021
SPRING PROGRAM FEBRUARY – JULY 2021 The American Academy in Berlin SPRING PROGRAM FEBRUARY – JULY 2021 We are delighted to present the spring 2021 program of events at the American Academy in Berlin. While we do hope to welcome our guests in person to the Hans Arnhold Center this spring, at the time of this printing the public health situation remains dynamic; event dates and formats may change accordingly. Until the public health situation allows us to again host events at the American Academy, all events will be held online. We therefore request that you please visit our website, americanacademy.de, for the most up-to- date information about our programs and register in advance for all events. We remain committed to providing a safe environment for our speakers and guests and very much look forward to resuming our regular in-person programming as conditions allow. FEBRUARY Tuesday, February 23 7:30 p.m. NINA MARIA GORRISSEN LECTURE Tuesday, February 2 6:00 p.m. Roman Diversity: Modern Lessons from an AMERICAN ACADEMY LECTURE AT HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT ZU BERLIN Ancient Empire A Tale of Two Camps: Nandini Pandey, Associate Professor of Im / mobilities and Inequalities Classics, University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Horn of Africa Nathalie Peutz, Associate Professor Wednesday, February 24 7:30 p.m. of Anthropology, New York University Abu Dhabi KURT VIERMETZ LECTURE Registration via [email protected] Some Assembly Required: In cooperation with the Integrative Research Decoding Four Billion Years of Institute Law & Society, Faculty of Law, Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Neil Shubin, Robert R. -
The Legacy of Kosovo: German Politics and Policies in the Balkans
THE LEGACY OF KOSOVO: GERMAN POLITICS AND POLICIES IN THE BALKANS Wolfgang-Uwe Friedrich editor GERMAN ISSUES 22 American Institute for Contemporary German Studies The Johns Hopkins University THE LEGACY OF KOSOVO: GERMAN POLITICS AND POLICIES IN THE BALKANS Wolfgang-Uwe Friedrich Wolfgang Ischinger Rudolf Scharping GERMAN ISSUES 22 The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) is a center for advanced research, study, and discussion on the politics, culture, and society of the Federal Republic of Germany. Established in 1983 and affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University but governed by its own Board of Trustees, AICGS is a privately incorporated institute dedicated to independent, critical, and comprehensive analysis and assessment of current German issues. Its goals are to help develop a new generation of American scholars with a thorough understanding of contemporary Germany, deepen American knowledge and understanding of current German developments, contribute to American policy analysis of problems relating to Germany, and promote interdisciplinary and comparative research on Germany. Executive Director: Jackson Janes Research Director: Carl Lankowski Board of Trustees, Cochair: Steven Muller Board of Trustees, Cochair: Harry J. Gray The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) alone. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies. ©2000 by the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies ISBN 0-941441-51-2 Additional copies of this AICGS German Issue are available from the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Suite 420, 1400 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-2217. Telephone 202/332-9312, Fax 202/265-9531, E-mail: [email protected], Web: http://www.aicgs.org C O N T E N T S Foreword .......................................................................................... -
Brüksel'de Bir Hafta
2014 / 05 ALMANYA’DA BU AY SUBAT 2014 BU SAYIDA: POLİTİK GELİŞMELER SOSYAL GELİŞMELER EKONOMİK GELİŞMELER FİRMA HABERLERİ TÜSİ AD BUSINESSE UROPE ÜYESİ D İ R - AVRUPA ÖZEL SEKTÖR KONFEDERASYONU MERKEZ : 46 Meşrutiyet Caddesi Tepebaşı 34420 Istanbul Türkiye Tel : 90 212 249 11 02 Faks : 90 212 249 09 13 ANKARA : 39/4 İran Caddesi Gaziosmanpaşa 06700 Ankara Türkiye Tel: 90 312 468 10 11 Faks: 90 312 428 86 76 AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ : 13 Avenue des Gaulois 1040 Brüksel Belçika Tel : 32 2 736 40 47 Faks : 32 2 736 39 93 ALMANYA : 28 Märkisches Ufer 10179 Berlin Almanya Tel : 49 30 28 87 86 300 Faks : 49 30 28 87 86 399 FRANSA : 33 Rue de Galilée 75116 Paris Fransa Tel : 33 1 44 43 55 35 Faks : 33 1 44 43 55 46 A B D : 1250, 24th Street N.W. Suite#300 Washington DC 20037 USA Tel : 1 202 776 7770 Faks : 1 202 776 7771 ÇİN: Lufthansa Center,EUCCC/C-319, 50 Liangmaqiao Rd, Chaoyang-Beijing 100125 T: 861064622066 F: 861064623206 www.tusiad.org Politik Gelişmeler seçenekleri arasında yer almamaktadır" dedi. Merkel'e büyük onur Görüşmelerde ilişkilerin araştırma, bilim ve eğitim Almanya-İsrail dostluğuna katkılarından ötürü alanlarında daha da geliştirilmesi kararlaştırıldı. Başbakan Angela Merkel’e İsrail’in en yüksek İnternet bağlantısı için devlet nişanı verildi. Berlin yargı ve güvenlik sisteminde reformu Liyâkat Madalyası, İsrail Cumhurbaşkanlığı görüşüyor konutunda düzenlenen bir törenle Almanya Almanya'da bakanlar kurulu yıllarca yakalanmadan Başbakanı Angela Merkel'e takdim edildi. İsrail 8'i Türk 10 kişiyi öldürmeyi başaran NSU benzeri Cumhurbaşkanı Şimon Perez, törende yaptığı Neonazi yapılanmalara karşı hukuk ve güvenlik konuşmada, "Genç kuşaklara aktardığınız daha iyi sisteminde gidilecek değişiklikleri görüşüyor. -
Deutscher Bundestag Beschlussempfehlung Und Bericht
Deutscher Bundestag Drucksache 18/1948 18. Wahlperiode 01.07.2014 Beschlussempfehlung und Bericht des Ausschusses für Wahlprüfung, Immunität und Geschäftsordnung (1. Ausschuss) zu dem Antrag der Abgeordneten Irene Mihalic, Dr. Konstantin von Notz, Luise Amtsberg, Volker Beck (Köln), Frank Tempel, Jan Korte, Ulla Jelpke, Martina Renner, Jan van Aken, Agnes Alpers, Kerstin Andreae, Annalena Baerbock, Dr. Dietmar Bartsch, Marieluise Beck (Bremen), Herbert Behrens, Karin Binder, Matthias W. Birkwald, Heidrun Bluhm, Dr. Franziska Brantner, Agnieszka Brugger, Christine Buchholz, Eva Bulling-Schröter, Roland Claus, Sevim Da÷delen,Dr.DietherDehm,EkinDeligöz,KatMaDörner,KatharinaDröge, Harald Ebner, Klaus Ernst, Dr. Thomas Gambke, Matthias Gastel, Wolfgang Gehrcke, Kai Gehring, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Diana Golze, Annette Groth, Dr. Gregor Gysi, Heike Hänsel, Dr. André Hahn, Anja Hajduk, Britta Haßelmann, Dr. Rosemarie Hein, Inge Höger, Bärbel Höhn, Dr. Anton Hofreiter, Andrej Hunko, Sigrid Hupach, Dieter Janecek, Susanna Karawanskij, Kerstin Kassner, Uwe Kekeritz, Katja Keul, Sven-Christian Kindler, Katja Kipping, Maria Klein-Schmeink, Tom Koenigs, Sylvia Kotting-Uhl, Jutta Krellmann, Oliver Krischer, Stephan Kühn (Dresden), Christian Kühn (Tübingen), Renate Künast, Katrin Kunert, Markus Kurth, Caren Lay, Monika Lazar, Sabine Leidig, Steffi Lemke, Ralph Lenkert, Michael Leutert, Stefan Liebich, Dr. Tobias Lindner, Dr. Gesine Lötzsch, Thomas Lutze, Nicole Maisch, Peter Meiwald, Cornelia Möhring, Niema Movassat, Beate Müller-Gemmeke, Özcan Mutlu, Thomas Nord, Omid Nouripour, Cem Özdemir, Friedrich Ostendorff, Petra Pau, Lisa Paus, Harald Petzold (Havelland), Richard Pitterle, Brigitte Pothmer, Tabea Rößner, Claudia Roth (Augsburg), Corinna Rüffer, Manuel Sarrazin, Elisabeth Scharfenberg, Ulle Schauws, Dr. Gerhard Schick, Michael Schlecht, Dr. Frithjof Schmidt, Kordula Schulz-Asche, Dr. Petra Sitte, Kersten Steinke, Dr. Wolfgang Strengmann-Kuhn, Hans-Christian Ströbele, Dr. -
Deutscher Bundestag
Plenarprotokoll 17/41 Deutscher Bundestag Stenografischer Bericht 41. Sitzung Berlin, Freitag, den 7. Mai 2010 I n h a l t : Gedenkworte zum 8. Mai 1945 ..................... Joachim Poß (SPD) ...................................... 3989 A 3991 D Otto Fricke (FDP) ........................................ Tagesordnungspunkt 23: 3993 B Zweite und dritte Beratung des von den Frak- Carsten Schneider (Erfurt) (SPD) ................. tionen der CDU/CSU und der FDP einge- 3995 A brachten Entwurfs eines Gesetzes zur Über- nahme von Gewährleistungen zum Erhalt Otto Fricke (FDP) ........................................ 3995 C der für die Finanzstabilität in der Wäh- Dr. Gesine Lötzsch (DIE LINKE) ................. 3995 D rungsunion erforderlichen Zahlungsfähig- Renate Künast (BÜNDNIS 90/ DIE GRÜNEN) ....................................... 3998 B keit der Hellenischen Republik (Wäh- Dr. Gesine Lötzsch (DIE LINKE) ................. 4000 B rungsunion-Finanzstabilitätsgesetz – Renate Künast (BÜNDNIS 90/ DIE GRÜNEN) ....................................... WFStG) 4000 C Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister (Drucksachen 17/1544, 17/1561, 17/1562) .... BMF ........................................................ 3989 D 4001 A Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) .................................. Norbert Barthle (CDU/CSU) ........................ 4003 B 3990 B II Deutscher Bundestag – 17. Wahlperiode – 41. Sitzung, Berlin, Freitag, den 7. Mai 2010 Otto Fricke (FDP) .................................... rung 4005 A (Drucksache 17/865) ............................... 4031