Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen (ZIB) is the flagship journal of the German International Relations community. According to a poll amongst German political scientists across various sub-fields conducted in 2009 it is also considered the best German-language journal in Political Science at large. ZIB publishes articles that make original as well as theoretically and methodically reflected contributions to the study of international relations. The thematic spectrum includes the entire range of IR, including IR theory, foreign policy analysis, international institutions, peace and conflict resolution, security policy, European integration, North-South relations, development policy, and international economic relations. The high quality of articles that are published in ZIB is ensured through double blind peer review. ZIB was the first journal in German Political Science to introduce such a process. Since its founding in 1994 ZIB has greatly contributed to the professionalization of the German IR-community and can be considered a key source for thematic stimuli on theoretical, methodological and empirical levels at the edge of contemporary IR research. Website: www.zib.nomos.de
What is the significance of the military in German foreign and security policy? This article focuses on the development of the German government's convictions in the confrontation with multiple crises between 2014 and 2020. It shows that the German...
Women’s rights have been developing in a liberal-progressive manner on the international stage since the creation of the United Nations. Although the contestation of norms is not an unusual phenomenon, the increased critique of the human right to...
Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine provides an opportunity for a critical reassessment of the civilian power research paradigm. Specifically, the article lists three points of criticism that are relevant for understanding German foreign policy...
For much of German politics and political science, the Russian attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, came as an unexpected shock. At the same time, the war seemed to confirm core realist messages, such as Russia's stated goal of using force to...
Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine also signifies, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced, a 'turning point' in German foreign policy. This article explores the question of whether the shock of the Russian war of aggression has led to a profound...