S&F Sicherheit und Frieden

Recent literature on the contribution of civil society groups to peacebuilding processes has noticeably stimulated a function-oriented approach. The present article offers a contribution to an acutely important task to examine the role of five...

Irregular migration continues to dominate discussions in Europe and America, due to the controversial nature of the means by which the migrants reach these destinations. Often, the expectation is that migrants denied asylum will return home. But...

In many African states, the military is one of very few technically capable large institutions. Based on interviews with pan-Africanist intellectuals and security experts, this article shows how a “Peace Engineering Corps” concept could be...

For the last fifty years, every US Presidency has come to be defined by momentous events in the Arab world. This pattern also applies to Donald Trump, whose approach to the region is shaped by the preference for reduced military exposure and a break...

Drawing on President Trump’s statements as a candidate, and relating the status of the world in 2017, this work discusses the origins and evolution of a Grand Strategy for the Trump administration. This work helps to fill a gap in the literature...

Direct communication and bargaining between leaders can provide a basis for arms reductions. Summitry between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, however, has personalized bargaining to an extent that complicates agreement and narrows rooms for...

The Obama and Trump administrations have shared the same basic objectives towards Iran but have chosen radically different approaches to that end. While Obama was hailed - not least in Europe - for his emphasis on dialogue and negotiations, his...