S&F Sicherheit und Frieden

The persistence of Euro- and Western-centric universalization within the concept of Weltinnenpolitik is the cause of the theory-immanent suppression of asymmetrical power and rule relations. The nexus of postcolonial criticism and current...

Global-regional partnerships between the United Nations (UN) and so-called regional organisations like the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) are the new reality of the global peace and security regime. At first glance, these...

The term Weltinnenpolitik was coined by Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker. In contrast to the more famous concept of global governance, Weltinnenpolitik tries to simulate a global state - especially the monopoly of the use of force - as far as possible...

Based on a distinction between „incomplete“, „active“ and „complete“ global domestic policy as three sequential phases in a development towards „permanent supranational institutions“, the paradigm change necessary to achieve the...

Weizsäcker’s Weltinnenpolitik approach relies on the political philosophies of Hobbes, Kant, and - in some aspects - Elias. The concept is characterized by state centrism, sparks of violence in the service to peace, and a deep rootedness in the...

The global jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court completes Weizsäcker’s One World Policy approach. Eventually, it will be applied to Myanmar’s actions against its Rohingya population. Still, Myanmar refuses a supranational trial,...

This article focuses on current peace and security dynamics in the Gulf region. It applies system theory aspects to better understand the underlying patterns of evolving political alliances and fault lines. The article points out that power...