A Better Way to Counter Violent Extremism
The prevention and security communities must combine efforts to defeat terrorism
By Dr. Harald Weilnböck, Radicalisation Awareness Network
The security community and the radicalization prevention community — two very different worlds —…
A Task of Generations Russia and the West
By Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Munich Security Conference
Western leaders have been more than willing to point out that there can be no military solution to the crisis in Ukraine. This is true, albeit from their own perspective.…
Capability, Capacity + Enduring Defense Partnerships global cooperation
The United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) focuses on much more than nuclear weapons. Its mission requires continuous planning for employment of multirole bombers to maintain a credible and capable force. USSTRATCOM is an organization…
The G7 in a Multipolar World
The expulsion of Russia provides an opportunity to reinvent the organization
By Alessandro Scheffler Corvaja, research associate, Bundeswehr University, Munich
In preparation for the June 2015 G7 summit, the group’s foreign ministers…
Moscow’s Disinformation War
Europeans take steps to counter Russian propaganda masquerading as news
In the French newspaper Le Figaro, a pro-Russian supplement is tucked inside. On the surface, it appears to be part of the newspaper, but its overt positive spin on…
Progress in Afghanistan
The country focuses on building military and police proficiency
By per Concordiam Staff
Two Mi-17 helicopters were taking off, their blades chopping the air. The huge aircraft were moving forward, one behind the other. The engines…
A Battle of Narratives and Identities
Russia’s romantic attachment to its Soviet past has colored its relationship With Ukraine
By Tobias Oder, Marshall Center
The crisis in Ukraine has taken a toll on Eastern Europe’s future regional security, as well as global security.…
The EU’s Role in the World
Book Editors: Sven Bernhard Gareis, Gunther Hauser
and Franz Kernic
Barbara Budrich Publishers, January 2013
Reviewed by: Alessandro Scheffler Corvaja
Good handbooks on the European Union’s foreign policy are hard to come by. Many…
A European Energy Union
A resilient union is the only way forward for cheaper, secure and sustainable energy
By Petras Auštrevičius, Lithuanian member of European Parliament
The current state of the European Union’s energy market is highly unsatisfying and…
Operation Atlantic Resolve
A case study in effective communication strategy
By Jesse Granger
When Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell, then commanding general of U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR), finished speaking in Tallinn, Estonia, on April 22, 2014, the reaction of the audience…