Global Peace & Security

Nuclear weapons could spread to more countries than at any point since the Cold War. The US has positioned itself as much more open to enrichment in new countries, and Europe is questioning whether it can still count on American protection. 

On top of being brazen violations of wartime norms and often the law, attacks on civilian sites only risk unleashing more chaos.

Is the Trump administration’s approach to Latin America a modern “Donroe Doctrine”? As the US doubles down on hemispheric assertiveness, how should Germany and the EU respond — and where do new openings for European partnership emerge? Applications due September 11.

El Salvador’s commitment to UN Resolution 1325 faces a crossroads: Past progress is now at risk as President Bukele’s growing militarization threatens women’s rights and equality, reviving echoes of the country’s war-torn past.

Amid rising tensions and mass displacement, Cambodia faces growing pressure to adopt a coordinated Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. This article examines the resilience of civil society organizations and ways to support effective WPS implementation.

Twenty-five years after its creation, the Women, Peace and Security agenda sounds hollow in the Arab World. Our author argues for radical action – to finally place women at the helm of the institutions that claim to champion them.

Populist authoritarians have recast themselves as champions of peace. Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán, Robert Fico, and others argue that standing up to aggressors only prolongs conflict – they’re wrong. 

The destruction of Gaza is not only a humanitarian catastrophe, but also a violation of international law. With the looming expulsion of Palestinians, the violence will only escalate further. Germany and the EU must finally leverage all the means at their disposal to stand up for human rights.