Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

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Nicoletta Brazzola

EU Aviation between Crisis and Climate Policy

Policy Options between the Kerosene Shock and the Revision of the Emissions Trading System

SWP Comment 2026/C 28, 20.07.2026, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2026C28

Wind turbines in the desert landscape of La Guajira in northern Colombia — © picture alliance / Anadolu | Juancho Torres

Jule Könneke

Colombia as a Leader in Climate and Energy Policy

Requirements for German and European Cooperation

SWP Comment 2026/C 27, 15.07.2026, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2026C27

Turkish police officers and supporters of President Erdoğan stand on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul on July 16, 2016, following the failed coup attempt. — © picture alliance / dpa | Str

Yaşar Aydın

The failed coup and Turkey’s path towards autocracy

President Erdoğan used the failed coup attempt to consolidate power and establish a presidential system that observers increasingly regard as autocratic. This consolidation of power has coincided with the weakening of the rule of law and the economy, argues Yasar Aydin.

Point of View, 15.07.2026

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Prabowo Subianto, President of Indonesia, at a press conference following their meeting at the Presidential Palace. — © picture alliance/dpa | Bernd von Jutrczenka

Pia Dannhauer

Southeast Asia – More Than Just a Side Issue in the Indo-Pacific

The Strategic Importance of the Region for German Foreign Policy

SWP Comment 2026/C 26, 15.07.2026, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2026C26

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Angela Stanzel
Natalia Corbo
Ke-Ching Lin

Washington’s Volatility and Taipei’s Security

Taiwan’s Defence Quandary Creates Openings for Europe

SWP Comment 2026/C 25, 01.07.2026, 4 Pages

doi:10.18449/2026C25

Flag of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), based in Vienna, Austria. — © picture alliance / Tobias Steinmaurer / picturedesk | Tobias Steinmaurer

Keeping the Lights On: How the OSCE is navigating growing cybersecurity challenges

As geopolitical tensions shift into cyberspace, the OSCE faces mounting challenges. With Russia among its 57 members, the concept of consensus-based security is under strain. Alexandra Paulus and Nadja Douglas analyse if and how the OSCE can adapt to an increasingly contested cyber landscape.

SWP Podcast 2026/eP 03, 20.07.2026

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In Focus

War in the Middle East

On 7 October 2023, Hamas and other groups launched a large-scale attack on Israel, marking a new phase in the conflict in the Middle East. The war spread across the region, Gaza was devastated. A ceasefire was announced in October 2025, but the latest escalation between Iran, Israel and the US has increased the likelihood of the conflict spreading further. What interests and options do the various parties have, and what approaches are there for sustainable conflict management?

Further publications

Muriel Asseburg

Time for an import ban

While the EU opposes Israeli settlements in principle, its trade policy tells another story. It now has a unique chance to change course

in: International Politics and Society (IPS-journal), July 9th 2026
- Johannes Bednar
- Artem Baklanov
- Andy Reisinger
- Oliver Geden
Perspectives on Switzerland's net-negative target after 2050

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, Laxenburg, March 2026, 82pp

Dossiers

A police officer from a special unit inspects a site after an airstrike by Russian forces in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine. — © picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Leo Correa

Russia's war against Ukraine and its consequences

Since February 24, 2022, Russia has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine - with repercussions on a global scale. A dossier bundles SWP publications and media contributions on the war and its consequences.

Windkraftanlagen am Braunkohletagebau Garzweiler. Im Hintergrund: das Kraftwerk Neurath, Nordrhein-Westfalen. — © picture alliance / imageBROKER | Stefan Ziese

Climate Policy and Politics

Climate change is considered by many states and non-state actors to be one of the most important global challenges of the 21st century. Greenhouse gas emissions must be drastically reduced, while adaptation measures are essential to limit the consequences, and affected regions must deal with loss and damage.

Cybersecurity keyboard — © Moffett Towers

Cybersecurity and Digital Policy: The Role of the Digital in International Politics

Digital Foreign Policy, Cyber-Security, International Law & Human Rights, Regional Perspectives. The dossier seeks to offer orientation in this complex field and offers compilations of relevant publications by SWP authors in the respective fields.

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Forced Displacement and Migration

The dossier introduces the topics of International Migration Trends; Forced Displacement, Migration and Development; International Cooperation; European Migration and Refugee Policy; and National Migration and Refugee Policy, and pools publications by SWP authors.

Straßburg, 25.04.2024: Ein großes Plakat an der Außenseite des EU-Parlaments in Straßburg weist auf die anstehenden EU-Wahlen hin. — © picture alliance / Panama Pictures | Dwi Anoraganingrum

European elections 2024 and the EU's next strategic agenda

From 6 to 9 June 2024, the citizens of the European Union will elect a new parliament. This dossier looks at how this will affect EU institutions, their political priorities and the European party landscape.

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