Development of civil society, national identity-formation and culture of remembrance, energy and environmental policy, development of political systems and integration policies of post-Soviet states (especially Belarus and Ukraine) in the European context
Industrial and resource policy in Southern Africa, global value chains, sustainability in the platinum supply chain, political economy in Southern Africa
Focus on international peace and security/UN Security Council, armed conflict, military intervention, counterterrorism, 'responsibility to protect', statehood and sovereignty
Political and social developments; forms of power and normative foundations of politics; Islam and Islamism; regional relations; interests, strategies and instruments of Russian, European and American policy.
focus on Ukrainian domestic and foreign policy, and EU-Russian relations. Special topics are the development of civil society in Eastern Europe, promotion of democracy, and the role of human rights in foreign policy.
German Armed Forces, Military, International Security and Defence Policy, Maritime Forces and Navies, Maritime Security, NATO and Defence Planning, Armed forces in the Baltic Sea Region and Security Policy of the Baltic Sea Region
Turkey, Southern Europe, EU enlargement policy, EU institutions, European Union, Principles of European integration, Political system of the European Union, EU foreign policy, Transatlantic relations