Dr. Judith Vorrath
International Security Senior Associate
Areas of Expertise
- Civil wars
- Fragile states
- Organized crime
- United Nations
- United Nations Security Council
Illicit economies and organized crime in violent conflicts and fragile states; UN sanctions
Short Curriculum vitae
Since 2012 at SWP
2011-2012 Transatlantic Fellow at the EU Institute for Security Studies, Paris
2010-2011 Transatlantic Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington D.C.
2005-2010 PhD student, NCCR Democracy (National Center of Competence in Research on Democracy in the 21st Century) & Research Assistant, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zürich
2001-2005 Research and Program Coordinator, Development and Peace Foundation (SEF), Bonn
SWP Publications
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UN Arms Embargoes under Scrutiny
Obstacles and Options for an Effective Contribution to Conflict Resolution
SWP Research Paper 2024/RP 12, 03.09.2024, 42 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024RP12
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Foresight*: A Breath of Fresh Air on the East River
The Expansion of the UN Security Council Triggers Unexpected Reforms
SWP Comment 2024/C 26, 02.07.2024, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024C26
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Sanctions: Requirements and Starting Points for a Protective Sanctions Policy
in: Feminist Foreign and Development Policy in PracticeContribution to a Research Paper 2024/RP 09, 21.06.2024, 81 Pages, pp. 75–79
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War without limits: Reducing violence against civilians in contemporary conflicts
Contemporary armed conflicts are often waged beyond the traditional battlefield and the lives of civilians are affected by increasing levels of violence. Our experts explain why conflicts have become more complex, why lasting peace is difficult to achieve and how civilians can be better protected.This podcast was produced as part of the project “War without limits: Advancing approaches to reducing civilian harm in contemporary armed conflicts” and was financially supported by the Federal Foreign Office.
SWP Podcast 2024/eP 01, 04.04.2024 -
Key Features of Illicit Economies in African Conflicts
Insights from the Reports of UN Panels of Experts
SWP Comment 2022/C 36, 23.05.2022, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2022C36
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German Foreign Policy in Transition: Volatile Conditions, New Momentum
in: German Foreign Policy in TransitionContribution to a Research Paper 2021/RP 10, 13.12.2021, 125 Pages, pp. 5–9
External publications
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Making a Difference in Protection: Options and Trade-offs along Core Principles
in: Joachim A. Koops and Martina Dal Dosso (eds.) (2025) The Future of United Nations PeaceOperations: Compendium of Short Issue Papers and Policy Recommendations for the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in Berlin, Brussels/Berlin: Global Alliance for Peace Operations. Page 11 -
Confronting Illicit Economies and Criminal Threats in UN Missions
Operating in the “Grey Zone”
in: Berdal, M., & Sherman, J. (eds.), The Political Economy of Civil War and UN Peace Operations Routledge, 1st ed., 2023doi:10.4324/9781003248637
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Peculiarity and persistence of a transregional flow: the evolution of human trafficking for sexual exploitation from Nigeria to Europe
In: Daniel Brombacher, Günther Maihold, Melanie Müller, Judith Vorrath (eds.): Geopolitics of the Illicit. Linking the Global South and Europe, Nomos, E-Book, 2022, pp. 133-162 -
Geopolitics of the Illicit
Linking the Global South and Europe
Nomos, 2022, 411 Seiten, E-Book -
The Evolution of UN Arms Embargoes in Conflict Settings: Stumbling Blocks to Effective Implementation
in: Andrea Charron and Clara Portela (eds.): Multilateral Sanctions Revisited: Lessons Learned from Margaret Doxey, McGill-Queen’s University Press, September 2022, page 133-147 -
Amid controversies on migration, signs of increasing fragmentation in Africa-EU relations
GEPS Briefing: German European Policy Series – Briefing No. 01/18