International Security

Head

Dr. Claudia Major

Head of Research Division

claudia.major@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 430
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- Security and defence policy
- Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- German defence and security policy
- Nato
Dr. Pia Fuhrhop

Deputy Head of Research Division

pia.fuhrhop@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Security and defence policy
- Europe
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Defence industry and procurement

Research

Sven Arnold, M.A.

Visiting Fellow

sven.arnold@swp-berlin.org
Lieutenant Colonel (GS) Torben Arnold, M.Sc.

Visiting Fellow

torben.arnold@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Security and defence policy
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- German defence and security policy
PD Dr. habil. Markus Kaim

Senior Fellow

markus.kaim@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 294
Areas of Expertise
- Afghanistan
- Canada
- Crisis management
- Euro-Atlantic security
- German defence and security policy
- Military operations abroad
- Nato
- Transatlantic relations
- UN missions
Lieutenant Colonel (GS) Aldo Kleemann, M.A.

Visiting Fellow

aldo.kleemann@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Security and defence policy
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- German defence and security policy
Dr. Michael Paul

Senior Fellow

michael.paul@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Arctic
- China
- Indo-Pacific
- Russian Federation
- Ukraine
- United States
- Arms control
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Maritime security
- Nato
Dr. Jonas Schneider

Associate

jonas.schneider@swp-berlin.org
Dr. Matthias Schulze

Senior Associate

matthias.schulze@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Digitalisation, cyber, technology
- Security and defence policy
- Cyber-security
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Digital Policy and Cyber
Commander Göran Swistek, M.A.

Visiting Fellow

goeran.swistek@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Security and defence policy
- Baltic countries
- Baltic region
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- German armed forces (Bundeswehr)
- Maritime security
- Nato
Dr. Judith Vorrath

Senior Associate

judith.vorrath@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Civil wars
- Fragile states
- Organized crime
- United Nations
- United Nations Security Council

SWP Publications

- Michael Bayerlein
- Marianne Beisheim
- Annegret Bendiek
- Raphael Bossong
- Lars Brozus
- Jakob Bund
- Pia Fuhrhop
- Gerrit Hansen
- Liviu Horovitz
- Markus Kaim
- Gerrit Kurtz
- Stefan Mair
- Claudia Major
- Melanie Müller
- Nicolai von Ondarza
- Bettina Rudloff
- Pedro Alejandro Villarreal Lizárraga
- Judith Vorrath
Nach der Nationalen Sicherheitsstrategie – die nächsten Schritte

Die Bundesregierung hat kurz vor der Sommerpause ihre Nationale Sicherheitsstrategie vorgelegt – ein Dokument, das eine dauerhafte Bezugsgröße für den Kurs deutscher Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik bildet. Die Debatte darüber soll mit diesem 360 Grad wieder in Gang gesetzt werden.

360 Grad, 04.09.2023
- Margarete Klein
- Claudia Major
Ensuring Ukraine’s security
- German
From ad hoc support to long-term security guarantees as NATO member

SWP Comment 2023/C 46, 04.08.2023, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023C46
- Lydia Wachs
Russian Missiles and the European Sky Shield Initiative
- German
German plans to strengthen air and missile defence in the current threat environment

SWP Comment 2023/C 45, 03.08.2023, 7 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023C45
- Liviu Horovitz
- Martha Stolze
Nuclear rhetoric and escalation management in Russia’s war against Ukraine: A chronology

This working paper attempts to collect Russia's nuclear rhetoric in its war against Ukraine and the reactions of the West.

Research Division International Security, Working Paper Nr. 2/2023, August 2023, 257 pages, 257 Pages
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- Michael Paul
U.S. Arctic Security Policy
- German
North American Arctic strategies, Russian hubris and Chinese ambitions

SWP Comment 2023/C 40, 18.07.2023, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023C40
- Margarete Klein
- Claudia Major
Dauerhafte Sicherheit für die Ukraine
- English
Von Ad-hoc-Unterstützung zu langfristigen Sicherheitsgarantien als Nato-Mitglied

SWP-Aktuell 2023/A 44, 29.06.2023, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023A44

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External publications

- Markus Kaim
Afghanistan, Mali, Niger: Warum deutsche Außenpolitik so oft an der Wirklichkeit scheitert

Der Putsch in Niger traf die Bundesregierung offenbar unvorbereitet – ähnlich wie frühere Krisen. Tatsächlich steckt der Fehler im System.

Gastbeitrag, in: Der Spiegel, 08.08.2023 (Paywall)
- Pia Fuhrhop
- Lucie Béraud-Sudreau
- Jean-Pierre Maulny
- Christian Mölling
RUSSIA’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE: A NEW IMPETUS FOR THE HARMONISATION OF EUROPEAN ARMS EXPORT POLICIES?

A trilateral perspective from France, Germany, and Sweden

Beitrag von Pia Fuhrhop, in: The Armament IndustryEuropean Research Group; Policy Paper #83; July 2023
- Claudia Major
Die beunruhigende nukleare (Un-)Ordnung

Die Bedeutung von Atomwaffen steigt weltweit. Deutschland muss mehr und anders über Fragen der nuklearen Abschreckung nachdenken.

Gastbeitrag, in: Handelsblatt, Kolumne Geoeconomics, 23.06.2023
- Markus Kaim
Nationale Sicherheit: Eine »Strategie«, die diesen Namen nicht verdient

Gastbeitrag, in: Der Spiegel (S+), 17.06.2023
- Claudia Major
Drohnenangriff auf Moskau: „Zeigt, dass Russland verwundbar ist“

Der Drohnenangriff auf Moskau ziele auf eine „psychologische Schädigung“ ab: „Es zeigt, der Krieg ist in Russland angekommen, und es kann sich selbst nicht schützen“, so Claudia Major

Interview von Silvia Engels, in: Deutschlandfunk, 31.05.2023
- Markus Kaim
Stell dir vor, es sind noch andere Kriege – und keiner sieht hin

Gastbeitrag von Markus Kaim, in: Spiegel online, 24.05.2023

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Projects

In this project, initiated in 1993 as “Ebenhausen Dialogue”, the General Inspector of the German Bundeswehr invites annually a group of high-ranking military leaders to discuss current topics of foreign and international security policy. The dialogue aims to facilitate a critical exchange of views. Temporarily there were up to three seminars: Dialogue with the Russian Federation (1993-2013), Dialogue with Russian Field Officers (2001-2009), and the ongoing Dialogue with Ukraine (since 1995).
Geostrategic changes and the deterioration of the German and European security environment over the last decade pose new challenges for Germany's security and defence policy. In the context of Sino-American rivalry and the question of Europe's capacity to act, expectations are growing, including among many partners, for Germany to become more involved and take on more concrete responsibility in the field of security and defence policy.

SWP Armed Forces Dialogue

In this project, initiated in 1993 as “Ebenhausen Dialogue”, the General Inspector of the German Bundeswehr invites annually a group of high-ranking military leaders to discuss current topics of foreign and international security policy. The dialogue aims to facilitate a critical exchange of views. Temporarily there were up to three seminars: Dialogue with the Russian Federation (1993-2013), Dialogue with Russian Field Officers (2001-2009), and the ongoing Dialogue with Ukraine (since 1995).
Strategic Threat Analysis and Nuclear (Dis-)Order (STAND)

Geostrategic changes and the deterioration of the German and European security environment over the last decade pose new challenges for Germany's security and defence policy. In the context of Sino-American rivalry and the question of Europe's capacity to act, expectations are growing, including among many partners, for Germany to become more involved and take on more concrete responsibility in the field of security and defence policy.

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