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Student assistant job vacancy
ATASP is looking for a new student assistant to support the department, specially the Master of Arts program in International Relations, from April 2024. The application period runs up to and including 11.03.2024.
Feb 20, 2024
Thoughts and Memories of Helga Haftendorn, 1933-2023
Helga Haftendorn, one of the most influential figures in international relations in Germany, passed away on 6 November 2023 shortly after reaching the age of 90.
Dec 18, 2023
(German) Continuity Through Change: Literature Review on German Foreign Policy between the Crimea Crisis and the "Turning Point" (2014-2022)
You may read the article by Linda Bachg and Ingo Peters under the following link .
Dec 07, 2023
(German) Norm Translation and Quantitative Text Analysis: Methodological Reflection on the Example of Global Climate Policy
You may read the article by Chris Höhne, Christian Kahmann and Mathis Lohaus under the following link .
Dec 07, 2023
(German) International Norms and the Covid-19 Pandemic
You may read the article by Elvira Rosert under the following link .
Dec 07, 2023
(German) How Hamas is violating international law
References to Hamas's responsibility under humanitarian and international law may seem idle, but they should not be missing from the debate on the Israel-Hamas war, writes political scientist Elvira Rosert in her guest commentary.
Nov 06, 2023
Israel’s “9/11” and Its Consequences
The brutal Hamas attacks on Israel constitute a traumatic event for the country and its citizens – just when the Jewish state was going through the most dramatic constitutional crisis in its history. What are possible scenarios for Israel’s response to its “9/11” and what are consequences for Israeli politics?
Oct 25, 2023
New article by James D. Bindenagel and Thomas Risse on the German national security strategy
James D. Bindenagel and Thomas Risse discuss the German National Strategy which was published this June and discuss it in the context of the "Zeitenwende" in German foreign policy since the beginning of the Ukraine war.
Aug 10, 2023
New publication by Tobias Berger: „Human Rights beyond the Liberal Script: a Morphological Approach”
The article “Human Rights beyond the Liberal Script: a Morphological Approach” by Tobias Berger has been published in International Studies Quarterly.
Jun 22, 2023
Student assistant job vacancy
ATASP is looking for a new student assistant to support the department from October 2023. The application period runs up to and including 26.06.2023.
Jun 09, 2023
(in german) SCRIPTS Diskussion | Zur Bedeutung der US Midterms: Rettung der liberalen Ordnung?
Ein Gesprächsabend am 06.12. 2022 mit der Historikerin Jessica Gienow-Hecht (SCRIPTS), dem Politikwissenschaftler Thomas Risse (SCRIPTS) und den US-Politik-Experten Johannes Thimm (SWP) und Dominik Tolksdorf (DGAP) im silent green Berlin. Moderation: Sarah Bressan (GPPI).
Dec 12, 2022
2022 Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium with Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse
This year's symposium will focus on the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine Experts from around the world will discuss the current state of affairs and the implications for the global community.
Nov 15, 2022
Putin's Wars and the Global Order – Panel discussion
A panel discussion presented by the University of Wyoming in collaboration with Freie Universität Berlin.
Oct 20, 2022
Centennial Speaker Series 2022: Putin's Wars and the International Order
Professors Tanja Börzel and Thomas Risse present on Putin and his war against Ukraine, NATO, democratization, and the future of the global order. University of Wyoming Center for Global Studies Recording of the panel can be found online under the Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDhbsG-Takc
Sep 19, 2022
Forum: New Perspectives on Transnational Non-State Actors—A Forum Honoring the Work of Thomas Risse
A forum in the ISR takes a fresh look at some of Thomas Risse's contributions and explores the importance of transnational actors nowadays in view of Risse's work.
Jul 27, 2022
"IR Theory and the Core–Periphery Structure of Global IR: Lessons from Citation Analysis"
Journal Article, written by Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse, Dr. Wiebke Wemheuer-Vogelaar and Dr. Frank Havemann, published in the International Studies Review.
Jul 23, 2022
"Why Ukraine must get EU candidate status now – Lessons from Enlargement Research"
A commentary by Prof. Dr. Tanja A. Börzel and Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse.
Jun 09, 2022
Turning point? An article by Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse on Putins invasion
German foreign and security policy has been stirred up by Putin's war. In a dossier, the magazine for international politics collects contributions from various experts who try to classify the conflict and its significance for Germany and the West. In his article, Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse draws parallels to 9/11 and the day the Berlin Wall came down and explains why this war could have a similar significance in history. For him, it is clear that Germany needs a change in foreign policy.
Apr 08, 2022
