Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

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Multipolarities – The World-Order Visions of Others

SWP Research Paper 2026/RP 08, 20.04.2026, 47 Pages

doi:10.18449/2026RP08

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EU Enlargement: Ukraine as a Special Case – the Western Balkans as the Norm

Anchoring Kyiv in the EU through a New Type of Accession Association

SWP Comment 2026/C 17, 20.04.2026, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2026C17

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Hanns Günther Hilpert
Sascha Lohmann (eds.)

The Return of Power Politics to the Market: Theory and Practice of the Geoeconomic Zeitenwende

SWP Research Paper 2026/RP 07, 15.04.2026, 109 Pages

doi:10.18449/2026RP07

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Helge Adrians
Michael Däumer
Tobias Etzold
Michael Paul

Germany as Arctic Security Actor

New Guidelines for German Arctic Policy under More Difficult Conditions

SWP Research Paper 2026/RP 06, 14.04.2026, 29 Pages

doi:10.18449/2026RP06

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Claudia Zilla

Autocracies under US Tutelage

Venezuela, Cuba and the Interests of the Trump Administration

SWP Comment 2026/C 16, 13.04.2026, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2026C16

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Kai-Olaf Lang
Céline Marangé
Susan Stewart

Indispensable: Why Ukraine is becoming a fundamental part of the future European security architecture

Nearly four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the majority of European states see Ukraine inside and Russia outside the European security order. Susan Stewart, Céline Marangé and Kai-Olaf Lang explain why such an order is emerging and what might prevent it.

SWP Podcast 2025/eP 04, 18.11.2025

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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

- Felix Heiduk
- Clara Hörning
Zeitenwende in the Indo-Pacific? Assessing Germany’s Regional Security Engagement

in: German Politics, 16.04.2026, p. 1-25.

doi:10.1080/09644008.2026.2651716
Felix Schenuit

Defending Net-Zero: A New Role for Carbon Dioxide Removal

Zentrum für Liberale Moderne, Policy Brief, 02.04.2026

Dossiers

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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