artikel Rule of Law and Digital Justice: Scaling Alibaba and eBay Top-down capacity building measures in rule of law are inefficient and may lead to illegitimate results. Germany should rather open pathways promoting user-friendly access to justice. One way would be through technology, as Alibaba and eBay are already offering it to millions of unhappy costumers. Experts commissioned by the Foreign Office in Berlin recently developed fresh ideas; now it’s time to realise them. Adeel Hussain • 14.02.2019
artikel Activating the Five Powers of Law Some methods of rule of law promotion, such as support for the development of new legislation, frequently lead to disappointing results. The reason for this is that partner states such as Germany only focus on one of the many different powers of the law and do not pay attention to activating the full range of its powers. German ministries should take a careful look at the methodologies of their implementing agencies and “activate” all the powers of the law. Miranda Forsyth • 13.02.2019
artikel Deutschland im UN-Sicherheitsrat: Von der Enthaltung zur Haltung In 19 Beiträgen haben Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis über Deutschlands Mitgliedschaft im UN-Sicherheitsrat debattiert. Die Erwartungen sind hoch – auch über die deutschen Grenzen hinaus. Zu den vielen konkreten Forderungen und Empfehlungen gehören, dass Deutschland eine nationale Strategie zur UN-Friedenssicherung erarbeiten und dem Ständigen Vertreter in New York maximale Freiheiten gewähren soll. Lisa Heemann, Patrick Rosenow • 12.02.2019
artikel Global Peace Needs an Updated UN Charter The worldwide increase in armed intra-state conflicts will make it necessary to expand the mandate of the UN Charter. Although this would be the first substantive revision of the UN Charter since its adoption almost 75 years ago, this may be less utopian than it seems. In fact, Germany is well placed to take the lead revitalizing the UN as the core collective security instrument for maintaining global peace. Michael von der Schulenburg • 11.09.2018
report Learning to Prevent Conflict: Workshop on Early Warning and Early Action On January 30, 2019, the African Union Peace and Security Commission in Addis Ababa hosted a one-day PeaceLab workshop on African and European lessons on early warning and early action. The German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier joined the workshop for a “fishbowl discussion.” PeaceLab editorial team • 08.02.2019
artikel Any “One-Size-Fits-All” Approach to Transitional Justice is Doomed to Fail The African Union’s transitional justice policy development process shows that a society’s context determines timing and sequencing of any transitional justice measure. Thus, the German government should prioritize collaboration with African actors in order to design effective and context-specific policies. Also, it is important that the strategy includes provisions for its implementation. Annah Moyo • 20.12.2018
artikel Leitlinien in der Praxis: Brauchen wir mehr „gemeinsame Analysen?“ Der erste Schritt zur ressortgemeinsamen Analyse sind gemeinsame Fragestellungen mit verbindlichen Ergebnissen. Hierfür können gemeinsame Analysestrukturen sinnvoll sein. Doch viel wichtiger ist eine Kultur des Informationsaustausches, die auf gegenseitigem Verständnis beruht. Die Ressorts sollten das Thema „Analyse“ nicht in die klandestine Ecke schieben, sondern als Querschnittsaufgabe würdigen. Birgit Velte • 10.01.2019
artikel People and Politics: Fostering the Art of Conflict Prevention Researchers and practitioners should pay greater attention to the human beings at the center of conflict politics. Gerrit Kurtz, Christoph Meyer • 11.12.2018
26 Feb. Taking peace-building to the world Amid progress toward global peace and poverty reduction, we also see massive failures. How can we ensure the global community agrees on common goals and faces its collective responsibilities? Hertie School of Governance Berlin
Eine Debatte der bundesregierung Sicherheitssektorreform Ideen für eine Strategie der Bundesregierung
