Following high-profile attacks in Cologne and Berlin by Tunisian nationals, right-wing parties were quick to point the finger at ‘Nordafrikaner’, a term that ignores the diversity of the north African region and lends itself towards… [Read more]
Peace & Conflict
This section is a platform for interdisciplinary discourse on global peace and conflict, united in the endeavour to discuss possible solutions to pressing security problems.
Talking Feminism in the Land of Femicides
With International Women’s Day right around the corner, MIA and MPP students Azucena Moran and Mariano Valentini take up the #NiUnaMenos movement, a collective outcry against gender-based violence in Latin America. The movement started unraveling on… [Read more]
Notes from the 2017 Munich Security Conference
“Post-Truth, Post-West, Post-Order?” Hertie School student Nathalie Herberger (MPP Class of 2017) attended the 53rd Munich Security Conference as part of a CDU delegation. She was in attendance at conferences, side-events, as well as bilateral… [Read more]
The Future of a Divided Nation
What are the explanations and implications of the Trump presidency? Global Politics, Security and Governance Editor Sean Donovan interviews Oxford University’s Andrew W. Mellon Professor of American Government Desmond King on the election, the role of identity in the US electorate,… [Read more]
Post-Action Report: the Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge 2016
“Dear Mr President, We are a team of cyber security professionals from the National Cyber Security Directorate who are asked to brief you on the current unfolding situation of a major cyber-attack on the United… [Read more]
All It Takes is a “Yes”? Italy’s Referendum on Historic Constitutional Reform
As the Italian referendum is drawing near, Hertie student Valentina Caracci weighs in on the direct and indirect implications and consequences of Sunday’s vote, whichever the result may be, on political institutions and good governance in… [Read more]
Build Bridges, Not Walls
Emma Krause, 1st year Public Policy student, reflects on the aftermath of the US election from her new home in Berlin. I am a dual US-Canadian citizen living in Berlin, Germany. Several weeks ago, I… [Read more]
A Brexit We Can Believe In
The year of the Brexit referendum is drawing to a close. The UK is, at the time of writing, awaiting a Supreme Court judgment on the matter of whether British constitutional law requires the process… [Read more]
Lies, Labels and Lessons to be Learned in Germany
When a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it really make a noise? When the mainstream media criticise Donald Trump and no one who will potentially vote… [Read more]
Use of Power Will Shape Trump Presidency
Trump’s real test will be responsibly using his power to get things done, according to Johanna Mair. I study how organisations and organised efforts can tackle persistent and newly arising societal challenges. My assessment of what… [Read more]