Bonn Future Lab on Strategic Foresight – Global Energy Transitions
Master of Arts in "Strategy and International Security" (MSIS)
International Security Forum Bonn
Interdisciplinary Research Projects
Integrated Security and Global Sustainability
Bonn Future Lab on Strategic Foresight – Global Energy Transitions
Master of Arts in "Strategy and International Security" (MSIS)
International Security Forum Bonn
Interdisciplinary Research Projects

Our Mission

The Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) is an interdisciplinary research center at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in the field of strategic foresight, European and security policy research. Committed to the approach "Global Challenges Need European Responses", CASSIS contributes in interdisciplinary and inter-institutional work to develop, evaluate and publicly discuss European strategies to current challenges in the field of foreign and security policy. 

Our Partners

Since 2019, CASSIS has developed into an important platform for the transfer of academic expertise and knowledge on pressing strategic topics both to the academic and non-academic audiences through a range of our research and high-profile teaching and event formats. While doing so, we were able to receive invaluable support from our great partners. CASSIS is very grateful to their support and we are proud to be well connected to many wonderful institutions. Together with our valued and trusted partners, we are able to foster discussions on matters of strategic importance near and abroad and jointly conduct and advance important research projects.


Current

Dossier Middle East

The experts at CASSIS analyse the current conflict in Gaza and other escalations in the Middle East and offer relevant information on its context and background.

Dossier Ukraine

The experts of CASSIS offer in various formats from their interdisciplinary perspectives classification and analysis on the Russian attack on Ukraine and its background.

Dossier Ukraine
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The International Security Forum Bonn 2023

From 19 October to 22 October 2023, ISFB will be held for the eighth time in person on the premises of the University of Excellence Bonn as the most important international security conference in North Rhine-Westphalia and all neighboring federal states.


Our Focus

Research at CASSIS revolves around a broad conception of security: On the one hand, the focus lies on the interdisciplinary examination of traditional foreign and security issues such as inter-state conflicts, competing international systems of order and a return of geopolitics. On the other hand, researchers examine non-traditional security challenges such as cyber and energy security, terrorism and human security, focusing in particular on health and food security.

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Integrated Security and Global Sustainability

 
 

Lead:                                                     Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg
Prof. Dr. Wolfram Hilz 
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie

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Security and Strategy Research

Henry Kissinger Professorship for Security and Strategy Research




Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie

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Global Infrastructures

Politics and Governance of Global Infrastructures



Lead:
Prof. Dr. Maximilian Mayer

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Challenge East - Handlungsstrategien der Europäer in der östlichen Nachbarschaft

Lead:                                                     Prof. Dr. Wolfram Hilz                         Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder

News
Maximilian Schranner Junior Associate Fellow at the NATO Defense College since autumn 2024

We are delighted to report that CASSIS junior researcher and project coordinator Maximilian Schranner has been selected as a Junior Associate Fellow at the NATO Defense College.

"Le nucleaire se partage mal" - Table Ronde on Franco-German Perspectives on Nuclear Deterrence

What roles does nuclear deterrence play in French and German public debates? The Table Ronde "Franco-German Perspectives on Nuclear Deterrence" on October 18, 2024, explored key similarities and differences in the French and German discussions surrounding the nuclear questions.

Visit by the MSIS-Students to the Academy of International Affairs NRW: "Speed-Dating" with Fellows

The students of the second MSIS-cohort embarked on an insightful trip to the Academy of International Affairs on October 16, 2024.

Lunch talk at CASSIS brings together leading space experts

Lunch talk at CASSIS brings together leading space experts

Dr Philip Jan Schäfer replaces Dr Enrico Fels as Managing Director at CASSIS on an interim basis

We are pleased to announce that Dr Philip Jan Schäfer is standing in for Dr Enrico Fels at the CASSIS office, who is on parental leave.

CASSIS Fellow PD Dr. Antje Nötzold in an SWR interview on armament and raw materials in space

CASSIS Fellow PD Dr. Antje Nötzold in an SWR interview on space security and armament in space

Review of the Summer School on "Artificial Intelligence, Social Machines, and the Future of Democratic Societies"

From September 16 to 20, the Summer School "Artificial Intelligence, Social Machines, and the Future of Democratic Societies" took place in Bonn, led by Professors Caja Thimm and Maximilian Mayer from the University of Bonn. The event was supported by RWTH Aachen and the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Individuals, Institutions, and Societies" and was part of the joint research initiative of the University of Bonn and RWTH Aachen, "Autonomy and autonomous systems." It served as a platform for discussions on the impact of artificial intelligence on democratic societies.

Routledge Handbook on Global China

This innovative handbook on China, which will be available on Routledge from October 2024, offers an in-depth analysis of the complex and changing nature of global China and calls for a reassessment of existing theories of global and regional dynamics. Through theoretical innovation, methodological reflection and analytical transformation, it opens up new avenues for critical engagement with China's global interactions.

Current Media Contributions
Former US ambassador Bindenagel in an FOCUS-Article on the future of German security policy.

Prof. James D. Bindenagel on Germany's defence capability and necessary changes in the German security architecture.

Dr Joachim Weber in an NTV interview

Security expert Dr Joachim Weber analyses the meeting of the BRICS states in Russia in an interview with NTV.

Dr Frank Umbach in a Phoenix interview on military cooperation between Germany and the UK

Dr Frank Umbach analyses the strengthening of the defense industry cooperation between Germany and the UK.

Dr Joachim Weber in an Phoenix Interview

Security expert Dr Joachim Weber analyzes the meeting between the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finnish President Alexander Stubb in an interview for Phoenix.

Dr Joachim Weber in an NTV interview

Security expert Dr Joachim Weber analyzes the meeting of the BRICS states in Russia.

Dr Joachim Weber in an NTV interview

In an interview with NTV, security expert Dr Joachim Weber analyses Zelenskyi's demands and states that NATO lacks a plan for Ukraine. Central demands in Zelenskyi's ‘victory plan’ are currently not achievable. Dr Joachim Weber explains in the NTV interview why the announcements nevertheless make sense from a Ukrainian perspective.

Dr Moritz Brake in a WDR 5 interview about the new NATO Headquarters in Rostock

Dr. Moritz Brake, an expert on maritime security, analyses the opening of NATO's regional maritime headquarters “CTF Baltic” in Rostock in an interview with WDR.

Dr Moritz Brake in an NDR interview about the changing security environment in the maritime domain

Dr. Moritz Brake, an expert on maritime security, analyses the maritime forms of Russian hybrid warfare in the NDR interview and considers Germany's options for countering them.


Events

CASSIS offers a wide range of events on current foreign and security policy issues. 

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Upcoming events
‘Opportunism or grand strategy - Putin's foreign policy’
BMVg, Bonn - Fontainengra...
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
How does Putin think, what are his goals, how does Russia define its place in the international system, why does the population not oppose more intensively, ...
Past events
Integration Through Law and the European Union
Robert-Schuman-Salle, ...
02:00 PM
We will organize a one-day international conference on the study of European Union law with a focus on integration through law both from a perspective of ...
Weltumordnungen? China, UN und neue Institutionen
Zoom
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
China's increasing global influence and the shifting world order are often discussed simultaneously. Indeed, China has become a key player within the United ...
Franco-German Perspectives on Nuclear Deterrence
Genscherallee 3, 53113 ...
09:30 AM - 02:30 PM
Since the beginning of the Russian war against Ukraine, the issue of nuclear security in Europe found its way back into an open debate. Alongside the nuclear ...
Opening Ceremony of the second MSIS-cohort
Festsaal, Hauptgebäude ...
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
This semester, the second cohort of the Master's programme "Strategy and International Security" (MSIS) will beginn their studies at the University of Bonn. On ...

Current Scientific Publications
Dr Ali Fathollah-Nejad's paper examines Europe's reaction to Masoud Pezeshkian's election victory in Iran.

In his latest publication, Dr Ali Fathollah-Nejad examines Europe's reaction to Masoud Pezeshkian's victory in the 2024 Iranian presidential election and challenges his portrayal as a reformist. In reality, Pezeshkian is loyal to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and promotes the interests of the regime rather than those of reform. In his paper, Fathollah-Nejad criticises Europe's overly optimistic attitude and warns against repeating past mistakes. He also highlights the growing security threats posed by Iran, including destabilisation in the Middle East, military support for Russia in Ukraine and - widely ignored - threats to European security in the Mediterranean. A shift in EU policy towards Iran is also proposed to better address these growing challenges.

Routledge Handbook on Global China

A scientific analysis by Maximilian Mayer, Emilian Kavalski, Marina Rudyak and Xin Zhang on the complex and transformative nature of Global China.

Faith and confession in the German resistance against Hitler

In the commemorative publication for Andreas Sohn, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie describes the role of the Christian faith in the German resistance against Hitler.

The Challenges of Protecting Critical Undersea Infrastructure

In his publication, Dr. Frank Umbach analyses the security policy challenges for NATO in defending critical undersea infrastructure against Russia.

The memory of July 20, 1944: more relevant than ever today

On the 80th anniversary of the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie discusses the significance of the memorial day today.

Ludwig Erhard - Experiences for the future. My time as Chancellor (1963-1966)

More than 45 years after his death, the memoirs of the German Chancellor and father of the economic miracle Ludwig Erhard are now being published. The work is edited by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie in cooperation with the Ludwig Erhard Foundation.

Reichsgraf Paul Wolff Metternich zur Gracht

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlies' article in the “New German Biography” provides an overview of the life and work of the diplomat Paul Metternich as German ambassador in London from 1901 to 1912, who was a great advocate of German-British rapprochement throughout his life.

Neo-Ottoman Soft Power: AKP’s Strategic Use of Turkish-Islamic Organizations in the German-Speaking Diaspora

In his new specialist publication, PD Dr. Hüseyin Çiçek sheds light on how the AKP is increasingly relying on soft power as a power mechanism alongside established political alliances in order to promote its interests internationally. Particular attention is paid to addressing and integrating the Turkish diaspora through emotional and cultural ties. The analysis also touches on the impact of the AKP's minority policy on its foreign policy ambitions.


Contact

CASSIS - Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Contact

+49 (0)228/73 3579

cassis(at)uni-bonn.de

Adress

4th Floor
Römerstraße 164
D-53117 Bonn

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