Call for Applications: Internship, November through January 2026/27
The Henry Kissinger Professorship is looking for a dedicated intern for the period from November 2026 to January 2027.
Open courses in the Katekisama program
In the Fall term of 2026, master's (and PhD) students at the University of Bonn will have the opportunity to participate online at courses at the Institute for European Global Studies in Basel.
Visit of State Secretary Dr. Bernhard Kotsch to the University of Bonn
On 16 June 2026, Prof. Ulrich Schlie welcomed State Secretary Dr. Bernhard Kotsch from the German Federal Foreign Office for a discussion with students of the Master's programme Strategy and International Security.
Dr. Enrico Fels at the Roundtable LIVE at the ILA Berlin
Dr. Enrico Fels was a guest on Roundtable LIVE on June 11 at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin. The discussion, titled “Is Power Rewriting the Law?”, focused primarily on the security zones currently being established around space-based facilities and international space law.
Spring School – Outer Space Cooperation in the Middle East
This year’s Spring School on Outer Space Cooperation in the Middle East took place from May 17 to 19. The Spring School was organized in collaboration with the Institute for International Cooperation and Technological Diplomacy (ICI), the German Space Agency at DLR, the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), and the Young Society for Security Policy (JGSP).
Colloquium on Ludwig Erhard's "Sonderkreis"
On 22 May 2026, the Ludwig Erhard Foundation, in collaboration with Prof. Dr Ulrich Schlie organised an academic colloquium on Ludwig Erhard’s time in office. The focus was on the ‘Sonderkreis’, Erhard’s institutionalised advisory circle from 1964 to 1966, and the concept of the ‘Formierte Gesellschaft’ that emerged from it, which Erhard first presented during the 1965 Bundestag election campaign.
Policy Brief on the EU's Digital Dependency
As part of the “Digital Dependence Index 2.0” project, in collaboration with the Vodafone Institute, CASSIS is publishing its first policy brief, “Digital Trade Trap? A Wake-up Call for the EU’s Digital Decade,” which shows that despite an apparent digital trade surplus, the EU remains heavily dependent on the U.S. and China and has structural weaknesses that jeopardize its digital sovereignty.
Bonn Future Lab Report 2025
The Report features keynotes of high-level actors in the space domain, the latest insights from leading researchers and the scenarios and strategies from the Bonn Future Lab.