Philip Nock, Research Fellow and PhD Candidate at CASSIS, et al. are conceptualising the "Second Cold War" between the US and China in comparison to the First Cold War in an article for the "Geopolitics" Journal.

In his publication "Prospects of Great Power Rivalry: Escaping the Tragedy?", Dr. Enrico Fels takes a scholarly look at expected future developments regarding rivalry between great powers in the Routledge Handbook of the Future of Warfare, which will be published on Sept. 19, 2023 and provides a comprehensive overview of the future of warfare that is both problem- and practice-oriented.

Ambassador (ret.) Dr. Hans-Dieter Heumann, Senior Fellow at the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies, discusses French European policy under Emmanuel Macron with Dr. Markus Kaim, Senior Fellow in the Security Policy Research Group of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).

In his publication, Prof. Dr. Xiangming Chen, Visiting Fellow of CASSIS, discusses the significance of China's Silk Road Initiative.

Dr. Friedbert Pflüger, head of the European Cluster for Climate, Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS), discusses in his publication the advantages of the American Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) compared to the means of European climate policy.

The French president's comments on Taiwan have made waves in Europe. And rightly so. Emmanuel Macron has gone too far this time. Once again, he wanted to provoke his partners and thus initiate a new debate about Europe's strategic autonomy. In the end, he got himself into hot water diplomatically. His message was lost and the impression took root that he wanted to maintain an equidistance from the U.S. and China in the conflict over the island state. It has often been overlooked that France, with its overseas territories and its 9 million km2 exclusive economic zone, does have interests in the region, and vital ones at that.

In his publication, Dr. Frank Umbach discussed the new challenges in power supply security.

The world looks for German leadership in its National Security Strategy, the first in German history, unveiled on June 14, 2023. It offered reassurances of Germany as a reliable partner in Europe, the transatlantic alliance, NATO, and the G7, as well as confirmed its commitment to the values of a free, democratic order and the international rule of law.

Together with lead-author Anna-Lena Rüland (Leiden) and a multidisciplinary research team, Nicolas Rüffin and Katharina Cramer investigate the interests of emerging powers of the Global South in intergovernmental science organizations. The publication is part of the ERC project INSCONS - Addressing Global Challenges through International Scientific Consortia at Leiden University.

The next parliamentary election will be held in Poland in the fall. The outcome of the election will be decisive for the whole EU. In this context, dokdoc asked Monika Sus, Landry Charrier and Hans-Dieter Heumann for an assessment. They talk about the Weimar Triangle, the war in Ukraine, Poland's European policy course and the future of the European Union.

The world looks for German leadership in its National Security Strategy, the first in German history, unveiled on June 14, 2023. It offered reassurances of Germany as a reliable partner in Europe, the transatlantic alliance, NATO, and the G7, as well as confirmed its commitment to the values of a free, democratic order and the international rule of law.

The world cannot meet its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100 unless China, the largest polluter, plays a more active and constructive role.

Drawing on the Digital Dependence Index, Michelle Gassner and Barbara Schallhart discuss Saudi-Arabia's digital dependence in their article.

Drawing on the Digital Dependence Index, Jonas Prinsen discusses South Korea's digital dependence in his article.

Niklas Almasi & Philipp van Helden discuss Germany's digital dependency in their article.

Prof. Dr. Maximilian Mayer and Prof. Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, have edited a Special Issue of the Journal on Chinese Political Science.

Prof. Dr. Maximilian Mayer and Kunhan Li, coctoral candidate at the University of Nottingham — Ningbo, China, investigate Chinese space diplomacy and its bifurcation between institutionalised multilateral cooperation and state-centric bilateral co-operation.

Dr. Frank Umbach discusses German-Chinese relations in his publication.

In his publication, Dr. Frank Umbach discusses the protection of critical infrastructures in the context of the war in Ukaine

In his Sirius Magazine publication, Dr. Frank Umbach discusses the strategic errors, mistakes and collective misconceptions of German energy policy since 2002.

In his publication, Dr. Frank Umbach discusses the urgency of a networked security policy.

In his publication, Dr. Frank Umbach discusses the effectiveness of Western economic sanctions against Russia.

Dr. Frank Umbach discusses the energy policy cooperation between the EU and Norway.

A publication by Dr. Iulian Romanyshyn, Research Fellow of CASSIS on NATO's Black Sea Strategic Alignment.

Together with Amir Elalouf, Maximilian Mayer has contributed a chapter called "Assessing the Financial and Geoeconomic Implications of China’s Digital Currency" in a publication edited by Tim Rühlig. It highlights the possible effects of the e-CNY on European security, values and competitiveness, and recommends steps to improve Europe’s economic and technological stance.

In his publication, Dr. Frank Umbach discusses the new challenges in energy security under the conditions of decarbonization of the economy and transport.

In his publication, Dr. Frank Umbach discusses the new challenges in the "turn of the times".

Prof. Ulrich Schlie on the process of reunification in the light of the friendship between Helmut Kohl and Giulio Andreotti.

"Events related to the Arab uprisings, ISIS’s rise to power and Russia’s aggression against parts of Ukraine in 2014 posed complex, though distinct challenges for the Federal Republic of Germany. How well were German leaders and officials informed about nascent as well as short-term developments beforehand and once these crises erupted? The widely shared appearance of sharp discontinuity in the way related historical processes unfolded raises questions about the degree to which decision makers and officials in government were taken by surprise."

This Festschrift in honor of Professor Xuewu Gu's 65th birthday brings together contributions on two closely intertwined key phenomena in international relations: Power and Power Shifts.
With contributions from numerous CASSIS members such as Prof. James D. Bindenagel, Dr. Enrico Fels, Dr. Hans-Dieter Heumann, Prof. Dr. Wolfram Hilz, Prof. Dr. Maximilian Mayer and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie.