IPS Journal

As a dedicated debate platform, the IPS Journal explores crucial questions in international politics, from foreign and security policy to European integration, international relations, global environmental issues and pressing social topics. The journal offers well-founded analyses from academia and the world of practice, alongside opinionated commentaries and topical interviews – all providing impetus for a fruitful opinion-forming process.

12.02.2025

In the shadow of change

The collapse of the Assad regime has cast uncertainty on the situation of Syria’s Alawite population. Since the transfer of power in December 2024, reports of targeted attacks and retaliation against Alawites have been on…


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11.02.2025

Who will fill the gap?

South Africa

The serene composure with which South Africa looked forward to the second Trump presidency last year came to an abrupt halt at the end of January. Until then, the primary concern in the country was not to lose…


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10.02.2025

China’s EV-olution

As of November 2024, the European Union is considering a new policy aimed at facilitating technology transfer from Chinese companies, particularly in the green technology sector. The idea follows the implementation of subst…


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07.02.2025

Has the EU Commission found its true north?

Former ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet liked to say that the central bank had only one needle in its compass. He meant price stability. Most people agree that a compass with multiple needles is not a good idea, but it…


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07.02.2025

Remembrance or revisionism?

This 10 February marks 20 years since Italy’s Giorno del Ricordo was first commemorated. Instituted during Silvio Berlusconi’s second premiership, the day ostensibly honours Italian victims of the post-World War II foibe


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06.02.2025

A warning to Trump

Shortly before Donald Trump returned to the White House, China imposed an export ban on dual-use items related to gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials to the US. In contrast to previous, more general and…


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04.02.2025

The UAE’s ever-expanding footprint in Africa

While other BRICS members receive more Western attention for their African presence, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – which became a member of the group in 2024 – has quietly become the continent’s largest foreign investor,…


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03.02.2025

Trump’s Herculean task

Contrary to the widespread expectations that accompanied Donald Trump’s victory in November’s elections, it quickly became clear that ending the Russo-Ukrainian War would not be easy for the new president, as there are at…


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31.01.2025

Two presidents, one divided nation

No illusions: Mozambique remains in crisis, despite the inauguration of Daniel Chapo as president and the establishment of a new parliament. While the widespread allegations of massive electoral fraud during the elections…


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30.01.2025

Europe between DeepSeek and Trump

AI has occupied a curious space in European policy imagination for a while. In an environment of increasingly urgent anxieties around Europe’s decline and pathways to its resurrection, the lack of AI leadership is seen as a…


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