How do domestic political institutions affect international conflict? Democratic peace theorists argue that jointly-democratic dyads are less likely to engage in war than other types of states, but these explanations cannot account for the large number of militarized conflicts that fall short of...

On the 1st of July, Germany will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. Normally, holding the chair of the council is not something that is considered to be a power position, especially since the Prime Minister of the given country is not chairing the European...

On the 1st of July, Germany will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. Normally, holding the chair of the council is not something that is considered to be a power position, especially since the Prime Minister of the given country is not chairing the European...

Verfassungsrechtliche Grundprinzipien, die zentrale Bestandteile der Zivilgesellschaft darstellen, sind, trotz ideeller Gemeinsamkeiten, immer noch ein Konglomerat von Identifikationen mit unterschiedlichen nationalen Wertbeziehungen. Die jeweilige Ausprägung und unterschiedliche Auslegung der...