The principles, values and manifestations of multilateralism, including the United Nations, are under sustained scrutiny and assault. Their performance and effectiveness are questioned, as are their decision-making procedures and their representation according to 21st century standards of...

In this paper, I explore the applicability of sociological institutionalism for the analysis of security and the military. Based on cross-sectional data from 50 countries, I show how values linked to the nation state and security are related to world cultural ideas and the diffusion of...

Um äußere Sicherheit unter erschwerten objektiven Bedingungen wie gestiegenen Erwartungen nach wie vor hinreichend gewährleisten zu können, haben sich die Regierungen vor allem der OECD-Welt nach dem Ende des Systemantagonismus zu einer noch engeren Zusammenarbeit im Rahmen internationaler...