In Syria, the immediate effects of the war in Ukraine have made an already difficult humanitarian situation even worse. Protracted violence in Ukraine or an expansion of the Ukraine war into a larger NATO-Russia confrontation would endanger multilateral cooperation on conflict management,...

In Syria, the immediate effects of the war in Ukraine have made an already difficult humanitarian situation even worse. Protracted violence in Ukraine or an expansion of the Ukraine war into a larger NATO-Russia confrontation would endanger multilateral cooperation on conflict management,...

Turkey-NATO relations are still sufficiently strong to keep the relationship from the brink, a new DIIS-report finds. But more dynamics are also gaining strength to render further troubles increasingly likely. The future of Turkey's NATO membership has been the subject of heated debate of late,...

Die amerikanisch-russische Rüstungskontrollarchitektur durchlebt eine schwere Krise. Allerdings hat die Erosion rüstungskontrollpolitischer Instrumente schon vor dem Ende des INF-Vertrags am 2. August 2019 eingesetzt. New START, das letzte russisch-amerikanische Vertragswerk zur Reduzierung...

Trotz der Eiszeit in den Beziehungen zwischen Moskau und dem Westen spielt Russland eine konstruktive Rolle in den Atomverhandlungen der E3+3 (Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien + China, Russland, USA) mit Iran. Russland unterstützt die am 2. April 2015 in Lausanne erreichte...

Mit dem 'Astana-Format' haben Russland, Iran und die Türkei nicht nur eine Plattform für Verhandlungen über Syriens Zukunft geschaffen. Das Gesprächsforum hat auch dazu gedient, Streitthemen unter den drei 'Garantiemächten' zu kanalisieren. Mit einem zukünftigen Ende der Kampfhandlungen in...

Turkey-NATO relations are still sufficiently strong to keep the relationship from the brink, a new DIIS-report finds. But more dynamics are also gaining strength to render further troubles increasingly likely. The future of Turkey's NATO membership has been the subject of heated debate of late,...

Syria is central to the current shape of Turkey-Russia relations. It offers a model of partnership for both countries in a context where their interests are competitive. However, the Syrian-centric cooperation between Turkey and Russia is also special and is thus unlikely to be replicated...