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Global Outlook: Cooperative Security, Arms Control and Disarmament

Trump’s Tariff Offensive Against BRICS

By Herbert Wulf  |  26 July, 2025

Is Trump's tariff policy slowing down the BRICS, or is the alliance losing momentum due to the heterogeneity of its member countries?

Four Things Every Peace Agreement Needs – and How the DRC-Rwanda Deal Measures Up

By Philipp Kastner  |  19 July, 2025

It’s important to distinguish between what’s needed to get warring parties to the table, and what’s eventually agreed on. In this article, Has the DRC-Rwanda deal got the four essential components that usually signal that an agreement will hold?

The Emerging Quad 3.0: Prioritizing a Hard Security Agenda

By Robert Mizo  |  12 July, 2025

While it remains to be seen how the Quad evolves under the new US administration, it is of interest to see if (and how) the other three partners can keep alive the pursuit of public goods they had previously championed.

Soaring Global Military Spending Threatens Climate Action

By Ellie Kinney  |  19 June, 2025

Rising military spending will undermine global climate action unless we act now.

Donald Trump: Self-proclaimed Peacemaker Lacking Fortune and Expertise

By Herbert Wulf  |  03 June, 2025

US President Donald Trump, even during his first term in office, set out with the intention of quickly ending wars and resolving conflicts. He aimed to end the Ukraine war "within 24 hours". This has failed and the end of the war seems far off.

Kashmir: Escalating to War?

By Herbert Wulf  |  08 May, 2025

Two weeks after a militant group carried out a terrorist attack in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, the Indian Air Force launched air strikes on Pakistani territory. Is a war now looming that could also involve the US, Russia, China and possibly others?

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