Peace and Security

Helga Schmid is the new Secretary General of the OSCE. The German top diplomat is regarded as amiable in tone and tough on the issues.

Virtual conference against pressed memories: Experts from Israel, Ruanda and Germany discuss the culture of remembrance.

Germany shows commitment: here you can discover which UN, OSCE, NATO and EU missions the country supports.

Christophe Hodder is the first climate and security expert of a UN peace mission – the position is financed by Germany.

US President Trump plans to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany. We present the key facts about the plans, the reasons for them, and the criticism they have sparked.

In the wake of the disastrous explosion in Beirut, Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief is providing support in the form of experts and equipment.

Armed conflicts are continuing unabated despite the pandemic, says peace and conflict studies expert Nicole Deitelhoff.

Gabriele Wurster-Vihuto is committed to helping refugees in Kenya. Protecting them from coronavirus is an important part of her work.

To this day, memorial sites all over Germany commemorate the Second World War. A particularly large number of such sites can be found in Berlin.

Because of the Coronavirus: Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day is taking place online. Amongst the events will be these moving moments.

Green Central Asia Conference: Environmental protection creates peace and stability in a region subject to extreme climate change stress.

Martin Schoeller gives the Holocaust a face. In a new exhibition he presents portraits of 75 survivors. These are their stories.