Beiträge

What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic about human rights protection in Southeast Asia? This chapter of the collected edition argues the pandemic has exposed the limits of human rights, both as a normative concept of human emancipation and as a social advocacy approach.

Ghana and Tunisia have often been framed as beacons of democracy in their respective regions. However, as Ghana’s democracy matured over decades, Tunisia’s experiment ultimately collapsed. This paper examines diverse factors shaping their paths, offering lessons on the risks of democratic backsliding.

This paper incorporates cognitive resilience into cyber defence against hybrid threats. Drawing on insights from South and Southeast Asia, it outlines avenues for cooperation with Germany and introduces the TRUST Framework to strengthen soft power, citizen trust, and overall societal resilience.

Wirtschaftliche Diversifizierung hat eine hohe Priorität in den Golfstaaten, um deren Ölabhängigkeit zu verringern. Das vorliegende Kapitel skizziert die Unterschiede und Ähnlichkeiten solcher Diversifizierungsanstrengungen im historischen Verlauf und diskutiert mögliche Zukunftsszenarien.