Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest

„Sanktionen“ stellt fundiert, verständlich und anschaulich die Möglichkeiten und Fallstricke dieses zentralen Machtinstruments der internationalen Politik im 21. Jahrhundert vor und gibt einen Blick in die Zukunft: Wie werden Sanktionen künftig eingesetzt? Das Buch stellt Maßstäbe vor, die Europa und Deutschland bei der Verhängung ihrer Strafmaßnahmen in Zukunft leiten sollten.

In a historic election, the African National Congress lost its absolute majority for the first time since the democratic transition in 1994. Amid a profound domestic crisis and significant international challenges, South Africa’s political landscape will fundamentally change.

All authoritarian regimes seek to substantiate their right to rule. In this chapter, we differentiate legitimation—understood as the process of claiming popular support—from legitimacy itself, which refers to the extent to which a regime is perceived as legitimate by its citizens.

Autocratic regimes influence actors and processes in other political systems. Conversely, they are affected by “outside” developments. This chapter presents the current state-of-the-art with respect to international actors and autocratization based on analytical differentiation between a general environment and purposeful, specific actions to support autocratic processes abroad.

Die EU will mit ihrem Preissystem für Treibhausgase sowohl das Klima als auch die eigene Schwerindustrie schützen. Das Modell werde international Schule machen, prognostiziert unser Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest.

Islamisten breiten sich im Sahel aus. Zugleich verliert der Westen an Einfluss, analysiert Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest.

30th Network Consolidation Programme, Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest (Consultant)

The presentation and following discussion dealt with the question: How can the role of the United Nations in managing conflicts be strengthened?

20. Bensberger Gespräche, Kardinal Schulte Haus, Bergisch Gladbach Organisers: Federal Agency for Civic Education Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest (Consultant)

Der Vortrag thematisierte Sanktionen als außenpolitisches Mittel und betrachtete Optionen, Wirksamkeit und Legitimität dieser Maßnahmen.

International crises such as Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and the reactions to it have brought into focus the foreign policy role of the European Union. The seminar uses selected literature to examine the EU's quality as an actor in foreign, security and defense policy.

International crises such as Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and the reactions to it have brought into focus the foreign policy role of the European Union (EU), but also of other regional organizations. The seminar uses selected literature to examine the EU's quality as an actor in foreign, security and defense policy.