In Dialogue
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31.01.2025
Region meets international politics
The links between regional and urban history and international relations are manifold, but rarely obvious at first glance. Municipalities, regional self-government and (federal) states often did not and do not act exclusively…
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14.01.2025
Infrastructure, AI and Europe’s Road to Digital Sovereignty
The intensifying techno-geopolitical competition between China and the US has exposed Europe’s vulnerability to digital dependencies.
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07.01.2025
Event Report: Trump Reloaded –What would Ludwig Erhard say?
“Do not praise my merits from the past, but use my experience for the future.” This phrase concludes the memoirs of the second German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, recorded by speechwriter Johnny Klein…
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09.12. – 11.12.2024
Responsibility in Space
Outer space has emerged as a distinct arena of political and economic interactions that can benefit humankind. With rising commercial interest and the engagement of states, outer space has become a zone…
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02.12.2024
Event Report: Responsibility in Space for Sustainability on Earth
As part of the United Nations World Space Forum in Bonn (3–6 December 2024), AIA NRW organised a side event titled “Responsibility in Space for Sustainability on Earth” on 2 December 2024.…
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27.11.2024
Event Report: Afghanistan at the Crossroads. 23 Years Afghanistan Conference – Challenges and Opportunities
The Academy has already organized various events and a Fellow research project on Afghanistan’s past, present and future. On the 23rd anniversary of the first Bonn Afghanistan Conference, a discussion with former…
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14.11.2024
Event-Report: To the Moon and Back: Lunar Policy-making, Security, and Cooperation in Europe and Beyond
AIA Fellows Raul Gonzalez and Günes Ünüvar organized a workshop on the subject “To the Moon and Back: Lunar Policy-Making, Security, and Cooperation in Europe.” They brought together many distinguished experts from…
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12.11.2024
Event-Report: What Stakes Does Europe Have in the Indo-Pacific Region?
Together with the Korean embassy, the AIA NRW took the lead in organizing an Indo-Pacific conference in Düsseldorf. The Indo-Pacific region will take on greater geostrategic significance, not least in light of…
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12.11.2024
Event Report: (Critical) Geopolitics, sustainability, and “global” spaces
IDOS and AIA convened an expert workshop to assess the dynamics of contemporary geopoliticization across a range of policy areas. Geopoliticization refers to the processes by which considerations of geographical space are…
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06.11. – 07.11.2024
Event Report: Renewable energy transitions in Europe-Africa relations
On November 6th und November 7th AIA Fellows Albert Ahenkan and Samuel Anuga hosted a webinar workshop with the title “The Transition to Renewable Energy in Europe-Africa Relations”. A round of 20 leading experts…
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18.09.2024
Event Report: Inside the US election campaigns
Understanding the Immigration Debate and Latino Voter Impact The evening event in cooperation with AmerikaHaus NRW, which was attended by around 50 participants, focused on the immigration debate and the influence of…
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05.09.2024
Event Report: The Influence of Religion in International Relations in the MENA-Region
In the September edition of AIA NRW‘s Coffee & Cake format, Dr Evelyn Bokler from the University of Muenster talked about the impact of religion on (political) communities, focusing on Islamic groups…
