Russian War Games Spark Fear in the West
Zapad 2017 (“The West 2017”) represented the biggest Russian-led military exercise since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, and has raised concerns among military...
Gibraltar after Brexit: Where Will the Rock End Up?
The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union last June, commonly known as Brexit, shocked not only the world, but also many subjects...
In uncertain terms: How current narratives influence refugee integration
Strewn across the front page of newspapers and littered on News Feeds, Austria’s recent ban of the full-face veil in public places has been...
A Battle for the Soul of Europe
Representatives at the "Religions for a New Europe" conference believe Europe is facing a daunting crisis in the history of integration – one that needs...
Panel 4: Understanding Terrorism and its Prevention
With a topic as hard to discuss as preventing and countering violence that leads to radicalized terrorism, the fourth panel was keen to stay...
Law and Morality in the Crimean Crisis
Speaking about the Crimean crisis in 2014, some refer to it as an annexation while others prefer to call it a reunification. At first...
More democracy than ever before?
The DASICON conference of the Diplomatische Akademie opened the afternoon session with a panel of practitioners and academic experts on the topic “Shrinking Democratic...
Democracy under Fire
The attacks against independent media and an upcoming controversial referendum pose serious risks to the future of Turkish democracy, experts told a Vienna audience...
“Welcome to the Twilight Zone”
Many of today's conflicts are often blurry and complex. Therefore, the second panel of DASICON 2017 gave an overview over the Ukrainian crisis and...
Fractured Columns in the European Security Architecture
Security experts from around Europe sparred on the meaning and necessity of the OSCE at today’s DASICON panel, “The OSCE in the European Security...
