War in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of the neighboring state on February 24, 2022, is now almost automatically associated with the buzzword of the "turning point" or the beginning of a "new era". Even if this term expresses the widespread shock about the events in Ukraine, it is rightly questioned. To what extent do concepts of peace ethics and security policy require revision? What are current and future-relevant questions, regardless of a - currently unforeseeable - end to the war?
Photo: photothek/Florian Gärtner

"Russia is playing a high-stakes game"
Tatiana Zhurzhenko
Cultural and historical claims to superiority are difficult to negotiate
Interview

For the future of Christian peace ethics, the balance between defensible realism and reconciliatory dialog is crucial
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Just peace is not peace at any price
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The Bundeswehr needs „mental readiness” to accomplish its core mission
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Fit for Deterrence and Defense? The NATO Summit in Madrid and the Future of the Alliance
Anna Clara Arndt and Göran Swistek
NATOʼs ambitious adaptation risks overstretching its capabilities
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Competition in Risk-Taking: Russia’s War Against Ukraine and the Risks of Nuclear Escalation
Peter Rudolf
Never underestimate the risks in a game of nuclear poker
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Sanctions and their effects must be viewed in a differentiated manner
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Special: "The return of violence"

"Our profession may also demand that we put our lives on the line. We seldom think about that"
Stephan Schoeps
Bundeswehr and society must continue to deal seriously with the new threat situation
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"The soldiers are experiencing a very different reality"
Petro Stanko and Iuri Kuliievych
In these times, character guidance training and pastoral care are needed more than ever
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Violence in society and violence by the military are interrelated
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"All psychopaths are manmade"
Danutė Gailienė
Moral destruction of man is terribly simple
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