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A visit to Saudi Arabia completes the study tour of the Course for Senior Officials at the Federal Academy for Security Policy. Talks centred around the conflict in Yemen, the fight against terrorism and the social and political development of the Kingdom.

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Das Foto zeigt eine vielbefahrene Autoverkehrsstraße in Teheran in der Dämmerung.
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Iran was the first stop on the study tour of the Academy’s 2017 Course for Senior Officials. For two days, talks focused on the European view of the Islamic Republic and on Iran’s own perspective.

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Zahlreiche Außenminister der G20-Mitgliedsstaaten sitzen um einene großen Konferenztisch vor einer Pressewand mit der Aufschrift "G20 Germany".
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Germany holds the G20 presidency in 2017. At the beginning of February, the Federal Academy for Security Policy, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Finance, conducted an expert meeting on the future prospects for this forum of the 20 largest industrial and emerging countries.

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Flughafen Berlin-Tegel
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The Academy's Course for Senior Officials has left for talks in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The focus of the trip will be on first-hand impressions and talks with regional players.

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Der Jemen ist einer der zahlreichen Konflikte im Nahen und Mittleren Osten
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Hardly any other region in this world is currently undergoing political and social changes of the scope observed in the Middle East. The Academy's 2017 Course for Senior Officials is shedding light on today's challenges in this region as well as on the implications for German and European foreign and security policy.

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The picture shows the lettering "populism".
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"He was taken literally, but not seriously" – Donald Trump’s electoral success has been recognised widely with astonishment and dismay. Dr. Gerlinde Groitl sheds light on the vote’s circumstances as well as possible perspectives.

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Traditionally, the holiday of Shavuot is marked by an all-night Torah study session to celebrate the fact we received it on this day. "In Jerusalem, tens of thousands of people finish off the nighttime study session by walking to the Western Wall before d
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For the fourth time, German and Israeli politicians, government officials and scientists held talks on common security problems with the focus “Growing instability in the MENA region and in Europe”.

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Portraitaufnahme von Donald Trump und Hillary Clinton
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A brief summary of a new Security Policy Working Paper: Stephan Bierling analyses Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump’s personality profiles and decision-making styles. What are their concrete foreign policy positions, what are the consequences?

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Aufnahme der Nuklearexplosion des "Castle Bravo"-Atomtest der USA im März 1954
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In an interview Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp explains the implications and consequences of North Korea's nuclear test. Picture: U.S. Government (1954)

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Die Wartungscrew überprüft einen Kampfjet Tornado vor dem Start des Einsatzaufklärungsflugs auf dem Flugfeld zwischen zwei Hangars der Air Base Incirlik im Rahmen der Mission Counter Daesh, am 24. Februar 2016.
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In an interview with the “Handelsblatt”, Kamp assesses the “temperature” of Germany’s security policy – in light of consecutive headlines rapidly originating from Nice, Würzburg, Ankara and Istanbul.