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Research and Transfer Project “Impact Hub” Explores Untapped Potential in Germany’s Integrated Peace Engagement
How can German integrated peace engagement leverage its full potential with greater impact – both in principle and in light of a fundamentally shifting global conflict landscape? This question is at…
New Research Project on: Making Integrated Action for Peace More Successful
The IFSH is pleased to be part of a new research and transfer project which brings together experts from various scientific institutions and disciplines. The project, called “Impact Hub: Integrated…
Lessons from Afghanistan: Director of IFSH appointed expert member of the Enquete Commission
On 19 September 2022, the Enquete Commission „Lesson from Afghanistan for a future network engagement of Germany“ was constituted in the presence of Bundestag President Bärbel Bas.
While a…
After Failure in Afghanistan, Lessons for the New Federal Government
Editors of the Peace Report offer their opinions
Expert Briefing: Germany’s Commitment to Peace Following the Afghanistan Debacle
In the hours leading up to 1 September 2021, the last US soldier departed from Kabul airport. The emblematic photo was seen all around the world and marked the end of a nearly 20-year-long conflict…
IFSH press release: Lessons from Afghanistan - Independent Commission on the Future of German Peacekeeping Operations Is Necessary
The failed Afghanistan operation has shown that there is an urgent need to examine Germany’s involvement in peace and security – thoroughly, independently and with a focus on the future. IFSH…
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Research and Transfer Project “Impact Hub” Explores Untapped Potential in Germany’s Integrated Peace Engagement
Read moreHow can German integrated peace engagement leverage its full potential with greater impact – both in principle and in light of a fundamentally shifting global conflict landscape? This question is at…
Lessons from Afghanistan: Director of IFSH appointed expert member of the Enquete Commission
Read moreOn 19 September 2022, the Enquete Commission „Lesson from Afghanistan for a future network engagement of Germany“ was constituted in the presence of Bundestag President Bärbel Bas.
While a…After Failure in Afghanistan, Lessons for the New Federal Government
Read moreEditors of the Peace Report offer their opinions
IFSH press release: Lessons from Afghanistan - Independent Commission on the Future of German Peacekeeping Operations Is Necessary
Read moreThe failed Afghanistan operation has shown that there is an urgent need to examine Germany’s involvement in peace and security – thoroughly, independently and with a focus on the future. IFSH…
Books and Edited Volumes
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Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies, Leibniz-Institut Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH), Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden, ed. 2024.
Welt ohne Kompass.
Bielefeld: transcript. DOI: 10.14361/9783839474211. -
Ehrhart, Hans-Georg,
Sven Gareis,
Charles Pentland,
ed.
2012.
Afghanistan in the Balance. Counterinsurgency, Comprehensive Approach, and Political Order.
Montreal/Kingston: McGill-Queens University Press. -
Ehrhart, Hans-Georg,
Charles Pentland,
ed.
2009.
The Afghanistan Challenge: Hard Realities and Strategic Choices.
Montreal/Kensington.
Book Chapters
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Ehrhart, Hans-Georg. 2011.
Zivil-militärisches Zusammenwirken und vernetzte Sicherheit als Herausforderung deutscher Sicherheitspolitik: Der Fall Afghanistan.
In: Zehn Jahre Deutschland in Afghanistan, edited by Klaus Brummer, Stefan Fröhlich, 131-141. Wiesbaden.
Working Papers and Policy Briefs
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Ehrhart, Hans-Georg,
Roland Kaestner. 2008.
Afghanistan: Scheitern oder Strategiewechsel?.
Hamburger Informationen zur Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik 43. Hamburg.
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Ehrhart, Hans-Georg. 2009.
Afghanistan: Scheitern oder Strategiewechsel?.
In: Armee im Einsatz. Grundlagen, Strategien und Ergebnisse einer Beteiligung der Bundeswehr, edited by Hans-Joachim Gießmann, Armin Wagner, 318-327. Baden-Baden.
Commentaries and other Publications
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Brzoska, Michael,
Cornelius Friesendorf. 2021.
Zweischneidig: Zapfenstreich für den umstrittenen Afghanistan-Einsatz der Bundeswehr. In Zukunft muss die Vermeidung von zivilen Opfern Vorrang haben.
In: IPG, Aussen- und Sicherheitspolitik -
Daase, Christopher,
Tobias Debiel,
Conrad Schetter,
Ursula Schröder. 2021.
Nach dem Scheitern in Afghanistan: Lehren für die neue Bundesregierung.
In: Friedensgutachten Sonderstellungnahme Afghanistan -
Ehrhart, Hans-Georg. 2021.
Eine Guerilla hat Zeit: Afghanistan - Das Scheitern des Westens am Hindukusch zeigt: Gebraucht wird eine deutsche Außenpolitik, die sich auch in die Lage eines Gegners versetzen kann.
In: Der Freitag, das Meinungsmedium, Nr. 35: 9 -
Friesendorf, Cornelius. 2021.
Lernen aus Afghanistan: Aufstandsbekämpfung und zivile Opfer.
In: PRIF Blog -
Ehrhart, Hans-Georg. 2020.
Raus aus Afghanistan! Militär - Trump holt US-Truppen nach Hause. Das setzt andere unter Druck – dennoch ist die Entscheidung richtig.
In: Der Freitag, das Meinungsmedium, Nr. 48: 9 -
Brzoska, Michael,
Hans-Georg Ehrhart. 2009.
Raus aus Afghanistan? Exit-Optionen für Deutschland!.
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