Libya
The Berlin Conference on Libya: Will Hypocrisy Undermine Results?
Jeffrey Feltman Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 9:00 AM
International actors committed to not interfere in Libya, but can they be held to it?
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Western Europe
Balancing Privacy and Security in Germany
Russell A. Miller Tue, Mar 14, 2017, 10:32 AM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump might yet manage to meet in Washington this week despite winter storm Stella, which hobbled the capital and postponed Tuesday’s scheduled summit. Many see this as an historic encounter between contending visions for the world’s future: “The great disrupter confronts the last defender of the liberal world order.”
Aegis
Name Unmentioned, Trump Still Dominates the Munich Security Conference
Alice C. Hill Wed, Feb 22, 2017, 1:11 PM
Even where speakers took pains to avoid uttering it, the name “Donald Trump” still dominated the 53rd Munich Security Conference this past weekend.
Surveillance
German Bundestag Passes New Data Retention Law
Mirko Hohmann Fri, Oct 16, 2015, 3:40 PM
In December 2014, German Minister of Justice Heiko Maas issued a strongly worded tweet, complete with exclamation mark, stating that data retention laws violate the right to privacy and data protection, and that as a result, there should be neither German nor European legislation on this front. Ten months later, a new data retention law introduced by none other than the same Mr.
Surveillance
The German NSA Affair and the Need for Reform in Berlin
Mirko Hohmann Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 7:12 AM
When Chancellor Angela Merkel recently cited the “challenges” concerning the National Security Agency as an area that the German government has “tackled excellently” this term, many observers were surprised – not least because, two years into the “NSA affair,” the German government continues to vocally criticize American surveillance efforts while failing to address the shortcomings of its own intelligence agencies.