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Do foreign military deployments provide assurance? Alexander Sorg and Julian Wucherpfennig unpack the micro-mechanisms of burden sharing in alliances

The researchers test whether U.S. foreign military deployments indeed enhance perceived security and reduce the perceived need for national defence in host nations.

More than 150 newspapers worldwide cover Julian Wucherpfennig’s new study showing search-and-rescue operations don’t drive migrant crossings

The Scientific Reports journal article by Julian Wucherpfennig, Professor of International Affairs and Security, and his co-authors has been cited by the media in at least thirty countries.

Despite claims, new study finds that search-and-rescue operations don’t increase migrant crossings in the central Mediterranean

Research by Julian Wucherpfennig, Professor of International Affairs and Security, and co-authors suggests that sea crossings are not incentivised by search-and-rescue operations.

Three questions with Julian Wucherpfennig on securing peace in multiethnic states

The Professor of International Affairs and Security on his new co-authored book "Sharing Power, Securing Peace? Ethnic Inclusion and Civil War".

Alexander Sorg and Julian Wucherpfennig highlight the complex effects of US military deployments

In a commentary in 'War on the Rocks', Sorg and Wucherpfennig question the extent to which these deployments make host state citizens feel safe.

MPP and MIA master’s thesis poster exhibition and winners

MPP and MIA graduates present thesis projects in annual poster exhibition.

Julian Wucherpfennig and Sara Polo awarded NEPS medal for ‘the best publication in Peace Science’

The award recognizes Wucherpfennig and Polo’s groundbreaking research challenging the link between refugees and terrorism.

Julian Wucherpfennig on the possible use of chemical weapons by Russian forces

In an interview with FOCUS Online, Julian Wucherpfennig explains why the unconfirmed reports that Russian troops have engaged in chemical warfare could be plausible.

Julian Wucherpfennig on the difficulty of peaceful negotiations in Ukraine

In a contribution for the BMBF's ‘Wissenschaftsjahr' initiative, Wucherpfennig explains why finding a peaceful resolution for the war in Ukraine is challenging.

Julian Wucherpfennig analyses how NATO might unwillingly become the enemy Putin is seeking

“Direct NATO interference could play into Putin's hands,” he writes in a Focus Online op-ed.

Event highlight

Faculty members consider implications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in wide-ranging panel discussion

Anita Gohdes, Marina Henke and Julian Wucherpfennig analyse the prospects for peace or further escalation.

Research by Julian Wucherpfennig and co-authors explores how terrorism affects attitudes towards migration and democracy

The research project aims to inform decisions on national and international migration policy.