- Is American democracy failing its people?The impeachment process in the US Congress is over, with former President Trump being acquitted. Both sides of America’s political divide now claim victory. Michael von der Schulenburg argues that all sides have lost,… Read more: Is American democracy failing its people?<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/is-american-democracy-failing/">English</a></div>
- Armed non-state actors: a brief attempt at a portrayalThe war in Afghanistan should serve as a warning about the degree to which armed non-state actors (ANSAs) now dominate the global peace and security agenda and how ill-prepared the West – indeed, the… Read more: Armed non-state actors: a brief attempt at a portrayal<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/armed-non-state-actors-afghanistan/">English</a></div>
- The IS, the US and UsWhen President Obama gave his speech at the opening of the UN General Assembly in September this year, much of it sounded like a declaration of war on the so-called Islamic State (IS but… Read more: The IS, the US and Us<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/the-is-the-us-and-us/">English</a> | <a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/de/lasst-den-is-doch-einfach-an-sich-selbst-scheitern">Deutsch</a></div>
- The Era of Armed Non-State Actors – Void in international LawInternational law about war and peace fails to respond to the shift from “traditional” wars among states to violent conflicts with and among armed non-state actors. At its core are the UN Charter and… Read more: The Era of Armed Non-State Actors – Void in international Law<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/void-in-international-law/">English</a></div>
- The Era of Armed Non-State Actors – Risks of Global ChaosThe Changing Character of Conflict Platform project explores changes in five dimensions of conflict, namely actors involved in conflict, impact of conflict on civilians, environments in which conflict takes place, methods used in conflict… Read more: The Era of Armed Non-State Actors – Risks of Global Chaos<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/non-state-actors/">English</a></div>
Michael von der Schulenburg escaped the German Democratic Republic, studied in Berlin, London and Paris and worked for the United Nations, and shortly the OSCE, including as UN Assistant Secretary-General, in many of the world’s trouble spots, such as in Haiti, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, the Balkan, Somalia, Sierra Leone and the Sahel.
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