Essays and Policy Papers
How High? The Future of European Naval Power and the High-End Challenge
Dr. Jeremy Stöhs adresses pressing questions about the future of European navies and the challenges these Navies are facing.
Building European Seapower: Reinvigorating EU naval strategy and maritime capabilities for the 2020s
Dr. Sebastian Bruns and CDR jg. (German Navy) Moritz Brake explore opportunities and address shortfalls in the naval component of European maritime strategy in this piece commissioned by the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences last year – and published in early 2021.
German-American Relations during the Joe Biden Presidency
Dr. Sebastian Bruns and Marcel Dirsus (Fellow at ISPK) deal with the German-American Relations during the Biden Presidency after his election to the President of the United States.
Towards a Standing European Union Auxiliary Navy
Moritz Brake and Sebastian Bruns argue in favour of a pool of support vessels of an EU Auxiliary Fleet to extend the Member States's navies' range in spirit of deeper defence intergration.
Strategic challenges and options for action for western politics in the northern Atlantic
Along Europe's northern shores and adjunct waters, Western states are confronted with familiar, yet daunting, security challenges. Jeremy Stöhs and Julian Pawlak examine options for action for western politics in the region; in SIRIUS 2019; 3 (3).
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You can find more of our essays and working papers in the Archive.
Conference Proceedings and Reports
German Navy Fleet Tracker - Annual Report 2020
Dr. Sebastian Bruns and Henrik Schilling published the first Annual Report of the ISPKs Fleet Tracker, assessing the current status, missions and exercises of the German Navy.
Kiel International Seapower Symposium 2019 - Conference Report
Official Conference Report of KISS19: Allied Maritime Strategy - The Means for Success in an Age of Great Power Competition
Kiel International Seapower Symposium 2018 - Conference Report
Official Conference Report of KISS18: Allied Maritime Strategy - A Theory for Success?
Baltic Sea Strategy Forum 2017 - Documentation
Conference Documentation of the Baltic Sea Strategy Forum 2017: Baltic Sea Security: Today and Tomorrow.
"Dreizack 2017" - Proceedings
Proceedings of the German-languaged workshop concerning maritime strategy in past, present and future.
Kiel Conference 2016 - Conference Papers
Focus on the High North: Proceedings from the Kiel Conference 2016 with contributions from Kristian Åtland, Dr. Sarah Kirchberger, Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen and many more.
Kiel Conference 2016 - Documentation
Conference Documentation of the Kiel Conference 2016: Focus High North.
Kiel Conference 2015 - Proceedings
Focus on the Baltic Sea: Proceedings from the Kiel Conference 2015 with contributions from Sebastian Bruns, Nick Childs, Julian Lindley-French, Stefan Lundqvist and Peter Roberts.
Kiel Conference 2015 - Documentation
Documentation of the Kiel Conference 2015: Baltic Sea Focus.
