Essays and Policy Papers

Svenska marinen in NATO: Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Sebastian Bruns discusses some of the opportunities and challenges for the Swedish Navy as Sweden joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The paper is based on his inauguaral lecture at the Royal Swedish Society for Naval Sciences, Stockholm.

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.
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Conference Proceedings and Reports

Report on the Indo-Pacific Deployment of FGS Bayern
Anne Runhaar published the Report of the Indo-Pacific Deployment of the frigate Bayern, rewinding its journey and presenting all its operation and exercises.

German Navy Fleet Tracker - Annual Report 2021
Henrik Schilling and Johannes Peters published the second 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

"Dreizack 2017" - Proceedings
Proceedings of the German-languaged workshop concerning maritime strategy in past, present and future.