The “Human Factor” at the National Security Council
19 June 2026 · Christoph Meyer & Daniel Neumann · GPPi · German
Why people, cultures, and relationships are key to the success of the new German security architecture.
Architecture of Trust
1 March 2026 · Christoph Meyer & Daniel Neumann · Human Magazine · English
Germany is under growing pressure from hybrid attacks. To remain capable of action, it needs effective intelligence services and a decision-making architecture that consolidates and uses insights.
What might a new BND law contain? Possibilities, limitations and prospects of the current revision
5 December 2025 · Daniel Neumann, Christoph Meyer & Gerhard Conrad · GKND · German
In this paper, we highlight possible avenues through which the revision of the law could be utilised – either directly or indirectly, by providing impetus for future framework legislation on the federal security architecture – to strengthen the BND in its role as a key information and early-warning system for the Federal Government and the relevant federal authorities.
“Developing National Security Structures: Examples from the UK”: Key take-aways and lessons
23 September 2025 · Christoph Meyer & Daniel Neumann · GKND · English
The following is a summary of the presentations and discussions held at the British Embassy in Berlin on 9 September 2025 as part of the Kensington Security Series, co-organised with King’s College London and the Gesprächskreis Nachrichtendienste in Deutschland e.V..
Lerning from Europe: Improving Security Structures through International Comparison
1 September 2025 · Daniel Neumann · Behörden Spiegel · German
Research and international comparisons can help improve security structures. Where foreign and security policy is formulated, policy-makers need well-founded intelligence assessments. The sooner and more accurately they understand their actual environment and the threats they face, the better they can avoid surprises and act proactively.
“Strategic surprise” and the federal government’s new security architecture
23 May 2025 · Christoph Meyer & Daniel Neumann · GKND · German
Possible lessons from research into “strategic surprise” for a reform of the German security architecture.
Member State Intelligence Support to EU Foreign Policymaking
1 April 2025 · Daniel Neumann · King’s College London · English
This thesis asks under what conditions member states provide intelligence support to EU foreign policy making, that is, to the EU Intelligence and Situation Centre (INTCEN). INTCEN provides EU policy makers with strategic intelligence synthesised from member state contributions. The EU treaties stipulate that national security remains the sole responsibility of the member states (art. 4.2 TEU). This is widely interpreted to apply to intelligence, rendering any support to INTCEN voluntary. EU institutions have repeatedly encouraged member states to contribute. However, scepticism persists about the actual level of cooperation.