The BIGS is an independent, non-partisan non-profit institute in Potsdam with the mission of building bridges between theory and practice, so as to improve civil security through a multi- and interdisciplinary approach. By bringing together domestic and international multipliers from politics, the business sector, public administration, the media and academia, BIGS develops innovative strategies and solutions for the threats which confront liberal democracies in today’s world – and in the world of the future. In its effort to achieve these reach these goals, the institute seeks to produce research which will contribute to the preservation and strengthening of human rights and liberty, as well as promoting economic prosperity in our society.