The issue of domestic security has become increasingly complex over the past decades. As there is a significant overlap between private and public provision of security, the question of how to allocate responsibility for security between the public sphere (state) and the private sphere has become important. This article by Wolfgang Bretschneider, Andreas Freytag, Johannes Rieckmann and Tim Stuchtey offers an institutional economics concept to answer this question.

In this article published by AICGS, Dr. Tim Stuchtey addresses five key points on cybersecurity that should be considered in the design of a German national security strategy. They include the question of responsibility for protection in cyberspace as well as the discussion on digital sovereignty, the external effects associated with advancing digitalization, and the limits of responsibility.

Blockchain technology and the cryptocurrencies based on it offer significant innovation potential for business and society. However, cryptocurrencies have at the same time become the primary payment method for certain criminal activities. In a study for the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Johannes Rieckmann and Tim Stuchtey provide an overview of the illegal uses of cryptocurrencies and formulate policy recommendations to limit their misuse.