{"id":602,"date":"2026-03-20T15:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/?page_id=602"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:17:54","slug":"the-wargaming-nexus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/en\/the-wargaming-nexus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wargaming Nexus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"602\" class=\"elementor elementor-602\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0ee7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a0ee7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17423d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17423d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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e-fas-arrow-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Wargaming Nexus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5159688 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5159688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Wargaming Nexus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ca8ce elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2ca8ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Wargaming Nexus is an academic online format for current analyses that provides well-founded contributions in an accessible and timely manner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1918f1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1918f1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df42340 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df42340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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They make interaction, uncertainty<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/en\/wargames-are-experiments-wargaming-als-forschungsmethode-in-den-internationalen-beziehungen\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wargames are Experiments \u2013 Wargaming als Forschungsmethode in den Internationalen Beziehungen\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-780 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-allgemein\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/en\/spielraeume-der-strategie-die-rolle-von-wargames-in-der-zeitenwende\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SPielraume-der-Strategie-768x512.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-772\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SPielraume-der-Strategie-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SPielraume-der-Strategie-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SPielraume-der-Strategie-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SPielraume-der-Strategie-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SPielraume-der-Strategie.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/germanwargamingcenter.eu\/en\/spielraeume-der-strategie-die-rolle-von-wargames-in-der-zeitenwende\/\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\">\n\t\t\t\tSpaces of Strategy. 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