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PRIF – Peace Research Institute Frankfurt //
PRIF – Leibniz-Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
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- Shrinking political will, illiberal backlash, and gender backsliding: 25 years after its adoption, the Women, Peace and Security agenda is operating within a different political landscape. @leoniestamm.bsky.social outlines the changed context and possible avenues forward in the new #PRIFblog.
- New #PRIFblog: Since the full-scale invasion on Ukraine, Russian “hybrid warfare” and how to address it have been central points of debate. In this context, it is important to understand the evolution of Russian interference and the reasoning behind it, argue Sascha Hach and Austin Wright.
- Reposted by PRIFIntrastate armed conflicts have increasingly internationalized. In TraCe Working Paper No. 7, Frederik Schissler, @felixbethke.bsky.social, @hannapfeifer.bsky.social, Constantin Ruhe, @reginesonja.bsky.social & Jonas Wolff systematically assess this trend. 👉 www.trace-center.de/publikatione...
- 📣New #PRIFblog: In Colombia, the ASMUPROPAZ brings together ex-combatants and victims to turn aromatic plants into essential oils – and conflict into cooperation. ➡️ Laura Camila Barrios Sabogal on how their work unsettles categories of “victim” and “perpetrator” in the #WPSagenda:
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- 📣 New #PRIFblog: Rural women are not just victims of environmental crises – they are vital agents of peace and resilience. Lake Chad region shows: integrating climate action into the Women, Peace and Security agenda can recognize and amplify women’s leadership. blog.prif.org/2026/01/26/r...
- 📣Hinterhofpolitik und Großmachtstreben sind zurück. Doch während Russland - und neuerdings auch die USA - offen danach trachten, die EU zu spalten, macht Bruno Schoch Mut: Der Siegeszug von Autokraten und Aggressoren ist kein Naturgesetz. Jetzt schlägt die Stunde Europas. 💡Im #PRIFblog lesen ⬇️
- 📣 New #PRIFblog - Now also in English: While regime change in Venezuela seems to have played a marginal role for Trump so far, members of the Venezuelan diaspora are hoping for democracy. ➡️ Jonas Wolff and @solveigrichter.bsky.social on how Europe can support democratic change in Venezuela:
- 💡Jetzt lesen: Wie ordnen Friedens- und Konfliktforscher*innen die US-Außenpolitik und ihre Folgen ein? ➡️ Zum #PRIFblog: www.prif.org
- 📣 How does the trade conflict over electric vehicles contribute to strategic rivalry between China and the EU? 💡For #PRIFblog, Ying Long Fung analyzes China’s official statements in reponse to the dispute, revealing the underlying dynamics of China’s strategic geo-economic shift against the EU ⬇️
- 🚨 Publication alert: Ongoing disruptions – PRIF Doctoral Researcher Maximilian Tkocz and Co-Author Rachel Herring show how the AfD transforms elite narratives about foreign policy and identity. ➡️ Now #openaccess in Global Studies Quarterly: academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
- 📣Neuer #PRIFblog: Während ein Regimewandel in Venezuela für Trump bislang kaum eine Rolle zu spielen scheint, hoffen Angehörige der venezolanischen Diaspora auf Demokratie. ➡️ Jonas Wolff und @solveigrichter.bsky.social darüber, wie Europa jetzt einen demokratischen Wandel unterstützen kann:
- Nach Venezuela fordern Trumps wiederholte Drohungen, Grönland „langfristig besitzen zu wollen“ nun Europa heraus. @ptrckflmm.bsky.social argumentiert: Es gilt nun, Verantwortung für die dänischen Bündnispartner sowie für die Selbstbestimmung Grönlands zu übernehmen. 💡Auf dem #PRIFblog lesen ⬇️
- 💡Now on #PRIFblog & IPG journal: Under which conditions could a democratic transition in Venezuela prove feasible? Jonas Wolff and colleagues stress the need for a far-reaching transformation - beyond mere cosmetic changes at the top of government. Learn more ⬇️
- Warum Schweigen keine Option ist: Thilo Marauhn betrachtet den US-Militärschlag auf Venezuela aus völkerrechtlicher Perspektive und ordnet die Reaktion der deutschen Bundesregierung ein. Jetzt auf dem #PRIFblog blog.prif.org/en/2026/01/1...
- New book published: Sustaining Peace After Civil War. Drawing on insights from 48 civil wars that were ended between 1990 and 2009, Thorsten Gromes examines: What factors lead to sustainable peace? Which post-war orders make a resurgence of conflict more likely? www.prif.org/en/about-us/...
- 📣 Now on the #PRIFblog: Public and academic debates often focus on whether global warming will spark new conflicts. However, Sidney Michelini argues: Organized violence also adds to the problem - both to the impacts of climate change and its mitigation. 💡More about violence in a warming world ⬇️
- Reposted by PRIF"From trust to trusting: Bringing a practice perspective to bear on trust research in IR" Just out with @coco-journal.bsky.social! The article explores how ideas from practice theory can improve our understanding of trust in IR. @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @trust-ir.bsky.social 1/3
- 📣Neu auf dem #PRIFBlog: Trace PolicyBrief zu den Hintergründen und Implikationen der US-Militärintervention in Venezuela. ➡️ Jetzt downloaden oder im Blog lesen: blog.prif.org/2026/01/09/h...
- 💡Neuer Policy Brief zur US-Militärintervention in Venezuela @anikaoettler.bsky.social (@zfk-mr.bsky.social), Stefan Peters (@jlugiessen.bsky.social) und Jonas Wolff (@prif.org @goetheuni.bsky.social) betrachten Trumps „Imperialistische Gewalt im ‚Hinterhof'“. 📝 www.trace-center.de/fileadmin/Da...
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- The new Trump National Security Strategy breaks away from traditional American strategic goals and interests. In an extended #PRIFblog post, several PRIF researchers provide an overview of the strategy and contextualize it, shedding light on notable aspects in short commentaries.
- New PRIF Working Paper: What role did mayors play in the so-called war on drugs in the Philippines? Based on nearly 50 interviews, Peter Kreuzer shows how personality traits influenced local political reactions to Duterte’s crackdown on drug trafficking and to the excessive police violence.
- Doppelter Hörstoff für die Feiertage mit gleich zwei neuen Folgen unseres Podcasts #PRIFtalk. Mit Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann sprechen wir über das Verhältnis von Kunst und Konflikt. Mit @niklasschoernig.bsky.social geht es um KI in der Kriegsführung. Jetzt überall, wo es Podcasts gibt.
- 📣 Feminist activism against rising numbers of femicides shows: women & LGBTIQ+ communities are not just victims but powerful agents of change 💪♀️ Yet preventing gender-based violence needs solidarity across society and political action, argue Sarah McKee & @simonewisotzki.bsky.social on #PRIFBlog ⬇️
- Verstößt Deutschland mit seinen Rüstungsexporten nach Israel gegen Völkerrecht? Und welche Konsequenzen hat die deutsche Praxis für die Sicherheit in der Region? Im neuen PRIF Report analysieren @hannapfeifer.bsky.social und Matthias Goldmann die rechtlichen und politischen Dimensionen:
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- 🔦New #PRIFSpotlight 🔦 As it marks its 50th anniversary, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces deep distrust and disappointment among elites and citizens across its member states. Why the integration of citizens’ perspectives into its agenda is crucial to bridge this gap ⬇️
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- Now also available in English on #PRIFblog: What needs to be done to preserve the legacy of the Peaceful Revolution of 1989? Markus Bayer and Felix Bethke use survey data to examine knowledge and interpretations of the Peaceful Revolution and show how it influences political participation.
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- 🔦 New #PRIFSpotlight: The #Dayton Peace Agreement managed to put an end to a long war – but its legacy continues to reproduce social and political inequalities, argues Christin Stühlen. ➡️ Read now on the #PRIFBlog: blog.prif.org/2025/12/11/t...
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- #COP30, like its predecessors, failed to meaningfully address the issue of military emissions. With the defense sector being one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases, action is urgently needed. Read the analysis by @federicapersico.bsky.social & Anna Lisa Antonello on #PRIFblog.
- With the attacks on oil trucks by JNIM, Mali is experiencing acute security and economic crises. @jonschaaf.bsky.social explains the background and outlines four potential scenarios for the road ahead. Read now on #PRIFblog. blog.prif.org/2025/12/09/m...
- Neues PRIF Spotlight: Was muss getan werden, um das Erbe der Friedlichen Revolution von 1989 zu bewahren? Markus Bayer und Felix Bethke untersuchen mit Umfragedaten Wissen und Interpretationen der Friedlichen Revolution und zeigen, wie sie politische Partizipation beeinflusst.
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- Reposted by PRIFZu Gast in Frankfurt:Wir besuchen zum gemeinsamen Workshop 'Hybride Kriegsführung' mit Geheimdienstexpert*innen unser Partnerinstitut im PATTERN-Projekt @prif.org. @stefkroll.bsky.social moderiert unser 'Kamingespräch' mit dem Auslandskorrespondenten Ralph Sina. #konfliktforschung #friedensforschung
- What can we learn from the MAFAPO movement in Colombia about grief in politics? Laura Zúñiga argues that the WPS agenda has often reduced women’s political agency to visibility and voice. A feminist lens helps to recognize more intimate, everyday, and affective forms of resistance. New on #PRIFblog.
- The recently held Berlin Security Conference strongly emphasized deterrence as a priority for Europe. While industry was well represented, women had very few speaking roles. alexandravv.bsky.social attended the conference and shares her reflections on #PRIFblog. blog.prif.org/2025/12/04/p...
- Recent years have seen a growing number of legal cases related to the prohibition of biological and chemical weapons. What role do national and international courts play in upholding the ban? Read the new PRIF Working Paper by @elisabethhp.bsky.social www.prif.org/en/about-us/...
- Neuer #PRIFblog zur COP30: Ohne Entscheidungsmacht für diejenigen, die Wälder und Territorien verteidigen, bleibt globale Klimapolitik blockiert – Belém hat das gezeigt, aber nicht umgesetzt, so Verena Lasso Mena von @trace-center.de & @tuda.bsky.social blog.prif.org/en/2025/12/0...
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- 📣New #PRIFBlog: In 2014, Israel established November 30 as a National Day to memorize the displacement of Jews from Arab and Muslim countries. How this Memory Law acknowledges past injustices while flattening diverse experiences into a single narrative. ➡️ blog.prif.org/2025/11/28/t...
- 📣 Neues #PRIFSpotlight – Segen oder Fluch? Wie Entwicklungszusammenarbeit Gewalt in Nachbürgerkriegsgesellschaften beeinflusst. Lucas Kori Leonhard ordnet ein. ➡️ Jetzt im #PRIFBlog lesen: blog.prif.org/2025/11/27/s...
- 📣 New Publication: In his chapter “The Local Turn and the Global South in Critical Peacebuilding Studies,” Jonas Wolff shows how peace research is increasingly turning to local perspectives and experiences from the Global South. ➡️ www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia...
- 📣 New #PRIFBlog: What would a decolonized #WPS agenda in India look like? India’s engagement with the UN's agenda remains merely symbolic and outward looking. Bulbul Prakash argues: Real peacebuilding unfolds far from the state's gaze. ➡️Learn more: blog.prif.org/2025/11/24/w...
- 🔦New #PRIFSpotlight - 30 Jahre #Dayton -Abkommen: Welche Rolle spielt der Friedensvertrag heute für Bosnien und Herzegowina - und für andere Konflikte? Thorsten Gromes zieht Bilanz. ➡️ Jetzt im #PRIFBlog lesen: blog.prif.org/2025/11/21/3...
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- Reposted by PRIFDie neue EKD-Friedensdenkschrift produziert Schlagzeilen. Wir sprechen darüber mit @rbingener.bsky.social von der F.A.Z., Friederike Krippner von der @eaberlin.de, Johanna Speyer vom @prif.org und @wuntchdenken.bsky.social vom Zentrum Oekumene. Infos und Anmeldung: www.evangelische-akademie.de/63368
- 🔦 New #PRIFSpotlight: Im Mai hat die WHO einen globalen Pandemievertrag beschlossen. Zeigt der Vertrag Wege auf, wie Multilateralismus künftig ohne die USA gelingen kann? ➡️ Nicole Deitelhoff & Johanna Speyer ordnen ein: blog.prif.org/2025/11/18/d...
- Reposted by PRIF📥 Jetzt abonnieren - der neue #RADIS #Newsletter ist da. 💡Im RADIS Newsletter informieren wir über Neuigkeiten, Publikationen und Veranstaltungen aus dem #RADIS #Netzwerk. Hier anmelden und nichts mehr verpassen ⤵️ www.radis-forschung.de/ueber-uns/pr...
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- Reposted by PRIFHow can peace be built through collaboration and adaptability? Watch our Senior Advisor Mir Mubashir on 19 Nov at 11:00 CET explore the development of networked peacebuilding through Infrastructures for Peace (I4P) across #WestAfrica. Register now: brnw.ch/21wXhws Learn about I4P: brnw.ch/21wXhwt
- 📣New #PRIFblog: Corruption and political killings are an enduring background of Philippine politics. Peter Kreuzer explains how permissive societal and elite social norms make political corruption – and to a lesser extent, violence – appear justifiable. Find out more ⬇️ blog.prif.org/2025/11/06/p...
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- Reposted by PRIFI’m very excited that years of work with Dorry Noyes (@mershoncenter.bsky.social) and a fantastic group of friends and colleagues finally resulted in this, I think, rather beautiful object. The Global Politics of Exemplarity! @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @brisunipress.bsky.social 1/4
- Additive Manufacturing in the Military Technology Sector: In the new PRIF Report, @liskasuckau.bsky.social provides a unique overview of the socio-technical environment of this emerged technology, coloquially known as 3D printing.
- Neuer #PRIFBlog: Aschaffenburg, Mannheim, Magdeburg - Nach den jüngsten Anschlägen kreiste die politische Debatte um die unklare Motivlage und die mentale Gesundheit der Täter. Warum die jüngsten Verschränkungen von mentaler Gesundheit und Gefahr zu kurz greifen: blog.prif.org/2025/10/30/z...
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- 💡Gestern Abend haben Claudia Baumgart-Ochse, PRIF, und Aref Hajjaj, Vorsitzender des Palästina-Forums, über den Gaza-Friedensplan von US-Präsident Donald Trump diskutiert. ➡️ Für alle, die keine Zeit hatten, geht es hier zur Aufzeichnung: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID-H...
- 📣 New Publication: For the #PRIFBlog, İpek Bahar Karaman-Yılmazgil sheds light on the role of mothers' movements in Turkey in keeping the #WPS-agenda alive. Read the full contribution here ⬇️ blog.prif.org/2025/10/21/w...
- 🗓️ Morgen im Haus am Dom: Podiumsdiskussion - Ein auswegloser Konflikt? Wie es nach Donald Trumps Friedensplan in Nahost weitergehen kann - darüber sprechen Claudia Baumgart-Ochse, Aref Hajjaj und @meronmendel.bsky.social. ➡️Details und Livestream www.prif.org/ueber-uns/ak...
- On the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Peter Kreuzer provides important background knowledge on the latest corruption scandal in this year’s guest country, the Philippines. Read the new #PRIFblog here ⬇️ blog.prif.org/2025/10/15/d...
- Several states have recently dropped their feminist foreign policies. Can a shift to the WPS agenda save the policy substance, even without the ‘feminist’ label? Read the new piece by @karolinefaerber.bsky.social in our series on #PRIFblog. blog.prif.org/en/2025/10/1...
- Scientists for Diplomacy – aber wie? @stefkroll.bsky.social diskutiert die neue Initiative der Europäischen Union, Forschungsbeziehungen und Forschungsergebnisse strategisch in die Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik einzubinden. Jetzt auf PRIFBlog ⬇️ blog.prif.org/2025/10/10/e...
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- Das Leibniz Lab „Systemische Nachhaltigkeit” ist online! 41 Einrichtungen der @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de befassen sich im Lab gemeinsam mit den Themen Biodiversität, Klima, Landwirtschaft und Ernährung innerhalb der planetaren Grenzen. Wir freuen uns dabei zu sein! Zur Website: www.ll-systain.org
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- A Amazônia brasileira é perigosa para ativistas sociais que lutam pelos direitos à terra e pela proteção ambiental. Juan Albarracín, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak e Jonas Wolff analisam por quê. Agora também em português no #PRIFblog (e @trace-center.de Policy Brief). ⬇️ blog.prif.org/2025/09/25/v...
- Probing European Defenses: @polianskii.bsky.social argues that Russia’s strategic drone incursions into NATO airspace require a comprehensive response. More on #PRIFblog ⬇️ blog.prif.org/2025/09/24/p...
