Current projects

Food Security: A Mapping of European Approaches

The German Marshall Fund of the United States has asked GPPi to head up a study on European approaches and activities supporting food security in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Strategic Management in Peace Operations

This research project analyzes the management of post-conflict police reform in Afghanistan and Kosovo.

Human Rights and Global Governance: Will China’s Rise Lead to a New Normative Order?

As China rises, what will be the consequences for the international order with respect to human rights? This research project analyzes China’s position on human rights in the UN.

Common Goals – Different Approaches?

The goal of this two-year research and dialogue program was to foster constructive and forward-looking transatlantic dialogue related to global energy governance.

Origins of Strategy for Justice and Security Sector Reform in Afghanistan and Pakistan

This project focuses on the justice and security sector reform strategies of Germany, the United States, NATO and the EU with regard to Afghanistan and Pakistan in the period 2002-2010.

Humanitarian Assistance: Truly Universal?

This research project aims to develop a deeper understanding of the norms, interests, policies and operational procedures shaping the humanitarian aid of selected non-Western donor countries.

Common Goals – Different Approaches?

Jointly implemented by GPPi and Brookings, this two-year research and dialogue program focuses on transatlantic cooperation around global energy issues.

Learning to Build Peace?

This project focuses on the UN’s capacity for organizational learning in peace operations.

EU Foreign Policy Towards China

The project aims to provide a theoretically informed and empirically rich analysis of the institutional politics of EU-China relations.

Global Climate Governance and the Making of China's Climate Change Policy

This research endeavor is based on the premise that more effective engagement of China on climate change should be based on an understanding of China's interests, domestic actors and mechanisms of decision-making.