Peace & Security
While Europe is focused on – and the US complicit in – the unraveling of major pillars of the post-WW2 security order, the Middle East, South and East Asia see major geopolitical rivalries rising, and many African countries still struggle to find effective ways to prevent and contain violence. We work on the full circle of challenges in analyzing, preventing, managing, and resolving violent conflict – be that with regard to key crises such as the war in Syria, key spaces such as the Indo-Pacific region, or focusing on policy instruments of specific actors such as Germany, the EU, India, or the United Nations.
Germany’s Politics and Bureaucracy for Preventing Atrocities
Germany needs to address key weaknesses in its institutional setup before it can effectively contribute to the prevention of atrocities.
Great Game in the Indian Ocean
Growing competition and militarization are changing dynamics in the Indian Ocean. Europe needs to pay more attention to these developments.
Security Assistance and Reform: Bringing the Politics Back In
Security assistance and security sector reform can only succeed if external supporters’ political engagement drives their technical projects, not vice versa.
Iraq After ISIL
The continued presence of militias, local, and regional forces poses significant challenges for stability, rule of law, and civilian protection.
Experts
Bilal Bağ
Sarah Brockmeier
Erica Gaston
Theresa Lütkefend
Philipp Rotmann
Mario Schulz
Thorsten Benner
Sarah Bressan
Melissa Li
Garima Mohan
Tobias Schneider
Funding & Contact
Our academic research on global peace and security was generously supported by the German Foundation for Peace Research (2006-2009), the Fritz Thyssen Foundation (2008-2010), the Volkswagen Foundation in cooperation with Compagnia di San Paolo and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (2012-2015, 2017-2018), the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), and the European Commission’s Horizon2020 research funding scheme. Additional projects were funded, commissioned or supported by the UN Secretariat’s Department for Peacekeeping Operations, the German Federal Foreign Office, the Robert Bosch Foundation, the Konrad Adenauer, Friedrich Ebert and Heinrich Böll Foundations as well as Humanity United.
For more information, please contact Philipp Rotmann.
PeaceLab: A Fresh Look at Crisis Prevention
On the PeaceLab blog, we discuss what a modern, comprehensive peace and security policy for Germany and Europe should look like.
