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Dedicated to research and policy advice on the conditions, dynamics and consequences of violent conflicts. 🌍 Worldwide.

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Pastoralist communities along the Kenya–Uganda border have been affected by #conflict and severe drought in unprecedented levels. This bicc report explores how #ClimateChange, insecurity, and #gender relations intersect.
Find out more ➡ shorturl.at/gLACs
#bicc_environments #Kenya #Uganda @bmz.de
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Die Rüstungsindustrie, ein attraktiver Arbeitgeber oder aufgrund kritischer Exporte ein misstrauisch zu betrachtender Sektor? Max Mutschler diskutiert im SWR KULTUR die neue Wahrnehmung der Rüstungsindustrie. Ist sie unverzichtbar für Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit?
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November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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We will discuss how Europe can contribute to a new political order in #Syria that secures long-term peace? What realistic paths are there to sustainable #peace? How should Germany position itself in this political transformation process?
Register ➡ shorturl.at/KS4tm #sef: #BonnSymposium #bicc_bonn
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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COMING SOON! Our new Podcast series "The Sahel Untold"

Stay tuned for our Online Launch Event with insights from the actors of the podcast, project partners and bicc colleagues on 26 November 2025!
#bicc_bonn #bicc_agents_patterns #AU #UNDPO #CRASH #univMaroua #onepodwonder #TheSahelUntold #Sahel
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Seit dem Anstieg der Zahl der #Schutzsuchenden in Deutschland 2015/16 hat sich der politische, mediale und gesellschaftliche Diskurs stetig verschärft. Die AutorInnen des Friedensgutachten.de empfehlen u.a., der Kriminalisierung von #Geflüchteten entgegenzuwirken.

#bicc_bonn #ifsh #inef @prif.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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The Bonn Center for Reconciliation Studies and bicc are calling on PhD candidates and PostDocs to submit papers for the first Colloquium on Peace, Conflict and Reconciliation Studies, to be held in Bonn on 29 January 2026: shorturl.at/OfNV2

Submission deadline: 15 November 2025.
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Wie schützt sich die EU vor der Bedrohung durch Russland?
bicc Researcher Max Mutschler spricht im @spiegel.de Podcast „Acht Milliarden“ über Europas Verteidigungsfähigkeit, für die die Haushaltsregeln angepasst wurden, um umfangreiche Mittel zur Verfügung zu stellen.

Hier hören: shorturl.at/OX0ir
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Heute wird der #Friedensnobelpreis verliehen.
Martin Luther King, Willy Brandt, Mutter Teresa, Nelson Mandela – mit ihnen allen würde US-Präsident Donald Trump in einer Reihe stehen. Friedensforscher sehen das kritisch.

Zum Artikel ➡ shorturl.at/jisRp

#BR24 #bicc_bonn #NobelPeacePrize
October 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Mehr als 900.000 Menschen, ein Camp, unzählige Geschichten.
Im größten Flüchtlingslager der Welt Kutupalong Camp in Bangladesch gewähren die #Rohingyatographer einen echten, authentischen Blick in das Leben geflüchteter Rohingya.

Den Beitrag hier lesen: shorturl.at/VBVEO
October 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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How can borderland communities be protected from non-state armed groups?
In the Lake Chad Basin, limited state presence and weak border controls struggle to keep pace with #NSAG’s adaptive tactics.
Read the full report on assessing border controls in volatile security landscapes: shorturl.at/jItOb
October 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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#Drones are changing the face of war.
African non-state armed groups are turning towards drones: This project explores how they are reshaping #warfare and what can be done to curb their proliferation.

Find out more: shorturl.at/5LT5R
October 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Join our Communications Team!

Are you interested in creating multimedia content in an exciting and dynamic environment and supporting us in the implementation of cross-media concepts?

Apply here ➡️ shorturl.at/mfdIH
#bicc_bonn #formorepeace
October 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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🌍 Heute ist #Weltfriedenstag!
Aber was bedeutet #Frieden eigentlich? Denn Frieden ist mehr als das #SDG16 der #VereintenNationen, welches sich “Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen” als Ziel setzt.
Das bicc peacebits im Blog #Ziele17 ➡ shorturl.at/M1LcW #bicc_bonn #InternationalPeaceDay
September 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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With #WorldPeaceDay coming up on 21. September, we spotlight the need for more inclusive & accountable approaches to #HDPnexus work. This guide offers practical guidance for designing, implementing & monitoring activities.
➡️ shorturl.at/Y0Wcr #IRC #MI @welthungerhilfe.bsky.social @bmz.de #bicc_bonn
September 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Turkey’s decision to naturalise selected Syrian refugees sheds light on the dilemmas states face when extending citizenship to refugees.

Read more ➡️ shorturl.at/KSXxC
September 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Join our Communications Team!

Are you interested in creating multimedia content in an exciting and dynamic environment and supporting us in the implementation of cross-media concepts?

Apply here ➡️ shorturl.at/mfdIH
#bicc_bonn #formorepeace
September 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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The Jihadist group #Lakurawa actively recruits new members in Northwest #Nigeria, offering to protect the communities from banditry. Oyewole Oginni and Mustapha Alhassan speak with Channels Television on Lakurawa's agenda.
➡️ shorturl.at/4OWMl

#bicc_bonn #bicc_agents_and_patterns
September 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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@eurcorrespond.bsky.social discusses what deporting rejected asylum seekers to so-called safe third countries means for democracy, human rights and policy narratives. bicc researcher Zeynep Şahin-Mencütek highlights the lived effects on migrants.
Read more➡️ shorturl.at/REi27
#bicc_bonn
September 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Das #Friedensgutachten 2025 warnt vor einer Krise des Friedens.
Wie zeitgemäß sind Auf- oder Abrüstung? Conrad Schetter, Marc von Boemcken und Kai Burmeister diskutieren globale Herausforderungen und ihre Folgen für Europa.

Hier für das Online-Event anmelden ➡️ shorturl.at/X7iPD

#bicc_bonn
September 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Was bleibt 10 Jahre nach dem „langen Sommer der Migration“?
@dansaracino.bsky.social und Natascha Zaun analysieren bei @fluchtforschung.bsky.social das Erbe der Asylkrise 2015 in der deutschen und europäischen Asylpolitik: shorturl.at/br2iI
September 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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An emerging threat: #radicalisation of Nigerian rural communities

Lakurawa, a jihadist insurgent group with over 1000 fighters, has recently expanded its network through active recruitment in border communities across Northwest Nigeria, where it currently operates.
Find out more ➡️ shorturl.at/W91qm
September 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Join us at the IMPULSE Café, a space for all researchers in forced #MigrationStudies.
Engage in thoughtful dialogue with fellow researchers to discuss mobilities and displacements in the wake of Russian aggression and the transnational consequences we are facing.
➡️https://shorturl.at/JkPw3
September 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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What makes defection programs truly effective? Experts on #DDR in the Lake Chad Basin explain how reintegration into the community does not end with disarmament and highlight the need for holistic approaches for lasting peace.
Read on ➡ shorturl.at/ka1LV
#bicc_bonn #ISS @gppi.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Das Netzwerk Friedens- und #Konfliktforschung NRW lädt zum jährlichen Austauschtreffen und Fachtagung ein. Das Netzwerk bündelt Expertise aus zahlreichen Instituten und ermöglicht den interdisziplinären Austausch zu aktuellen Fragen und Herausforderungen.
Anmeldung unter ➡ shorturl.at/FFgSo
August 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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We congratulate the Chadian government on validating its National DDRR Action Plan, to which we have happily provided technical support with key partners @iom.int, DPO, @undp.org, and UNODC. This has been crucial to enhancing support for peace and reconciliation in the Lake Chad Basin.
August 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM