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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.
Pushing Back the Pushback? WPS, Power Politics, and Liberal Retreat - PRIF BLOG
Twenty-five years after its adoption, the Women, Peace and Security agenda is operating within a different political landscape. Power politics is returning, militarization is accelerating, and the ant...
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February 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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.
What the West Got Wrong About Russian “Hybrid Warfare”: Understanding Russian Unconventional Activities Will Determine Future Strategies and the Resilience of Europe - PRIF BLOG
Alongside Russia's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, non-military operations across Europe have also been on the rise, blending methods of espionage, disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks and ...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Intrastate 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.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:25 PM
📣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:
Disarmed but Not Invisible: Former FARC-EP Combatants Shaping Peace Beyond WPS Frameworks - PRIF BLOG
In the rural zone of La Montañita, the grassroots initiative ASMUPROPAZ brings together women and men – ex-combatants and victims. Their everyday work reveals a form of peacebuilding that unsettles th...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Join us for the final session of this year’s TraCe lecture series Part 2: Elisabeth Wood, Visiting Professor @prif.org, will speak on “Sexual Violence during War: Patterns and Policy”. 📅 Feb 4, 12h | @goetheuni.bsky.social.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Opening of the CNTR Lab: On January 21, we officially opened our laboratory at @tuda.bsky.social. This multifunctional space is dedicated to developing and testing verification technologies for arms control, bridging physics expertise with peace policy.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:57 AM
📣 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.
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Reimagining the UN’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda: Climate Resilience and Women’s Peacebuilding in Lake Chad - PRIF BLOG
As Lake Chad’s waters shrink and droughts intensify, pastoralists and farmers clash over the remaining oases. Amid this crisis, rural women – farmers, water-keepers, and mediators – hold the keys to p...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
📣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 ⬇️
Frieden und Demokratie auf dem Rückzug – was nun? - PRIF BLOG
Das neue Jahr beginnt mit düsteren Aussichten. In der Ukraine geht der verbrecherische Zermürbungskrieg Russlands in den vierten Winter. Im Nahen Osten nimmt die Gewalt kein Ende. Im Sudan tobt ein we...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM
📣 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:
Between Window Dressing and Political Perspective: Regime Change in the Controversy over the US Intervention in Venezuela - PRIF BLOG
The argument that the US military strike could lead to a democratic transition in Venezuela does little to lend legitimacy to the US intervention, which violates international law. Nevertheless, many ...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
💡Jetzt lesen: Wie ordnen Friedens- und Konfliktforscher*innen die US-Außenpolitik und ihre Folgen ein?

➡️ Zum #PRIFblog: www.prif.org
Von Geopolitik bis Völkerrecht: Auf PRIF Blog analysieren Friedensforscher*innen die US-Außenpolitik und ihre Folgen
Frankfurt am Main, 21. Januar 2026. Wissenschaftler*innen des PRIF – Leibniz-Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung ...
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January 21, 2026 at 11:49 AM
📣 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 ⬇️
China’s Response to the EV Dispute: What it Tells us about the China–EU Rivalry - PRIF BLOG
To understand how Europe’s trade conflict over battery electric vehicles (BEVs) with China contributes to the broader strategic rivalry, this study focuses on Beijing's response to the trade dispute.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM
🚨 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...
Ontological Nuisance in Elite Discourse: Foreign Policy and the Populist Radical Right in Germany
Abstract. This article calls for a research agenda which looks at narrative challenge and disruption from within, that is, within political elites. Merging
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January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
📣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:
Zwischen Feigenblatt und politischer Perspektive: Regime Change in der Kontroverse um die US-Intervention in Venezuela - PRIF BLOG
Das Argument, dass der US-Militärschlag zu einer demokratischen Transition in Venezuela führen könnte, verleiht der völkerrechtswidrigen US-Intervention keine Legitimität. Viele Venezolaner:innen hoff...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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 ⬇️
Wider Trumps Neo-Imperialem Griff nach Grönland: Europas Verantwortung und Chance - PRIF BLOG
Eines der Dauerthemen im ersten Jahr von Donald Trumps zweiter Präsidentschaft war sein erklärtes Ziel, Grönland den USA einzuverleiben. Es gilt nun, Verantwortung für die dänischen Bündnispartner sow...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
💡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 ⬇️
Democracy Can’t Be Imported - PRIF BLOG
In the outpouring of recent commentary on the US intervention in Venezuela in defiance of international law, little attention has been paid to the conditions under which a democratic transition might ...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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
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Schweigen ist keine Option: Der US-amerikanische Militärschlag gegen Venezuela und die Haltung der deutschen Bundesregierung - PRIF BLOG
Der US-amerikanische Militärschlag gegen Venezuela und die Entführung des amtierenden venezolanischen Präsidenten und seiner Ehefrau sind mangels völkerrechtlicher Rechtfertigung als Verstoß gegen das...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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?
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Sustaining Peace After Civil War
New book by Thorsten Gromes published
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January 14, 2026 at 11:54 AM
📣 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 ⬇️
Violence in a Warming World - PRIF BLOG
While questions often focus on whether climate hazards will spark new conflicts, a more effective approach prioritizes reducing the vulnerability of populations already affected by conflict, adopting ...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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"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
From trust to trusting: Bringing a practice perspective to bear on trust research in International Relations - Tobias Wille, 2025
In this analytical essay, I aim to advance the debate on trust in International Relations (IR) by clarifying how trust can be understood in practice-theoretical...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
📣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'“.

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January 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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#KI im Krieg – wie viel ist Science Fiction? Wo findet KI in der Kriegsführung Anwendung & wie lässt sie sich kontrollieren? @niklasschoernig.bsky.social spricht darüber mit Elisabeth Waczek in der neuen #PRIFtalk Folge. 🎧 Jetzt reinhören: blog.prif.org/2025/12/18/p...
PRIF talk #015 // KI, Krieg und Kontrolle - PRIF BLOG
Medienberichte über neuste Entwicklungen im Rüstungsbereich können durchaus an Science Fiction erinnern. Insbesondere der Einsatz von Künstlicher Intelligenz wird auch für das Militär im sogenannten "...
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January 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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#Exclusive: What the Games Industry Can Do About Extremism in Gaming

A new German study charts influences of rightwing extremism in online games. Study author Dr Linda Schlegel lays out the results for us in English and offers recommendations for the games industry. @prif.org @modus-zad.bsky.social
What the Games Industry Can Do About Extremism in Gaming
A new Bavarian study charts the influences of right-wing extremism in online games and platforms. Study author Dr. Linda Schlegel of modus zad lays out the results for us in English and offers recomme...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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.
The New US National Security Strategy: A Blog Analysis and Commentaries - PRIF BLOG
On December 4th the White House published its 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS). The document is mandated by law for every incoming administration and serves as a compass for US foreign and securi...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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.
Personality Matters: How Mayors Navigated Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drugs in the Philippines
New Working Paper by Peter Kreuzer
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December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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.
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM