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PRIF – Leibniz-Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
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PRIF – Leibniz-Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
Impressum: http://bit.ly/2zfZdpm
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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 ⬇️
Yet preventing gender-based violence needs solidarity across society and political action, argue Sarah McKee & @simonewisotzki.bsky.social on #PRIFBlog ⬇️
Resisting the Pushback: Worldwide Activism Against Femicide - PRIF BLOG
While there has been growing awareness and public outcry against femicide, much more needs to be done to prevent violence against women and LGBTIQ+ communities. While valuable, actions like “Orange th...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📣 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 ⬇️
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:
Gegen Völkerrecht und strategisches Interesse: Deutsche Rüstungsexporte nach Israel seit dem 7. Oktober 2023
Neuer PRIF Report von Hanna Pfeifer und Matthias Goldmann
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December 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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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#MultilingualCritical
Author: Linda Schlegel, @goetheuni.bsky.social / @prif.org
Publisher: @springer.springernature.com
Awarded with the Doctoral Prize for Democracy Research by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture.
Author: Linda Schlegel, @goetheuni.bsky.social / @prif.org
Publisher: @springer.springernature.com
Awarded with the Doctoral Prize for Democracy Research by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture.
December 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
#MultilingualCritical
Author: Linda Schlegel, @goetheuni.bsky.social / @prif.org
Publisher: @springer.springernature.com
Awarded with the Doctoral Prize for Democracy Research by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture.
Author: Linda Schlegel, @goetheuni.bsky.social / @prif.org
Publisher: @springer.springernature.com
Awarded with the Doctoral Prize for Democracy Research by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture.
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The modern state has a monopoly on the use of force. But private actors have been deployed since the 1990s. What does international law say about it? I discuss this with @skstein.bsky.social @voelkerrechtsblog.org
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Privatizing War
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December 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The modern state has a monopoly on the use of force. But private actors have been deployed since the 1990s. What does international law say about it? I discuss this with @skstein.bsky.social @voelkerrechtsblog.org
voelkerrechtsblog.org/de/privatizi...
cc @fgz-risc.bsky.social @prif.org
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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 ⬇️
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 ⬇️
Just Lay People’s Views? Learning from citizen perspectives for people-centered peace and security governance - PRIF BLOG
In line with the vision of an ‘ECOWAS of the People’, this Spotlight argues that ECOWAS must more actively integrate citizens’ perspectives into its peace and security work. Findings from a five-year ...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🔦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 ⬇️
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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#ChemicalWeapons #BiologicalWeapons #Prohibition #InternationalLaw @prif.org
The Role of National and International Courts in Enforcing Bans on Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Conventions on biological (the Biological Weapons ...
The Role of National and International Courts in Enforcing Bans on Biological and Chemical Weapons
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[ #OpenSource - PDF available]
Conventions on biological (the Biological Weapons ...
The Role of National and International Courts in Enforcing Bans on Biological and Chemical Weapons
New Working Paper by Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan
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December 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
#ChemicalWeapons #BiologicalWeapons #Prohibition #InternationalLaw @prif.org
The Role of National and International Courts in Enforcing Bans on Biological and Chemical Weapons
www.prif.org/en/about-us/...
[ #OpenSource - PDF available]
Conventions on biological (the Biological Weapons ...
The Role of National and International Courts in Enforcing Bans on Biological and Chemical Weapons
www.prif.org/en/about-us/...
[ #OpenSource - PDF available]
Conventions on biological (the Biological Weapons ...
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Unser #Blogsymposium25 "Politikwissenschaftliche Selbstreflexionen in Zeiten des Krieges" startet in die zweite Runde. Es geht um Normenforschung & Staatsräson, Narrative im Krieg, Emotionen in der Sicherheitspolitik & die Frage, wie wissenschaftliche Politikberatung (nicht) aussehen sollte.
Politikwissenschaftliche Selbstreflexionen in Zeiten des Krieges
Blog-Symposium
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December 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Unser #Blogsymposium25 "Politikwissenschaftliche Selbstreflexionen in Zeiten des Krieges" startet in die zweite Runde. Es geht um Normenforschung & Staatsräson, Narrative im Krieg, Emotionen in der Sicherheitspolitik & die Frage, wie wissenschaftliche Politikberatung (nicht) aussehen sollte.
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.
Fading Memories of Hope and Empowerment? Why Remembrance of the Peaceful Revolution in Germany Matters and Needs to be Strengthened - PRIF BLOG
Thirty-six years after the so-called Peaceful Revolution of 1989, the foundation stone for the Monument to Freedom and Unity was laid in Leipzig—a milestone in German commemorative culture. But as mem...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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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2. intensiver Tag der Strategietagung @zois.bsky.social in Kooperation mit @dsfrieden.bsky.social und @prif.org zur Friedens-und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitsforschung & Osteuropaforschung. Diese Felder sind nicht klar voneinander abgegrenzt. Darin liegen Chancen für gemeinsame Forschungsagenden.
December 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
2. intensiver Tag der Strategietagung @zois.bsky.social in Kooperation mit @dsfrieden.bsky.social und @prif.org zur Friedens-und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitsforschung & Osteuropaforschung. Diese Felder sind nicht klar voneinander abgegrenzt. Darin liegen Chancen für gemeinsame Forschungsagenden.
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📖👀 Check out our #FriEnt #study "Chinese Conceptions of #Peace – Historical Foundations and Implications for Contemporary #Conflict Agency" by Dr. Pascal Abb and Dr. Xinyu Yuan @prif.org 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
🕊️ It explores #China’s approach to peace and #ConflictTransformation. #development
🕊️ It explores #China’s approach to peace and #ConflictTransformation. #development
Chinese Conceptions of Peace - FriEnt Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Frieden und Entwicklung
Historical foundations and implications for contemporary conflict agency
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December 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
📖👀 Check out our #FriEnt #study "Chinese Conceptions of #Peace – Historical Foundations and Implications for Contemporary #Conflict Agency" by Dr. Pascal Abb and Dr. Xinyu Yuan @prif.org 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
🕊️ It explores #China’s approach to peace and #ConflictTransformation. #development
🕊️ It explores #China’s approach to peace and #ConflictTransformation. #development
🔦 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...
➡️ Read now on the #PRIFBlog: blog.prif.org/2025/12/11/t...
Thirty Years of Onion Politics: Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement - PRIF BLOG
The Dayton Peace Agreement ended the Bosnian War, establishing the constitutional framework of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It achieved its immediate aim of ending direct violence, yet ended up creating a ...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🔦 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...
➡️ Read now on the #PRIFBlog: blog.prif.org/2025/12/11/t...
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Wie können narrative Präventionskampagnen Extremismus vorbeugen? Linda Schlegel (@prif.org) zeigt in ihrer Arbeit @springernature.com, dass diese ihr Potenzial entfalten, wenn Storytelling- & Persuasionsforschung einbezogen werden – ein hoch relevanter Beitrag, so Matthias Heider.
Portal für Politikwissenschaft – Linda Schlegel: Storytelling Against Extremism. Advancing Theory and Practice of Digital Narrative Campaigns against Extremism
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December 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Wie können narrative Präventionskampagnen Extremismus vorbeugen? Linda Schlegel (@prif.org) zeigt in ihrer Arbeit @springernature.com, dass diese ihr Potenzial entfalten, wenn Storytelling- & Persuasionsforschung einbezogen werden – ein hoch relevanter Beitrag, so Matthias Heider.
#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.
COP30 Climate Deal: Signed and Sealed, but Military Emissions Left on the Dock - PRIF BLOG
At the closing plenary of COP30 in Belém, United Nations (UN) Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell affirmed that “climate cooperation is alive and kicking, keeping humanity in the fight for...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
#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.
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Mali’s Acute Security and Energy Crisis in Bamako and Beyond: Four Scenarios for the Road Ahead - PRIF BLOG
From ancient caravan routes to modern highways, life in Mali has long depended on the free movement of people and goods. Recently, however, attacks on oil trucks by al-Qaeda affiliate, Jama'at Nusrat ...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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...
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.
Verblassende Erinnerungen der Hoffnung – Warum das Gedenken an die Friedliche Revolution gestärkt werden muss - PRIF BLOG
36 Jahre nach der sogenannten Friedlichen Revolution von 1989 wurde in Leipzig der Grundstein für das Denkmal für Freiheit und Einheit gelegt – ein Meilenstein in der deutschen Erinnerungskultur. Glei...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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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🎉 Dr. Linda Schlegel erhält als erste Wissenschaftlerin den neuen Promotionspreis für Demokratieforschung! Ausgezeichnet wurde ihre Dissertation „Storytelling Against Extremism“ beim Online-Book-Launch des @prif.org. 🔗 aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/forschung/er...
Erster Promotionspreis für Demokratieforschung geht an Linda Schlegel von der Goethe-Universität | Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Dr. Linda Schlegel ist als erste Wissenschaftlerin mit dem neuen Promotionspreis für Demokratieforschung des Hessischen Ministeriums für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur ausgezeichnet word...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🎉 Dr. Linda Schlegel erhält als erste Wissenschaftlerin den neuen Promotionspreis für Demokratieforschung! Ausgezeichnet wurde ihre Dissertation „Storytelling Against Extremism“ beim Online-Book-Launch des @prif.org. 🔗 aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/forschung/er...
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Zu 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
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Zu 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.
Who Gets to Mourn? Rethinking Grief, Resistance and the Everyday Politics of Peace in Colombia - PRIF BLOG
What does it mean to resist when there are no slogans, no marches, no chants, only grief? This piece argues that the Women, Peace and Security agenda—despite its historic contributions—has often reduc...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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.
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Plan A – Credible Deterrence, Plan B – Defense: A Reflection on the Berlin Security Conference 2025 - PRIF BLOG
Discussions at the Berlin Security Conference 2025, one of Europe’s largest annual events on security and defense, shared similar conclusions: Plan A, credible deterrence, must be pursued vigorously s...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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...
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
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The role of national and international courts in enforcing bans on biological and chemical weapons
New Working Paper by Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan
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December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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
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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
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COP30 in Belém: Zwischen zivilgesellschaftlicher Erwartung und diplomatischer Stagnation - PRIF BLOG
In Belém wurde deutlich: Ohne die Stärkung von Rechten und Beteiligung, ohne die Zurückdrängung fossiler Lobby-Interessen und ohne demokratischere COP-Prozesse bleibt die globale Klimapolitik unvollst...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
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AI is transforming global security – @mgoettsche.bsky.social, speaker of CNTR, presents the new issue of the CNTR Monitor. Read more on AI in the military, chemistry, biology, and verification in our Monitor. #openaccess
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
AI is transforming global security – @mgoettsche.bsky.social, speaker of CNTR, presents the new issue of the CNTR Monitor. Read more on AI in the military, chemistry, biology, and verification in our Monitor. #openaccess