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Research

We analyze the causes of international and intrastate conflicts and look for ways to resolve them.

As one of the leading peace research institutes in Europe, we combine interdisciplinary fundamental research with knowledge transfer to politics, media, and society.

Eine große Demonstration "Gegen Rechts" in Frankfurt von oben fotografiert, viele Menschen stehen in der Stadt, mit Plakaten und Transparenten, an den Seiten sind die Hauswände zu sehen, im Hintergrund die Frankfurter Skyline

Dialogue & Education

We engage critically with the academic mainstream and with the political zeitgeist, providing impetus for academic and political debates, both nationally and internationally.

We develop courses of action for ministries, political parties, NGOs and companies, providing them with background knowledge and analyses.

What's New at PRIF

Book Launch of the RADIS Anthology at PRIF
The panelists

Kickoff of the series “Designing Democracy – Designing Peace”

Research on Israel’s memory politics and book presentation on April 21, 2026
Stefan Kroll is sitting with four students at school desks arranged to form a podium. He is speaking into a microphone.

Stefan Kroll in conversation with students from Eschborn

New podcast episode with Thorsten Gromes and Sidney Michelini
Knowledge Transfer Officers and Podcast-Hosts Laura Friedrichs and Yvonne Blum with Researchers Laura Barrios Sabogal, Sophia Birchinger und Clara Perras (v.l.).

PRIF talk #016 with Laura Camila Barrios Sabogal, Sophia Birchinger und Clara Perras
[Translate to Englisch:] sowie Politikwissenschaftlerin und Polit-Influencerin Nina Poppel (@ninierklärtpolitik), Dokumentarfilmer Carl Gierstorfer, ZDF-Sonderkorrespondentin Katrin Eigendorf, PRIF-Programmbereichsleiter Innerstaatliche Konflikte Jonas Wolff und Moderatorin Shakuntala Banerjee auf der Bühne im Schlachthof Wiesbaden

Jonas Wolff at ZDF Panel Discussion in Wiesbaden
US and Qatari military personnel stand in a desert setting in front of two flags shaking hands

New PRIF Working Paper by Eldad Ben Aharon
ANCIP-Team in Addis Ababa

ANCIP Policy Transfer in Addis Ababa
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy stand at lecterns, with the Ukrainian and U.S. flags in the background.

New PRIF Spotlight by Jonas J. Driedger on possibilities and limitations of scientific prognoses
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Latest Publications

| 2026
Birchinger, Sophia; Indjai, Mamandin; Mack, Johanna (2026): The Never-Ending Transition: When Uncertainty Becomes the Norm, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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| 2026
Kretzschmar, Sophie; Ostermann, Linda; Rademacher, Lukas (2026): Verification as socio-epistemic challenge: the case of nuclear archaeology for nuclear disarmament verification, Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktordnung.
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| 2026
Kuhn, Frank (2026): Disperse to Survive: The Logic of French Forward Deterrence , War on the Rocks.
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| 2026
Jalale Getachew Birru (2026): Fragile Polls: Political Deadlock and Insurgencies Cloud Elections in the Horn of Africa, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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| 2026
Unruh, Fabian (2026): In Trümmern, aber tatsächlich zerstört? Eine Bestandsaufnahme des iranischen Nuklearprogramms, PRIF Blog.
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| 2026
Schissler, Frederik; Pfeifer, Hanna; Ruhe, Constantin; Schwab, Regine; Wolff, Jonas (2026): The internationalization of intrastate conflict. A network perspective on empirical evidence and theoretical explanations, Cooperation and Conflict, Online first. DOI: 10.1177/00108367251413148

| 2026
Wisotzki, Simone; Mutschler, Max (2026): Blinded by the Zeitenwende. Rüstungs(export)politik falsch gemacht, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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| 2026
Ben Aharon, Eldad (2026): Major Non-NATO Ally Status: The Politics of Security Norms, PRIF Working Paper, 72, Frankfurt/M.

| 2026
Kurzwelly, Jonatan (2026): The Resilience of Radicalism. Strategies for reducing dissonance and sustaining extremist attitudes, Journal for Deradicalization (JD), 46, 1–31.
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| 2026
Driedger, Jonas J. (2026): Krieg und Frieden vorhersagen? Möglichkeiten und Grenzen wissenschaftlicher Prognosen zum Ukraine-Krieg und der Rolle Trumps, PRIF Spotlight, 6, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2606

| 2026
Getachew Birru, Jalale (2026): Blue Nile State: How Gulf Rivalries Are Redrawing Sudan’s War Map, PRIF Blog.
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| 2026
Bernstein, Serena; Levy, Ilay Yaron (2026): Instrumentalization, not Termination – What Trump’s Board of Peace actually Tells us about the Decline of Multilateralism, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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Upcoming Events


19.00 Uhr
loge., Kinzingsstraße 9, 10247 Berlin

Podiumsgespräch mit Constantin Winkler

19.30 Uhr
English Theatre Frankfurt, Gallus­anlage 7, 60329 Frankfurt/M.

Podiumsdiskussion mit Nicole Deitelhoff

16.00 Uhr
Online

Irene Weipert-Fenner co-organizes ECPR Roundtable on the EU's Pact for the Mediterranean

18.00 Uhr
VHS Bonn

Vortrag von Hendrik Simon

18.30 Uhr
Deutsch-Französisches Institut Ludwigsburg

Vortrag von Sascha Hach

19.30 Uhr
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Ersatzhörsaal, Biegenstr. 10

Podiumsdiskussion mit Stefan Kroll
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