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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.

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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

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New PRIF Spotlight by Mikhail Polianskii
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Handbook compiles TraCe research in interdisciplinary overview
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How is conflict defined? What is peace, and how can it be sustained over the long term? A tenth-grade class from the Graf-Stauffenberg-Gymnasium in Flörsheim explored these and other questions during their visit to the PRIF.
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Albert Osswald Foundation Honors Armenian Prime Minister
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New PRIF Working Paper from Nicole Deitelhoff, Jonas Wolff, and Thies Niemeier
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New PRIF Spotlight by Visiting Fellow Vanessa Elechiguerra Labarca
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Jonatan Kurzwelly held kick-off workshop for new transdisciplinary research collaboration
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New PRIF Spotlight with PRIF Researchers

New Working Paper by PRIF Researchers
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Stefan Kroll in Conversation with the Army Technical School from Aachen
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Latest Publications

| 2026
Polianskii, Mikhail (2026): Herbst der Fälscher: Russische Desinformation und die Landtagswahlen im Osten, PRIF Spotlight, 13, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2613

| 2026
Pfeifer, Hanna; Schissler, Frederik; Schwab, Regine; and Wolff, Jonas (2026): The Internationalization of Intrastate Conflict: Are Civil Wars Transforming?, in: Bonacker, Thorsten; Daase, Christopher; Driedger, Jonas J.; Lam Phương, Nguyễn Phạm; Pfister,, Jannik (eds), Routledge Handbook on Transformations of Political Violence, London: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003635024-4
ISBN: 9781003635024

| 2026
Deitelhoff, Nicole; Wolff, Jonas; Niemeier, Thies (2026): Global Polarization: How International and Domestic Polarization Shape Global Politics, PRIF Working Paper, 74, Frankfurt/M.

| 2026
McKee, Sarah (2026): Strengthening Space Resilience, Creating Dependencies, CNTR Fact Sheet, August 2026, Frankfurt/M: CNTR.
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| 2026
Elechiguerra Labarca, Vanessa (2026): The Conflict Endures: Venezuela after the Intervention, PRIF Spotlight, 12, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2612

| 2026
van Melis, Maarten (2026): Der Ukraine-Krieg als Gretchenfrage der europäischen Rechten, PRIF Blog.
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| 2026
Standke-Erdmann, Madita (2026): Student Protests in Delhi and India 2026: Gen-Z’s Frustration and Fight for Reforms, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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| 2026
Prasad, Ravi; Balasubramanyam, Ranjitha; Peters, Stefan (2026): Survival of Colombia’s Peace Architecture will Depend on Institutional Resilience, Civil Society Engagement, and International Support, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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| 2026
Dietz, Kristina; Wolff, Jonas (2026): Kolumbien: Mit dem Tiger nach ganz rechts, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik: 8/2026, 45–48.
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| 2026
Abb, Pascal (2026): Paving the road to peace and prosperity? A framework for understanding the conflict impact of infrastructure, Global Studies Quarterly, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

| 2026
Reinhold, Thomas (2026): Wenn KI selbstständig angreift: Automatisierte Cyberattacken als sicherheitspolitische Mahnung, in: Frankfurt/M (eds), PRIF Blog.
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| 2026
Stroppe, Anne-Kathrin; Brockmeier-Large, Sarah; Eder, Christina; Jansen, Henrike; Katsanidou, Alexia; Kroll, Stefan; von Vultejus, Alexandra (2026): Gleiche Hitze, ungleiche Reaktion: Verknüpfte Meinungs- und Klimadaten für eine gezieltere Politikberatung, PRIF Spotlight, 11, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2611
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Upcoming Events


14.00 Uhr
Online

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09.00 Uhr
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lissabon

Presentations and panel discussions by PRIF researchers

18.00 Uhr
Rohrmeisterei, Ruhrstr. 20, 58239 Schwerte

Panel-Diskussion mit Stefan Kroll

09.30 Uhr
Cafe Moskau, Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin sowie online

Podiumsdiskussion mit Irene Weipert-Fenner

17.00 Uhr
Simón-Bolívar-Saal, Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Potsdamer Straße 37, 10785 Berlin

Panel-Diskussion mit Jonas Wolff

12.00 Uhr
Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, Am Wingertsberg 4, 61348 Bad Homburg

Podiumsdiskussion im Rahmen der Bad Homburg Conference 2026 mit Stefan Kroll
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