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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

New TraCe Working Paper by Lara Zieß and Sabine Mannitz published
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Jonatan Kurzwelly and Viola Dombrowski at a meeting of the cooperation network
Poster for the Call for Papers with all the important information

Call for Papers – Application deadline: 20 October 2026
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Exchange with a Delegation from Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
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ACONA Project Director on the panel at the Vienna Conversation Series
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stands at the lectern delivering his acceptance speech, with the flags of Hesse, Germany, and Armenia in the background.

New PRIF Spotlight by Mikhail Polianskii and Stefan Kroll on the occasion of the awarding of the Hessian Peace Prize to Nikol Pashinyan
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Matthias Dembinski Advocates for Dialogue on Military Risks
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Christin Stühlen at Wortwechsel at the Junges Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Jonatan Kurzwelly is standing in front of a presentation slide and speaking to an audience. To his right are the flags of NATO, Turkey, and COE-DAT.

Jonatan Kurzwelly Delivers Lecture at the NATO Center of Excellence in Ankara
Radis-Webtalk: Presentation Slide with Title

Consequences of the War in Iran and the Middle East on Radicalization and Structures of Prevention in Germany
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Latest Publications

| 2027
Schwab, Regine (2027): Armed Group Constellations. From Battlefield Interactions to Emergent Structures, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (forthcoming).

| 2026
Jan Quosdorf (2026): Tracking the untrackable. How neutrino detectors may threaten submarines, The Broadside, Council on Geostrategy.
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| 2026
Kalaicelvan et al. (2026): Increasing Accountability and Mitigating Nuclear Weapons Risks to Transition to a World Beyond Nuclear Deterrence. Increasing Accountability and Mitigating Nuclear Weapons Risks to Transition to a World Beyond Nuclear Deterrence, Future Pathways to a World Beyond Nuclear Deterrence, De-siloing Existential Threats III.
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| 2026
Zieß, Lara; Mannitz, Sabine (2026): Feminist Strategic Litigation: A Method of Advancing Indigeneous Gender Equality in Canada?, TraCe Working Paper, 10, Frankfurt/M.. DOI: 10.48809/PRIFTraCeWP2610

| 2026
Polianskii, Mikhail; Kroll, Stefan (2026): Endlich Frieden für den Südkaukasus? Zur Verleihung des Hessischen Friedenspreises an Nikol Paschinjan, PRIF Spotlight, 14, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2614

| 2026
Mathez, Myriel J; McKee, Sarah; Birchinger, Sophia; Schissler, Frederik (2026): A Fair World Begins with a Fair Map: The UN Adopts Equal Earth Projection, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M..
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| 2026
Schneider, Lina; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2026): Transforming Understandings, Expanding Mechanisms: International Institutions and Colonial Violence, TraCe Working Paper, 9, Frankfurt/Main.

| 2026
Birdi, Martin & Driedger, Jonas (2026): Ripeness Theory and the Russia-Ukraine War, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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| 2026
Fuhrmann, Larissa-Diana; Mullis, Daniel; Pichl, Maximilian; Wildner, Tonda (2026): Orte der Demokratie, Frankfurt/M: PRIF.

| 2026
Yaolong, Xian (2026): Embeddedness Under Fire: How Chinese Private Firms Navigate Conflict Risks in Northern Myanmar , Journal of Contemporary China. DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2026.2724051
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| 2026
Hinz, Lea; Fehl, Caroline (2026): Midterms in den USA: Kostet Trumps Außenpolitik die Republikaner die Zwischenwahlen?, PRIF Blog.
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| 2026
Driedger, Jonas J. (2026): War between States. Perishing Parent of All Political Violence?, in: Bonacker, Thorsten; Daase, Christopher; Driedger, Jonas J.; Lam Phương, Nguyễn Pham; Pfister, Jannick (eds), Routledge Handbook on Transformations of Political Violence, London: Routledge, 23–33. DOI: 10.4324/9781003635024-3
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Upcoming Events


08.45 Uhr
Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik (BAKS), 13187 Berlin

Antonia Witt gibt einen Workshop zu Foresight in Conflict Research

19.00 Uhr
Volkshochschule Unterhaching e. V., Hans-Durach-Straße 17, 82008 Unterhaching

Vortrag von Myriel Julie Mathez

10.00 Uhr
Darmstädter Landstraße 112, 60598 Frankfurt/M

Lessons from the South China Sea with Pascal Abb and Thilo Marauhn

17.15 Uhr
Goethe-Uni­versity Frankfurt

Interdisciplinary panel discussion with Jonas Wolff

19.30 Uhr
Literaturhaus Frankfurt am Main, Schöne Aussicht 2, 60311 Frankfurt/M.

Podiumsdiskussion mit Nicole Deitelhoff

18.00 Uhr
Instituto Cervantes, Staufen­straße 1, 60323 Frankfurt/M.

Podiumsdiskussion mit Laura Barrios Sabogal
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