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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

Heat waves, heavy rainfall, and periods of drought cause stress for people, plants, and animals—but not to the same degree everywhere. Photo: © PRIF.

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
Johanna Speyer

Johanna Speyer as a Visiting Fellow in Switzerland
Emelie Trenkler, Ursula Grünenwald, Nelli Gomez Baumert

Ursula Grünenwald on the jury for the HfG Annual Show Prize for Awareness and Empowerment
Meloni looks to the left and touches her chin. A picture of Donald Trump can be seen in the background.

Giusy Cavasso and Fabio Figiaconi published a new PRIF Spotlight
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Daniel Mullis's successful habilitation
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Constantin Winkler at a conference in Haifa
Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella raises his fist triumphantly

New PRIF Spotlight by Laura Camila Barrios Sabogal and Jonas Wolff about the prospects for Colombia’s peace processes under president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella
Sezer Idil Gögüs

Sezer Idil Göğüş successfully completes her dissertation
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Latest Publications

| 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

| 2026
Yakushova, Yasmine (2026): Conflict in the Persian Gulf and the Vulnerability of Civilian Infrastructure: Considerations of International Humanitarian Law, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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| 2026
Schlegel, Linda (2026): Extremistische Einflussnahme in digitalen Gaming-Räumen, Linz: Marie Jahoda – Otto Bauer Institut.
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| 2026
Ben Aharon, Eldad (2026): Israel's “New Iran”: What's Really Behind the Armenian Genocide Recognition Vote Against Turkey, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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| 2026
Neef, Julian (2026): Minerals at the Negotiating Table: Resource Politics and Peace in Eastern DRC, Frankfurt/M..
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| 2026
Yuan, Xinyu; Hach, Sascha; Leonhard, Lucas Kori; Mathez, Myriel Julie; Schissler, Frederik; Speyer, Johanna; Bethke, Felix; Kroll, Stefan (2026): Reform or Decline: The United Nations at a Crossroads, PRIF Working Paper, 73, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/PRIFWP73

| 2026
Cavasso, Giusy; Figiaconi, Fabio (2026): A Bridge to Nowhere? Giorgia Meloni and her Balancing Act Between the United States and Europe , PRIF Spotlight, 10, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2610
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Presentations and panel discussions by PRIF researchers

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

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PRIF beim Science Festival Frankfurt

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Fakultät für Humanwissenschaften, Wittelsbacherplatz 1, 97074 Würzburg

PRIF Researcher diskutieren bei der DVPW-Sektionstagung in Würzburg aktuelle Fragen der internationalen Politik

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Vorstellung des Friedensgutachtens 2026 mit Christopher Daase
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