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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

Cover CNTR Monitor 2026 Verification in an Era of Rapid Technological Change with a satellite image as cover photo

CNTR Monitor 2026 published

Nicole Deitelhoff at the Czech Security Forum 2026
Kerstin Leitner; the presentation slide "UN Charter" and PRIF audience in background

Kerstin Leitner Visits PRIF
The photo shows a stack of paper documents with colorful sticky notes sticking out between the pages.

New PRIF Working Paper on the Role of the United Nations in the German Parties' Programs Published
Malte Göttsche, Kadri Reis, and Niklas Schörnig with chair Giorgio Franceschini

UN Side Event in New York on the Future of Verification in an Era of Rapid Technological Change
Stefan Kroll mit Thomas Wagner und Andreas Schwarzkopf.

PRIF Bids Farewell to Longtime Partner Thomas Wagner

Antonia Witt at the CCEW Symposium in Berlin
Nicole Deitelhoff and Christopher Daase during the talk.

Expert discussion with Nicole Deitelhoff and Christopher Daase as part of the German government’s visitor program
Members of the Ecuadorian police clashed with protesters during a demonstration in Quito, Ecuador, on October 12, 2025. The nationwide protests, organized by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), were directed against the elimination of diesel subsidies.

New PRIF Report 02/2026 by Elena Dressler, Madeleine Palacios and Jonas Wolff on the effects of the combination of the criminal violence and the state’s repressive response in Ecuador in recent years.
Panelists in conversation.

PRIF and the Embassy of the Philippines to Germany host panel discussion on the role of international law in times of geopolitical tensions.
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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
Göttsche, Malte; Jakob, Una; Schörnig, Niklas (Eds.) (2026): Verification in an Era of Rapid Technological Change. CNTR Monitor – Technology and Arms Control 2026, CNTR Monitor – Technology and Arms Control, 2026: PRIF – Peace Research Institute Frankfurt. DOI: 10.48809/cntr2026
ISBN: 978-3-911092-08-1
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| 2026
Schreiber, Franziska F. N. (2026): Mehr multilaterales Mainstreaming ist möglich. Zur Rolle der Vereinten Nationen in den Grundsatzprogrammen der Parteien Deutschlands, PRIF Working Paper, 75, Frankfurt/M.

| 2026
Polianskii, Mikhail (2026): From Prague Spring to Ukraine War. Enduring Constraints on Russian Intelligence Effectiveness in Armed Conflicts, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 1–25. DOI: 10.1525/cpcs.2026.3008108

| 2026
Dressler, Elena; Palacios, Madeleine; Wolff, Jonas (2026): Activismo y Movilización Social en Tiempos del "Conflicto Armado Interno" en el Ecuador: Perspectivas, Experiencias y Respuestas desde la Sociedad Civil, PRIF Report, 2, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifrep2602
ISBN: 978-3-911092-07-4

| 2026
Levy, Ilai Yaron; Baumgart-Ochse, Claudia (2026): Israel’s 2026 Elections. October 7 Looms, Domestic Issues Dominate, PRIF Spotlight, 15, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2615

| 2026
Reitz, Núrel (2026): Négocier la mémoire à travers les espaces urbains: les traces du génocide des Ovaherero et des Nama à Windhoek et Swakopmund , Revue Alarmer.
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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
Schlegel, Linda; Lakhani, Suraj (2026): Harms in Digital Gaming Spaces: Patterns, Pathways and Recruitment Dynamics, in: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (eds).
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| 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
Wolff, Jonas (2026): Lateinamerika - Vormarsch der radikalen Rechten, Welt-Sichten: 5, Frankfurt am Main: Verein zur Förderung der entwicklungspolitischen Publizistik e. V. (VFEP), 52–55.
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| 2026
Peez, Anton; Bethke, Felix (2026): How citizens update their preferences on foreign policy: experimental evidence on Western sanctions , Journal of Peace Research: xjag075. DOI: 10.1093/jopres/xjag075
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Upcoming Events


19.30 Uhr
Katholisches Gemeindezentrum St. Ulrich, Lindachallee, Kirchheim

Vortrag und Diskussion mit Claudia Baumgart-Ochse

14.00 Uhr
online

Online presentation of new CNTR Monitor “Verification in an Era of Rapid Technological Change”

10.00 Uhr
Online

Online-Konferenz mit den Forschenden des PRIF-Teilvorhabens

19.00 Uhr
Stadthaus am Markt, Markt 1, 60311 Frankfurt/M.

Nicole Deitelhoff interviewt Joschka Fischer zu Europas Rolle in der Welt

17.30 Uhr
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Adickesallee 32-34, Frankfurt am Main, 60322

Keynote presentation by Mikhail Polianskii

13.00 Uhr
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Berlin

Jahrestagung des Leibniz-Forschungsverbund Wert der Vergangenheit
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