Publications

The conjunction of systemic fund­amental research and know­ledge transfer is reflected in our pub­lication strategy: peer-reviewed articles in inter­national journals, edited volumes, mono­graphs, as well as the PRIF Studies and Working Papers series target a scientific audience.

With the series PRIF Report, PRIF Spotlight, PRIF Blog and the Peace Report, published since 1987, our practice-oriented ana­lyses of political issues, back­grounds and develop­ments reach policy makers, society and the media.

PRIF Reports and PRIF Spotlights are subject to a systematic internal quality assess­ment by our re­search council. They are available online, free of charge. We support public access to our scientific publi­cations online through Open Access.

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PRIF Publication Series

  • Der Ukraine-Krieg als Gretchenfrage der europäischen Rechten
    | 2026
    van Melis, Maarten (2026): Der Ukraine-Krieg als Gretchenfrage der europäischen Rechten, PRIF Blog.
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  • Student Protests in Delhi and India 2026: Gen-Z’s Frustration and Fight for Reforms
    | 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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  • Survival of Colombia’s Peace Architecture will Depend on Institutional Resilience, Civil Society Engagement, and International Support
    | 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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  • Kolumbien: Mit dem Tiger nach ganz rechts
    | 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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  • Paving the road to peace and prosperity? A framework for understanding the conflict impact of infrastructure
    | 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.
  • Wenn KI selbstständig angreift: Automatisierte Cyberattacken als sicherheitspolitische Mahnung
    | 2026
    Reinhold, Thomas (2026): Wenn KI selbstständig angreift: Automatisierte Cyberattacken als sicherheitspolitische Mahnung, in: Frankfurt/M (eds), PRIF Blog.
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  • Gleiche Hitze, ungleiche Reaktion: Verknüpfte Meinungs- und Klimadaten für eine gezieltere Politikberatung
    | 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
  • Conflict in the Persian Gulf and the Vulnerability of Civilian Infrastructure: Considerations of International Humanitarian Law
    | 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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  • Extremistische Einflussnahme in digitalen Gaming-Räumen
    | 2026
    Schlegel, Linda (2026): Extremistische Einflussnahme in digitalen Gaming-Räumen, Linz: Marie Jahoda – Otto Bauer Institut.
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  • Israel's “New Iran”: What's Really Behind the Armenian Genocide Recognition Vote Against Turkey
    | 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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  • Minerals at the Negotiating Table: Resource Politics and Peace in Eastern DRC
    | 2026
    Neef, Julian (2026): Minerals at the Negotiating Table: Resource Politics and Peace in Eastern DRC, Frankfurt/M..
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  • Reform or Decline: The United Nations at a Crossroads
    | 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
  • A Bridge to Nowhere? Giorgia Meloni and her Balancing Act Between the United States and Europe
    | 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
  • From Negotiating Peace to Fighting “Narcoterrorism”? Prospects for Colombia’s Peace Processes under President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella
    | 2026
    Barrios Sabogal, Laura Camila; Wolff, Jonas (2026): From Negotiating Peace to Fighting “Narcoterrorism”? Prospects for Colombia’s Peace Processes under President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, PRIF Spotlight, 9, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2609
  • From negotiating peace to fighting “narcoterrorism”?
    | 2026
    Barrios Sabogal, Laura Camila; Wolff, Jonas (2026): From negotiating peace to fighting “narcoterrorism”?. Prospects for Colombia’s peace processes under President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, PRIF Spotlights, 9, Frankfurt/M.. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2609
  • Transboundary Cooperation
    | 2026
    Ide, Tobias; Balinskaia, Aleksandra (2026): Transboundary Cooperation, Essential Concepts of Environmental Peacebuilding, London: Routledge, 306–308.
    ISBN: 9781032994314
  • Scholar-activism in practice: researching FARC-EP reincorporation as a Colombian abroad
    | 2026
    Barrios Sabogal, Laura Camila (2026): Scholar-activism in practice: researching FARC-EP reincorporation as a Colombian abroad, Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung. DOI: 10.1007/s42597-026-00175-8
  • Sitting on Emperor Penguins: The Discomfort of Protecting a Peaceful Antarctica
    | 2026
    Flamm, Patrick (2026): Sitting on Emperor Penguins: The Discomfort of Protecting a Peaceful Antarctica, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M..
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  • Zwei nationale Traditionen, doch nur eine europäische Zukunft in der Verteidigung
    | 2026
    Hach, Sascha (2026): Zwei nationale Traditionen, doch nur eine europäische Zukunft in der Verteidigung, in: Deutsch-Französisches Institut (eds), Frankreich Jahrbuch 2025: Sicherheit in Europa – Sicherheit für Europa, Baden-Baden: Nomos, 93–112.
  • Managing Exposure: China’s Foreign Policy Adaptation to Overseas Conflict Risks
    | 2026
    Abb, Pascal (2026): Managing Exposure: China’s Foreign Policy Adaptation to Overseas Conflict Risks, Journal of Contemporary China. DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2026.2692963
  • The Local Lives of International Organizations
    | 2026
    Kortendiek, Nele; Witt, Antonia (2026): The Local Lives of International Organizations. Towards a Research Agenda on International Organizations “in the Field”, International Studies Review, 28: 4, viag011. DOI: 10.1093/isr/viag011
  • Die dunkle Seite neuer KI-Sprachmodelle. Wie Large Language Models die Cybersicherheit herausfordern
    | 2026
    Schörnig, Niklas (2026): Die dunkle Seite neuer KI-Sprachmodelle. Wie Large Language Models die Cybersicherheit herausfordern, PRIF Spotlight, 8, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2608
  • Memorandum of Miscalculation: Was das US-iranische Rahmenabkommen über Strategien zur Begrenzung von Nuklearwaffen lehrt
    | 2026
    Fehl, Caroline (2026): Memorandum of Miscalculation: Was das US-iranische Rahmenabkommen über Strategien zur Begrenzung von Nuklearwaffen lehrt, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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  • Sharing community life after a civil war
    | 2026
    López Álvarez, Santiago; Barrios Sabogal, Laura Camila; Wolff, Jonas (2026): Sharing community life after a civil war. Intergroup contact and social distance, Conflict Management and Peace Science, 4: 43, 413–435. DOI: 10.1177/07388942251382732
  • Human Enhancement
    | 2026
    Schörnig, Niklas; Koch, Bernhard (2026): Human Enhancement, CNTR Fact Sheet, June 2026, Frankfurt/M: CNTR.
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  • Who Protects Children’s Rights? Working Children as Agents in Child Rights Governance
    | 2026
    Benedix, Nadine (2026): Who Protects Children’s Rights? Working Children as Agents in Child Rights Governance, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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  • Zwischen Selbstbild und Wirklichkeit: Was Deutschlands UN-Niederlage wirklich offenbart
    | 2026
    Schissler, Frederik (2026): Zwischen Selbstbild und Wirklichkeit: Was Deutschlands UN-Niederlage wirklich offenbart, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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  • Institutionelle Friedenssicherung: Reform oder Abstieg. Die Vereinten Nationen am Scheideweg
    | 2026
    Bethke, Felix; Hach, Sascha; Kroll, Stefan; Leonhard, Lucas Kori; Mathez, Myriel; Schissler, Frederik; Speyer, Johanna; Yuan, Xinju (2026): Institutionelle Friedenssicherung: Reform oder Abstieg. Die Vereinten Nationen am Scheideweg, in: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)/Leibniz-Institut Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (PRIF)/Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH)/Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden (INEF) (eds), Friedensgutachten 2026, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 115–129.
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  • Friedensgutachten 2026. Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen.
    | 2026
    bicc; IFSH; INEF; PRIF (2026): Friedensgutachten 2026. Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen., Friedensgutachten, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. DOI: 10.14361/9783839479681
    ISBN: 978-3-8376-8360-8
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  • The Global Political Economy in Local Violence: Exploring the Role of Corporations, Trade and Loans in the Killings of Social Activists
    | 2026
    Heinrichs, Fenja; Stühlen, Christin; Wolff, Jonas (2026): The Global Political Economy in Local Violence: Exploring the Role of Corporations, Trade and Loans in the Killings of Social Activists, PRIF Report, 1, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifrep2601
    ISBN: 978-3-911092-06-7
  • The Justice Motive in Multilateral Negotiations
    | 2026
    Wisotzki, Simone (2026): The Justice Motive in Multilateral Negotiations, Friedenstheorien, 7, Baden-Baden: Verlag Karl Alber.
    ISBN: 978-3-495-98844-2
  • The Resilience of Radicalism. Overcoming Psychological Defences in Deradicalisation Work
    | 2026
    Kurzwelly, Jonatan (2026): The Resilience of Radicalism. Overcoming Psychological Defences in Deradicalisation Work, PRIF Spotlight, 7, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2607
  • Statement / The new warlords: Containing the dynamics of violence
    | 2026
    Baumgart-Ochse, Claudia; Daase, Christopher; Debiel, Tobias; Deitelhoff, Nicole; Schetter, Conrad; Schröder, Ursula (2026): Statement / The new warlords: Containing the dynamics of violence, in: bicc, IFSH, INEF, PRIF (eds), Friedensgutachten 2026. Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 12–19.
    ISBN: 978-3-8394-7968-1
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  • Stellungnahme / Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen
    | 2026
    Baumgart-Ochse, Claudia; Daase, Christopher; Debiel, Tobias; Deitelhoff, Nicole; Schetter, Conrad; Schröder, Ursula (2026): Stellungnahme / Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen, in: bicc, IFSH, INEF, PRIF (eds), Friedensgutachten 2026. Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen., Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 4–11.
    ISBN: 978-3-8394-7968-1
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  • Gesellschaftlicher Frieden / Antimuslimischer Rassismus in Deutschland
    | 2026
    Reem, Ahmed; Hegemann, Hendrik; Menzel, Anne; Pfeifer, Hanna; Stephanblome, Isabelle (2026): Gesellschaftlicher Frieden / Antimuslimischer Rassismus in Deutschland, Friedensgutachten 2026. Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen., Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 132–153.
    ISBN: 978-3-8394-7968-1
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  • Rüstungsdynamiken / Risiken und Chancen neuer Technologien.
    | 2026
    Daase, Christopher; Fehl, Caroline; Göttsche, Malte; Jakob, Una; Kadyhev, Timur; Łabuz, Mateusz; McKee, Sarah; Reinhold, Thomas; Reis, Kadri; Schörnig, Niklas; Schulze, Matthias; Suckau, Liska (2026): Rüstungsdynamiken / Risiken und Chancen neuer Technologien., in: bicc, IFSH, INEF, PRIF (eds), Friedensgutachten 2026. Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 90–109.
    ISBN: 978-3-8394-7968-1
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  • Nachhaltiger Frieden / Reset der EZ?! Entwicklungszusammenarbeit als Schlüssel zu nachhaltigem Frieden
    | 2026
    Berks, Milena; Breitung, Claudia; Hartmann, Christof; Hummler, Teresa; Leonhard, Lucas Kori; Müller-Koné, Marie; Noesselt, Nele; Rosenberg, Carolin; Ulbert, Cornelia; Vüllers, Johannes; Wunderlich, Carmen (2026): Nachhaltiger Frieden / Reset der EZ?! Entwicklungszusammenarbeit als Schlüssel zu nachhaltigem Frieden , Friedensgutachten 2026. Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 68–89.
    ISBN: 978-3-8394-7968-1
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  • Fokus / Friedensübergänge
    | 2026
    Baumgart-Ochse, Claudia; Berks, Milena; Breitung, Claudia; Daase, Christopher; Debiel, Tobias; Dinçer, Osman Bahadır, Peez; Anton; Polianskii, Mikhail; Schetter, Conrad; Thielbörger, Pierre (2026): Fokus / Friedensübergänge, in: bicc, IFSH, INEF, PRIF (eds), Friedensgutachten 2026. Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 20–43.
    ISBN: 978-3-8394-7968-1
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  • Changing Ethics of Human Remains
    | 2026
    Kurzwelly, Jonatan; Bendix, Regina (2026): Changing Ethics of Human Remains, Studies in Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology, Göttingen: Göttingen University Press. DOI: 10.17875/gup2026-3063
    ISBN: 978-3-86395-699-8
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  • Escaping the Heat? The Politics and Problems of Orbital Data Centers
    | 2026
    McKee, Sarah (2026): Escaping the Heat? The Politics and Problems of Orbital Data Centers, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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  • The renewable energy transition, critical minerals, and conflict risks
    | 2026
    Ide, Tobias (2026): The renewable energy transition, critical minerals, and conflict risks , Environmental Research Letters, 21: 11. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae6d1b
  • When EU Norms Become Political Weapons: Media Freedom and the Limits of Europeanization in Georgia
    | 2026
    Haji, Seljan (2026): When EU Norms Become Political Weapons: Media Freedom and the Limits of Europeanization in Georgia, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M..
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  • From battlefield to governance
    | 2026
    Xian, Yaolong (2026): From battlefield to governance. The discursive legitimation strategies of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Media, War & Conflict, Online first. DOI: 10.1177/17506352261448742
  • Resisting doubt: how radicalised individuals reduce cognitive dissonance
    | 2026
    Kurzwelly, Jonatan (2026): Resisting doubt: how radicalised individuals reduce cognitive dissonance, Newsletter of the EU Knoweledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation / EU Comission's news webpage: EU Commission.
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  • Environmental peacebuilding in difficult contexts
    | 2026
    Jama, Osman M.; Ide, Tobias; Fritsch, Oliver; Taucher, Paul (2026): Environmental peacebuilding in difficult contexts. A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis of conditions for communal cooperation in Somalia, Journal of Peace Research, xjag036. DOI: 10.1093/jopres/xjag036
  • Normalisierung durch Diplomatie und Sicherheitsrisiken – Der Taliban-Einfluss auf afghanische Auslandsvertretungen in Deutschland
    | 2026
    Teichmann, Patoni (2026): Normalisierung durch Diplomatie und Sicherheitsrisiken – Der Taliban-Einfluss auf afghanische Auslandsvertretungen in Deutschland, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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  • Against the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement: Anatomy of a Backlash
    | 2026
    Sharifzad, Shiva (2026): Against the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement: Anatomy of a Backlash, PRIF blog, Frankfurt/M..
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  • Using LLMs for measurement in diplomatic speeches
    | 2026
    Peez, Anton; Scherzinger, Johannes (2026): Using LLMs for measurement in diplomatic speeches. The evolving politics of UN sanctions in Security Council debates, The Review of International Organizations. DOI: 10.1007/s11558-026-09620-y
  • The institutionalisation of evaluation and its potential for isomorphism
    | 2026
    Rahlf, Lotta (2026): The institutionalisation of evaluation and its potential for isomorphism, Evaluation, Online first. DOI: 10.1177/13563890261434566
  • Rezension: Inken von Borzyskowski, Felicity Vabulas: Exit from International Organizations. Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change
    | 2026
    Peters, Dirk (2026): Rezension: Inken von Borzyskowski, Felicity Vabulas: Exit from International Organizations. Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change, Portal für Politikwissenschaft.
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