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.
- Paving the road to peace and prosperity? A framework for understanding the conflict impact of infrastructure
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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. - 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.
Publication - Minerals at the Negotiating Table: Resource Politics and Peace in Eastern DRC
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Neef, Julian (2026): Minerals at the Negotiating Table: Resource Politics and Peace in Eastern DRC, Frankfurt/M..
Publication - Reform or Decline: The United Nations at a Crossroads
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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
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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”?
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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”?
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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 - 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..
Publication - Zwei nationale Traditionen, doch nur eine europäische Zukunft in der Verteidigung
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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
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Abb, Pascal (2026): Managing Exposure: China’s Foreign Policy Adaptation to Overseas Conflict Risks, Journal of Contemporary China. DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2026.2692963 - Die dunkle Seite neuer KI-Sprachmodelle
| 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.
Publication - 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
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Schörnig, Niklas; Koch, Bernhard (2026): Human Enhancement, CNTR Fact Sheet, June 2026, Frankfurt/M: CNTR.
Publication - Who Protects Children’s Rights? Working Children as Agents in Child Rights Governance
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Benedix, Nadine (2026): Who Protects Children’s Rights? Working Children as Agents in Child Rights Governance, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
Publication - 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.
Publication - Institutionelle Friedenssicherung: Reform oder Abstieg. Die Vereinten Nationen am Scheideweg
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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.
Publication - 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
Publication - 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
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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
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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
Publication - Stellungnahme / Die neuen Warlords. Gewaltdynamiken einhegen
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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
Publication - 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
Publication - 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
Publication - 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
Publication - Fokus / Friedensübergänge
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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
Publication - Changing Ethics of Human Remains
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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
Publication - Escaping the Heat? The Politics and Problems of Orbital Data Centers
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McKee, Sarah (2026): Escaping the Heat? The Politics and Problems of Orbital Data Centers, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
Publication - The renewable energy transition, critical minerals, and conflict risks
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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
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Haji, Seljan (2026): When EU Norms Become Political Weapons: Media Freedom and the Limits of Europeanization in Georgia, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M..
Publication - From battlefield to governance
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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
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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.
Publication - Environmental peacebuilding in difficult contexts
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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
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Teichmann, Patoni (2026): Normalisierung durch Diplomatie und Sicherheitsrisiken – Der Taliban-Einfluss auf afghanische Auslandsvertretungen in Deutschland, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
Publication - Against the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement: Anatomy of a Backlash
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Sharifzad, Shiva (2026): Against the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement: Anatomy of a Backlash, PRIF blog, Frankfurt/M..
Publication - Using LLMs for measurement in diplomatic speeches
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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
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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
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Peters, Dirk (2026): Rezension: Inken von Borzyskowski, Felicity Vabulas: Exit from International Organizations. Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change, Portal für Politikwissenschaft.
Publication - Be It under a Foreign or a National Umbrella: The Strategic Cost of Nuclear Deterrence for Germany is Too High
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Hach, Sascha (2026): Be It under a Foreign or a National Umbrella: The Strategic Cost of Nuclear Deterrence for Germany is Too High, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M..
Publication - Understanding the relationship between external states and rebels: A typology
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Xian, Yaolong (2026): Understanding the relationship between external states and rebels: A typology, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Online first. DOI: 10.1177/13691481261445756 - The Strait of Hormuz in Perspective: One Global Chokepoint, Multiple Vulnerabilities, Compounded Effects
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Birchinger, Sophia; Flamm, Patrick; Abb, Pascal; Al-Wally, Mariam; Driedger, Jonas J.; Kebede, Sandra; Koyier, Hilda; McKee, Sarah; Michelini, Sidney; Peters, Dirk; Sebgo, Jean-Baptiste; Simon, Hendrik; Standke-Erdmann, Madita; Stühlen, Christin; Trpkovic, Mina; Warnck, Skollan Elisabeth; Witt, Antonia; Xian, Yaolong (2026): The Strait of Hormuz in Perspective: One Global Chokepoint, Multiple Vulnerabilities, Compounded Effects, PRIF blog, Frankfurt/M..
Publication - From Silence to Power: How Displaced Youth Use Digital Networks to Govern Nigeria’s Camps
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Abah, Joel (2026): From Silence to Power: How Displaced Youth Use Digital Networks to Govern Nigeria’s Camps, PRIF Blog: Frankfurt/M..
Publication - Ob unter fremdem oder eigenem Schirm
| 2026
Hach, Sascha (2026): Ob unter fremdem oder eigenem Schirm. Der strategische Preis für Deutschlands nukleare Abschreckung ist zu hoch, spw.
Publication - The Challenges in Implementing the African Union's Digital Transformation Strategy
| 2026
Sebgo, Jean-Baptiste (2026): The Challenges in Implementing the African Union's Digital Transformation Strategy, in: Bhattacharya, Samir (eds), Digital Africa: Tales of Transformation, GP-ORF Series, New Delhi: ORF/Global Policy Journal, 62–65.
Publication - How the AfD shapes German foreign policy debates
| 2026
Tkocz, Maximilian; Herring, Rachel (2026): How the AfD shapes German foreign policy debates, LSE Blog.
Publication - Der endlose Übergang: Wenn Unsicherheit zur Norm wird
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Birchinger, Sophia; Indjai, Mamandin; Mack, Johanna (2026): Der endlose Übergang: Wenn Unsicherheit zur Norm wird, European Journalism Observatory (EJO).
Publication - Embedding Evaluation in PCVE: From Compliance to Shared Learning Opportunities
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Rahlf, Lotta (2026): Embedding Evaluation in PCVE: From Compliance to Shared Learning Opportunities: EU Research Executive Agency (REA).
Publication - Rezension: Alle Farben des Regenbogens gegen die Krise der Weltordnung?
| 2026
Speyer, Johanna (2026): Rezension: Alle Farben des Regenbogens gegen die Krise der Weltordnung? , Portal für Politikwissenschaft.
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