Ruth Vollmer
Researcher
showBonn International Centre for Conflict Studies
Our vision is a more peaceful world where the outbreak of violent conflict is prevented, allowing people to live safely, with dignity and in balance with their environment.
Publications
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Jihadist taxation and order-making in Mali and Niger
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) , Helsinki (2026)
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Events
Wednesday, 6th May, 2026
IN-PERSON
Gewalt überwinden
Monday, 27th April, 2026
Online
The Nexus between Return and Statelessness in Western Balkan Countries
Friday, 27th March, 2026
IN-PERSON
Syria after Regime Collapse
Tuesday, 3rd March, 2026
Hybrid
From Field to Findings
Wednesday, 25th February, 2026
IN-PERSON
Policies, Practices and Experiences of Return and Reintegration
Tuesday, 27th January, 2026
IN-PERSON
Themenabend ZURÜCKKEHREN mit Diskussionsimpulsen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis
Thursday, 22nd January, 2026
IN-PERSON
Final Conference: Navigating Return Migration
Thursday, 15th January, 2026
Online
Navigating the Field in Afghanistan Post-2021
Monday, 26th January, 2026
Online
Statelessness, Refugeehood and ‘Subhuman’ Life
Tuesday, 13th January, 2026
IN-PERSON
IMPULSE Café: Changing Climate, Transforming Risks and Shifting Identities
Wednesday, 7th January, 2026
IN-PERSON
Transnationale Figurationen der Flucht
Our Experts
In the Media
Bangladesh-Myanmar Border: How the Battlefield is Expanding
Article by Benjamin Etzold and Anas Ansar, Prothom Alo, 08 May 2026 (in Bangla)
Arms expert Max Mutschler: “The defense industry has never been seen as grubby”
Interview with Max Mutschler, Security.Table, 30 April 2026 (in English, German)
BBC World Service & Live News, Mali
Interview with Yvan Guichaoua, BBC, 03 May 2026 (In English, 9:15)
Attaques au Mali. « Une secousse monumentale dans l’histoire malienne »
Article with quotes by Yvan Guichaoua, Afrique XXI, 30 April 2026 (in French)
Mali at Risk of Splintering after Jihadi and Separatist Attacks
Article with quotes by Yvan Guichaoua, Reuters, 27 April 2026 (in English)
Analyse Dans le nord du Mali, le Sahara bascule progressivement aux mains des insurgés
Article with quotes by Yvan Guichaoua, Libération, 05 May 2026 (in French)
Su wane ne mayaƙan JNIM kuma me ya sa suke kai hare-hare?
Article with quotes by Yvan Guichaoua, BBC, 05 May 2026 (in Hausa)
‘Not Enough Strategy’ in Defence Policy
Interview with Max Mutschler, WDR 5, 27 April 2026 (in German)
Co-ordinated Attacks threaten Mali’s Russian-backed Regime
Article with quotes by Yvan Guichaoua, Financial Times, 25 April 2026 (in English)
New Bundeswehr Strategy: Think Big, Plan Vaguely
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, taz.de, 22 April 2026 (in German)
Hope for an End to the War: Are the US and Iran set for New Talks?
Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, dw.com, 17 April 2026 (in German)
A Power Struggle has broken out within the Taliban
Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, Die Presse, 16 April 2026 (in German)
What the Iran War Reveals
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, Tagesspiegel, 16 April 2026 (in German)
Deterrence through Denial
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, taz.de, 24 March 2026 (in German)
New Study: Greenpeace calls for targeted Defence rather than rapid Rearmament
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, table.media, 24 March 2026 (in German)
The Gulf States fear Iran
Interview with Marius Bales, tagesspiegel.de, 18 March 2026 (in German)
The War against Iran
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, tagesspiegel.de, 14 March 2026 (in German)
Germany: Goodbye Car, Hello Tank?
Podcast with Max Mutschler, deutschlandfunknova, 11 March 2026 (in German)
Escalation in the Hindu Kush
Interview with Katja Mielke, WEB.DE, 02 March 2026 (in German)
Insecurity: Nigerian Communities Still Face Kinetic, Non-Kinetic Terror Threats -Conflict Researcher
Interview with Oyewole Oginni, Channels Television, 28 February 2026
G2G: No Turning Point in Arms Export Policy
Article by Max Mutschler, table.media, 9 Feburary 2026 (in German)
Arms Exports: Industry Praises Measures to Accelerate Controls
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, table-media, 05 February 2026 (in German)
Exchanges: Conrad Schetter
Podcast with Conrad Schetter, De:link//Re:link, 05 February 2026
Germany: Afghanistan's Consulates Pose Threat to Refugees
Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, dw.com, 01 February 2026
"It seems as if the US is creating a threatening scenario much like last year"
Interview with Max Mutschler, WEB.DE, 29 January 2026 (in German)
Iran: Trump threatens with military strike – EU adds Revolutionary Guard to terrorist list
News with quotes by Max Mutschler, :newstime, 30 January 2026 (in German)
Is Nigeria Winning The Battle Against Terrorism? Experts Debate
Interview with Oyewole Oginni, Channels Television, 17 January 2026
Peace Policy Is Weakened Enormously
Interview with Conrad Schetter, welt-sichten, 15 January 2026 (in German)
Holiday in Afghanistan: Jakob was advised to make a will before this trip
Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter and Katja Mielke, Berliner Morgenpost, 7 December 2025 (in German)
Holiday in Afghanistan: Jakob was advised to make a will before this trip
Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter and Katja Mielke, WAZ, 7 December 2025 (in German)
Illegal Arms Exports to Sudan
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, taz.de, 7 December 2025 (in German)
Arms Exports Worth Hundreds of Millions of Euros
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, taz, 25 November 2025 (in German)
Pakistan, Indonesia: Part of the Stabilisation Force in Gaza?
Article with quotes by Katja Mielke, Deutsche Welle, 21 November 2025 (in German)
The World's ‘Most Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft’
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, Tagesspiegel, 21 November 2025 (in German)
Cash for the Taliban
Radio news with quotes by Katja Mielke, DLF, 21 November 2025 (in German)
Federal Government Lifts Partial Export Ban
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, taz, 17 November 2025 (in German)
The Houthis Have Stopped Their Attacks on Cargo Ships, but Remain Dangerous
Article with quotes by Marius Bales, Die Presse, 17 November 2025 (in German)
Terrorist Militia: Why the Houthis Are Really Stopping Their Attacks
Article with quotes by Marius Bales, DIE RHEINLANDPFALZ, 17 November 2025 (in German)
As the Army Grows, Is Society Becoming More Militarised?
Article with quotes by Marc von Boemcken, nrc.nl, 13 November 2025 (in Dutch)
German Armed Forces plans to procure Kamikaze Drones from Israeli Defence Contractor
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, CORRECTIV, 08 November 2025 (in German)
Land without Prospects? Life in Afghanistan
Podcast with Katja Mielke, Der Tag. Ein Thema, viele Perspektiven, 03 November 2025 (in German)
Book Conversation: 'Migrant Transnationalism'
Webinar with Benjamin Etzold, Peace Research Institute Oslo, 28 October 2025
Profiting from Weapons – The Defence Industry’s New Image
Podcast with Max Mutschler, SWR Kultur, 28 October 2025 (in German)
Taliban in Germany: Controversial Relationship with the Terror Organization
Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, t-online.de, 29 October 2025 (in German)
Ex-DSS Operative, Researcher, Professor Weigh in on Tinubu's Reshuffle of Service Chiefs
Interview with Oyewole Oginni, Channels Television, 24 October 2025
Threat From Russia: How the EU Is Gearing up Against Drones
Interview with Max Mutschler, Der Spiegel, 17 October 2025 (in German)
No Word From Home
Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, tagesschau.de, 02 October 2025 (in German)
Experts Offer Tips On How Nigeria Can Limit Expansion Of Insurgency Groups
Interview with Oyewole Oginni, Channels Television, 8 September 2025
‘No Security Without Development, and No Development Without Security.’
Interview with Marc von Boemcken, Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung (AWE), 30 September 2025 (in German)
Afghanistan: Germany 'Close to Reaching Deportation Deal' with Taliban
Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, InfoMigrants, 06 October 2025
What Does the Taliban Leader Know About the Internet?
Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, FAZ, 03 October 2025 (in German)
Migration Control in Europe
Article with quotes by Zeynep Şahin-Mencütek, The European Correspondent, 05 September 2025
Israel: How the Suspension of Arms Exports Could Manifest Itself
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, table media, 13 August 2025 (in German)
German Expert: Arms Exports Should Have Been Halted Sooner
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, Göteborgs Posten, 08 August 2025 (in Swedish)
Germany and Israel: An Arms Trade for Mutual Benefit – At Least Until Now
Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, table media, 12 August 2025 (in German)
What Role Do German Weapons Play in the Gaza War?
Podcast with contributions from Max Mutschler, deutschlandfunk.de, 11 August 2025 (in German)