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Regional Approaches to Dealing with Armed Groups in the Sahel

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Decoding Iran's Foreign Policy: Book Talk with Ross Harrison

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The Politics of Syrian Refugee Return in Germany: Balancing Rhetoric and Reality

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Publications

Journal article

Kemmerling, B., & Yıldırım-Schlüsing, C., & Haidara, B.

Gender relations in HDP nexus operationalisation

Global Policy Journal , Durham (2025)

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Journal article

Owino, E., & Schetter, C.

Rails through rangelands: redefining infrastructure frontiers and patronage in Kenya’s Maasai land

Taylor & Francis , London (2025)

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Journal article

Mielke, K.

Kontinuität statt Neuausrichtung? Die Afghanistan-Politik von Usbekistan, Turkmenistan und Tadschikistan drei Jahre nach der erneuten Machtergreifung der Taliban

Forschungsstelle Osteuropa , Bremen (2024)

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Events

Wednesday, 8th January, 2025
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Decoding Iran's Foreign Policy

Wednesday, 18th December, 2024
Online

Federal Press Conference for the GKKE Report 2024

Wednesday, 18th December, 2024
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A New Era in Syria: What it means for regional politics, peace and reconstruction

Wednesday, 27th November, 2024
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Afghanistan am Scheideweg

Tuesday, 26th November, 2024
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23 Jahre Afghanistan Konferenz

Tuesday, 19th November, 2024
IN-PERSON

Regional Approaches to Armed Groups in the Sahel: High Level Policy Event

Monday, 18th November, 2024
Online

Regional Action Plan on Weapons and Ammunition Management (WAM) in DDR Contexts

Tuesday, 5th November, 2024
IN-PERSON

Resource Extractivism and Environmental (In)justice

Wednesday, 16th October, 2024
IN-PERSON

The Missing Peace - Why Field Research Matters to Policy and Practice

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In the Media

Germany exports more and more weapons

Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, dw.com, 18 December 2024 (in German)

German weapons all over the world

Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, taz.de, 18 December 2024 (in German)

Careful examination of arms exports to Israel

Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, tagesspiegel.de, 18 December 2024 (in German)

SIPRI report on arms sales: “Significant increase”

Interview with Max Mutschler, WDR 5, 2 December 2024 (in German)

SIPRI report: arms companies profit from increased military spending

Interview with Max Mutschler, deutschlandfunkkultur.de, 2 December 2024 (in German)

Syria war escalates: Rebels should not rely on Turkey - it has other goals

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadir Dinçer, watson.de, 30 November 2024 (in German)

Civil war flares up again in Syria - what's behind the escalation

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadir Dinçer, Aargauer Zeitung, 30 November 2024 (in German)

“Great danger for Assad": What is behind the Syrian rebels' attack on Aleppo

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadir Dinçer, tagesspiegel.de, 30 November 2024 (in German)

:newstime from 20 November 2024

Interview with Max Mutschler (from minute 02:06-08:15), :newstime, 20 November 2024 (in German)

Arms exports to Israel - weapons of war or radio equipment?

Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, taz.de, 27 October 2024 (in German)

Netanyahu's allies increase pressure on his government

Report with quotes by Marc von Boemcken, DW Español, 20 October 2024 (in Spanish)

Israel may be using German-leased Heron war drones

Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, dw.com, 4 October 2024

Mass exodus to Syria - How Assad is using the refugee crisis in Lebanon for political purposes

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadir Dinçer, Kölnische Rundschau, 25 September 2024 (in German)

Panicked mass exodus to Syria

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadir Dinçer, Saarbrücker Zeitung, 25 September 2024 (in German)

No Ceasefire in Gaza in Sight: ‘Blinken's Visit was a Complete Failure’

Article With Quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Tagesspiegel, 21 August 2024

Industrial Strategy: How Arms Lobbyists Want to Influence it

Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, table.media, 16 August 2024 (in German)