Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies

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Die Jugend im Sahel

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bicc report (coming June 2025)

Unlocking Lessons 

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GAPs Regional Workshop 

Return and Readmission Policies

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Event

23 Jahre Afghanistan Konferenz – Rückschau und Perspektiven

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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

Journal article

Mielke, K.

A Catch 22: Afghans and the International Migration Regime

Deutsche Orient-Stiftung , Berlin (2024)

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Other

Bayer, M.

bicc Common Position Brief – Aserbaidschan

bicc , Bonn (2024)

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Other

Bayer, M.

bicc Common Position Brief – Kirgistan

bicc , Bonn (2024)

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Events

Wednesday, 27th November, 2024
IN-PERSON

Afghanistan am Scheideweg

Tuesday, 26th November, 2024
IN-PERSON

23 Jahre Afghanistan Konferenz

Tuesday, 19th November, 2024
IN-PERSON

Regional Approaches to Armed Groups in the Sahel

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

Thursday, 19th September, 2024
Hybrid

International HDP-Conference

Monday, 16th September, 2024
Hybrid

5th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies

Thursday, 12th September, 2024
Online

'Shift the Power' Action Lab

Tuesday, 11th June, 2024
IN-PERSON

A World Without a Compass

Wednesday, 5th June, 2024
Online

Brown Bag Lecture: Book Talk on Research Methods in Deportation: The Power-Knowledge Approach

Monday, 27th May, 2024
IN-PERSON

Laying the Ground for Peace: A Holistic Approach to Community Violence Reduction

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In the Media

Aid Organisations: Polycrises as the New Normal Require a Courageous Rethink

Article by Conrad Schetter, welthungerhilfe.com, October 2024

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)

Mass exodus from Lebanon to Syria

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadir Dinçer, Die Presse, 24 September 2024 (in German)

Dangerous Hollow Peace

Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1 September 2024 (in German)

Interview Conrad Schetter, Afghanistan-Expert, About the Resumption of Deportations to Afghanistan

Interview with Conrad Schetter, deutschlandfunk, 30 August 2024 (in German)

Regional Impact of the Israel-Gaza War: Zooming-in on Iraq

Aricle by Carina Yıldırım-Schlüsing and Esther Meininghaus, LSE Middle East Centre Blog, 23 August 2024

No Future Without a Ceasefire

Article With Quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Stuttgarter Zeitung, 21 August 2024

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)

Under the Taliban's thumb: Where is Afghanistan heading?

Interview with Quotes by Conrad Schetter (from minute 4:24-9:18), hr-inforadio.de, 15 August 2024 (in German)

After Planned Attack on Taylor Swift Fans: What Drives Young Jihadists?

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Argauer Zeitung, 8 August 2024 (in German)

How Afghanistan became a crisis state

Interview with Conrad Schetter, MDR aktuell, 1 August 2024

Emboldened by the War in Gaza: How “Islamic State” is Expanding its Terrorist Network

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, diepresse.com, 10 August 2024 (in German)

The German Responsibility for Afghanistan

Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, epd.de, 13 August (in German)

“Islamic State” is Profiting from the War in Gaza

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Stuttgarter Zeitung, 7 August 2024 (in German)

Jihadists on the Rise: “Islamic State” is Profiting from the War in Gaza

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, kleinezeitung.at, 9 August 2024 (in German)

Erdoğan threatens Israel with invasion: "A clear expression of desperation from the AKP

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Tagesspiegel, 29 July 2024. 

Conflict in the Middle East: Erdogan is threatening to deliver arms

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Freie Presse, 29 July 2024

Why Erdoğan is threatening Israel with war

Artcile with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Die Presse, 29 July 2024