Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies

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Between Distance and Dependency

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Greenpeace Studie

Die Bombe für Deutschland?

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Blinded by the Zeitenwende

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Greenpeace Studie

Gut gerüstet?

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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

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Guichaoua, Y., & Bouhlel, F.

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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Book chapter

Schetter, C., & Prinz, J.

Peace or War?

Oxford University Press , Oxford (2026)

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Report

Swan, R.

Die Bombe für Deutschland?

Greenpeace (2026)

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Events

Wednesday, 6th May, 2026
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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

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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)