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In a continuation of recent years, 2025 will also be marked by significant political challenges and mounting pressure on the international order. The upcoming Bundestag elections will play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of cooperation with countries in the Global South and the broader international community.
In light of the above, it will remain our responsibility to provide insights into current challenges and contexts. At the beginning of the year, our focus will be on fair global trade and the extent to which this can be made possible in times of geopolitical rivalries. At the Dresden International Forum, we will also examine the links between resources and conflicts and how sustainable resource management can contribute to peace and prosperity on the African continent.
We hope you enjoy reading!
With best regards, Carolin Rosenberg,
Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) |
| Dr Marcus Kaplan,
Development and Peace Foundation (sef:) | | | | |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Evening event organised by sef:, Academy of International Affairs NRW and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation For Freedom
26 March 2025, 18:30 hrs, AIA, Bonn (German)
At a time of growing geopolitical tensions, aggressive economic policies are putting increasing pressure on global trade relations. Questions of sustainability and global justice are taking a back seat. We will discuss what a fair world trade might look like in these times with Prof Rolf Steltemeier, Head of the "Investment and Technology Promotion Office" of UNIDO in Germany, among others. Registration and further information on the event can be found here on the website of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. |
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Dresden International Forum
8 April 2025, 19:15 hrs, Frauenkirche Dresden
Together with the Frauenkirche Dresden, the Centre for International Studies at TU Dresden and UNU-FLORES, we are organising the Dresden International Forum, taking place as a part of the the Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC2025). We will be discussing the importance of the resource nexus for peace and prosperity with Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the UN University and UN Under-Secretary-General, and H.R.H. Princess Dr. h.c. Abze Djigma, among others. Further information can be found on our website. |
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PUBLICATIONS
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Special Issue in ZeFKo Studies in Peace and Conflict
The current special issue of the journal ZeFKo Studies in Peace and Conflict, edited by Hannah Franzki (FU Berlin), Christian Scheper (INEF) and Carolina A. Vestena (University of Kassel), examines the links between transnational corporations and phenomena of violence and conflict. The issue makes an innovative contribution to peace and conflict research by showing how economic, legal and political perspectives can be integrated into the analysis of conflicts in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of violent structures and practices of political-economic orders. These are often also precursors or causes of escalating violent conflicts. |
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RESULTS AND REPORTS
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Policy Lunch 2024
At the Policy Lunch 2024 in Brussels, international experts have analysed how to shape a fair energy partnership between Africa and Europe. You can now find the report on our website. |
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SEF:/INEF INSIDE
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In December, Markus Ciesielski joined INEF as a researcher in the project "Legal Struggles in Transnational Supply Chains". He holds a PhD in sociology and researches social inequality and its transformation through legal mobilization. His research focuses on the areas of education, the environment and informality, with a regional focus on Latin America, particularly Colombia. Furthermore, Markus Ciesielski works on access to justice in the context of migration. |
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The Development and Peace Foundation (sef:) was founded in 1986 on the initiative of Willy Brandt. It is a cross-party and non-profitmaking
organisation. sef: provides an international high-level forum for shared thinking on the complex challenges of globalisation. It is linked to the
Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) by a cooperation agreement. The aim of INEF’s application-oriented research is to build bridges
between theory and practice.
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