Global Militarization Index 2018 \ Europe: Trend of an arms build-up in eastern and western countries
Nearly all European countries (eastern and western) spend more money on their armed forces than in the previous year. The number of military personnel and major weapons systems has also increased. The Global Militarization Index (GMI) 2018 not only analyzes this and other regional trends but also examines the relationship between the level of militarization of countries and their political system worldwide, using data of the Freedom House Index and the Polity IV Project. » more
International conference \ Breaking Cycles of Displacement
On 28-29 November 2018, BICC conducted an international conference reflecting protracted situations of displacement. » more
International conference \ Stabilization—For Whom and to What Ends?
BICC invited to the international conference "Stabilization—For Whom and to What Ends?" on 20 November 2018 in Bonn. » more
BICC-Annual Report 2018 \ Peace and conflict research for sustainability
In its Annual Report 2018, the international peace and conflict research Institute BICC analyzes the question of how peace and sustainability can be interlinked, and which challenges arise from this. » more
Panel discussion \ “Violent actors in conflicts”
On 5 November 2018, in the Focus: “Challenges of the global community” of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, the researchers of the peace and conflict research institute BICC (Bonn International Center for Conversion) presented the results of their fieldwork in the Middle East and South Sudan. » more
Press Release
New publication \ "Researchers under threat" (13 November 2018, in English)
New publication \ Policy Note "Energy for the future: Insights from the case study in Jordan" (12 November 2018, in English)
Neue Publikation \ Syrien: Dilemmata des humanitären Zugangs (26 October 2018, in German)
Neue Publikation \ "Situated Sustainability (20 October 2018, in German)
Event
Invitation "Die Berber oder Imazighen im Maghreb – Folklore oder politischer Faktor?", Bonn, 11 December 2018
Invitation Brown Bag Lecture "Repatriierte Flüchtlinge in Angola: Ein erfolgreich abgeschlossenes Kapitel?", Bonn, 11 December 2018
Invitation "Water, Climate Change and the Boomerang Effect. Unintentional Consequences for Resource Insecurity", Bonn, 5 December 2018
New Publications
BICC in the Media
"Prof. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder zu den Entwicklungen im Ukraine-Konflikt am 26.11.2018". Interview with Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, Phoenix (YouTube), 26 November 2018 (in German)
"Krieg im Jemen: Europäische Allianz der Aufrüster", Frankfurter Rundschau, 19 November 2018 (in German)
"Riskanter als der Kalte Krieg". Interview with Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, 24 October 2018 (in German)
"Andreas Heinemann-Grüder zum geplanten Ausstieg der USA aus dem Abrüstungsabkommen INF". Interview with Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, 24 October 2018 (in German)
Video Feature
"Keep The Safety On" (in English)
"A Call for Arms" (in English)
"A Call for Arms" (in German)
"Illicit weapons and the threat of armed violence" (in English)
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