The Russian military is recruiting foreign men, so far primarily in Africa. However, in the ARD programme Rabbit Hole, Tim Glawion shows that this is now changing following backlashes in countries such as Kenya.
The war in Sudan is also increasingly destabilizing neighboring Chad. In the Frankfurter Rundschau, Chad expert Helga Dickow assesses the general mood in the country.
How can South Sudan prevent a new civil war? ABI staff member Tim Glawion gives his assessment of the ongoing events in the country in Deutsche Welle.
In an interview with KNA at the Evangelische Zeitung, ABI associate Helga Dickow evaluates the current developments in Sudan as worrying for neighboring country Chad.
Tim Glawion is at MIASA in Accra from August to December as part of an interdisciplinary fellow group. They aim to develop a novel approach to comparative research in the field of peace and security studies.
Nijmeh Ali explores decolonial peace as a theory of resistance and justice using the Palestinian-Israeli context as a case study.
During her visit, Garrido discussed potential future collaborations with ABI researchers. The focus was on exchanging ideas about research on nonviolent action and conflict transformation in the Global South.
This collection of student essays, developed in a 2024 University of Freiburg course led by Tim Glawion, explores the intersection of external intervention practices and local ownership of peace processes - two debates often treated separately.
The ABI welcomed two members of the Bana Group for Peace and Development for an exchange on our respective work and the ongoing war in Sudan.
Watch ABI staff member Tim Glawion's talk on subjective dimensions of peace- and statebuilding across Africa at the Africa Studies Centre Leiden from May 1st on YouTube.
