Professor Dr Conrad Schetter
Director
showBonn International Centre for Conflict Studies
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
bicc policy brief
Journal article
Infrastructure for Peace: Conflict Settlement Between Pastoralists and Farmers in Kilosa/Tanzania
Taylor & Francis , London (2026)
Open
Journal article
Settlements as Dispossession: Forest Conservation and Frontiers’ Violence in Mau Forest, Kenya
Elsevier , Amsterdam (2025)
OpenEvents
Thursday, 22nd January, 2026
IN-PERSON
Final Conference: Navigating Return Migration
Thursday, 15th January, 2026
Online
Navigating the Field in Afghanistan Post-2021
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
Wednesday, 17th December, 2025
Hybrid
GKKE Rüstungsexportbericht 2025
Thursday, 13th November, 2025
IN-PERSON
IMPULSE Café
Wednesday, 26th November, 2025
Online
The Sahel Untold
Friday, 28th November, 2025
Online
JRF-WissensLunch: "China in Afghanistan: Die Neue Seidenstraße im Land der Taliban"
Thursday, 13th November, 2025
IN-PERSON
Krieg als Krise der Gesellschaft?
Friday, 7th November, 2025
IN-PERSON
Parlamentarisches Frühstück zum Welttag der Wissenschaft für Frieden und Entwicklung der UNESCO
Wednesday, 29th October, 2025
Online
Bonn Symposium 2025 by sef:
Tuesday, 28th October, 2025
Online
Migrant Transnationalism
Thursday, 29th January, 2026
IN-PERSON
Call for Papers: Colloquium on Peace, Conflict and Reconciliation Studies
Thursday, 16th October, 2025
Online
Globale Krisen. Sicherheit. Frieden.
Monday, 10th November, 2025
IN-PERSON
Basic Training Course on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Processes
Thursday, 9th October, 2025
Hybrid
Berlin Peace Dialogue 2025
Thursday, 9th October, 2025
IN-PERSON
FFVT PhD and PostDoc Colloquium
Wednesday, 1st October, 2025
IN-PERSON
JRF-Leitthementag "Globalisierung & Integration"
Tuesday, 16th September, 2025
IN-PERSON
IMPULSE Café
Tuesday, 9th September, 2025
IN-PERSON
Netzwerk Friedens- und Konfliktforschung NRW
Monday, 1st September, 2025
Online
10 Jahre "Wir schaffen das!"
Our Experts
In the Media
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)
Cuttin Aid, Buying Arms
Article with quotes by Marc von Boemcken, taz.de, 30 June 2025 (in German)
Pakistan — Nuclear Weapon State Under Pressure
Documentary with contributions from Conrad Schetter, arte.tv, 22 July 2025 (in German)
China and Afghanistan: The Lure of Non-Western Development
Magazine Article by Katja Mielke, Academy of International Affairs NRW, 15 July 2025.
Torture and Forced Disappearances: Inside Wagner’s Secret Prisons in Mali
Article with quotes by Yvan Guichaoua, forbiddenstories.org, 12 June 2025
„I Miss My Family!“
Article with quotes by Benjamin Etzold, taz.de, 26 June 2025 (in German)
Türkei: Ist die Kurdenfrage nun gelöst?
Documentary with quotes by Carina Yildirim-Schlüsing, arte.tv, 23 June 2025 (in German)
Everything You Need to Know About One of the Deadliest Jihadist Groups in Africa
Article with quotes by Yvan Guichaoua, bbc.com, 11 June 2025 (in French)
"Frieden Retten!" - Friedensgutachten 2025
Radio Interview with Conrad Schetter, radiodrei.de, 2 June 2025 (in German)
Friedensforscher sehen USA als "Unsicherheitsfaktor"
Article, tagesschau.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Peace Report 2025: Peace researchers view the US as a 'source of instability'
Article, tagesschau.de, 2 June 2025 (in German)
Frieden: Europa muss für sich selbst einstehen
Article, zdfheute.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Friedensgutachten 2025: NATO hat wegen Trump "keine Zukunft"
Article, dw.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Institute mahnen europäische Verteidigungsstärke an
Article, zeit.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Friedensgutachten: Europa muss sich selbst stärken
Article, br.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Lebensgefährliche Mission: Minenräumerinnen für die Ukraine
Coverage, 3sat.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Keine gemeinsame Wertebasis mit Trump
Article, taz.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Vorstellung: Friedensgutachten 2025
Coverage, BR24, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Frieden Retten - aber wie?
Radio Interview, swr.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Kriege in Afrika zu oft „vergessen“
Article, fr.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Forschungsinstitute fordern eigenständigere EU-Verteidigung gegen Russland
Article, n-tv.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Friedensforscher fordern Stopp aller Rüstungslieferungen für Israel
Article, evangelisch.de, 02 June 2025 (in German)
Nahostkonflikt - Stopp für deutsche Waffenlieferungen nach Israel?
Podcast with Max Mutschler, Unboxing News - Deutschlandfunk Nova, 27.05.2025 (in German)
Cabinet Decisions: Migration policy will be tightened
Interview with Benjamin Etzold, tagesschau.de, 28 May 2025
Migration policy under the CDU-SPD coalition: What are the consequences of suspending family reunification?
Podcast with Banjamin Etzold, deutschlandfunk.de, 28 May 2025 (in German)
Report Globale Flucht 2025
Press conference with Benjamin Etzold, ardmediathek.de, 19 May 2025 (in German)