Forced eradication targets one of the lowest-value stages of the cocaine business. Crops can be replanted or relocated, while ...

On 15 October, in a compact on-boarding workshop, “ Getting Started with your Dissertation ” with Maren Wagner, the Head of ...

Scholars from Latin America, the United States, and Europe came together at the GIGA in Hamburg on 19-20 October 2026 to ...

The 2027 Young Leaders Summer Academy invites future leaders from the Middle East and Europe to engage with one of today’s most pressing challenges: the climate-security nexus. Through ...

Source: Varieties of Democracy (2023). Notes: Polyarchy is a concept of “real world” democracy (Dahl 1998) that includes free and fair elections as well as freedom rights close to liberal democracy.

Since 07/2025 Lead Research Fellow and Head of Research Programme "Peace and Security" 01/2023-09/2025: Spokesperson of the Research Team "Institutions for Sustainable Peace", Research Programme ...

The project seeks to delve deeper into the intricate dynamics surrounding the concept of just transition and its implications for political order, peace, and security in the face of the climate crisis ...

The MENA Teams and Three Dimensions of Football Politics The FIFA Men’s World Cup will be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America from 11 June to 19 July 2026 – and, for the first ...

In 2026, Hamburg and Shanghai celebrate the 40th anniversary of their sister-city relationship. To mark the occasion, ...

Big tech corporations have evolved into geopolitical actors in their own right. A small group of technology and AI companies ...

The GIGA is an independent, publicly funded social science research institute and member of the Leibniz Association, focusing on Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, and on cross-regional ...

A decade after the Belt and Road Initiative’s launch, this special issue shows the complexity not only of the idea itself but also of China’s global influence and the range of attitudes and responses ...