#prifblog — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #prifblog, aggregated by home.social.
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Der Ukraine-Krieg spaltet die europäische Rechte und stellt AfD, Rassemblement National und Co. vor eine außenpolitische Bewährungsprobe. Im #PRIFblog zeichnet Maarten van Melis die zentrale Konfliktlinie anhand dreier führender europäischer Rechtsparteien nach.
https://blog.prif.org/2026/08/10/der-ukraine-krieg-als-gretchenfrage-der-europaeischen-rechten/ -
Der Ukraine-Krieg spaltet die europäische Rechte und stellt AfD, Rassemblement National und Co. vor eine außenpolitische Bewährungsprobe. Im #PRIFblog zeichnet Maarten van Melis die zentrale Konfliktlinie anhand dreier führender europäischer Rechtsparteien nach.
https://blog.prif.org/2026/08/10/der-ukraine-krieg-als-gretchenfrage-der-europaeischen-rechten/ -
In June and July, India witnessed the world’s largest Gen-Z protest movement, led by the Cockroach Janta Party. Although the protests have stopped, concerns over the government’s next steps and repercussions for protesters are on the rise. Read the analysis by Madita Standke-Erdmann on #PRIFblog:
https://blog.prif.org/2026/08/05/student-protests-in-delhi-and-india-2026-gen-zs-frustration-and-fight-for-reforms/ -
In June and July, India witnessed the world’s largest Gen-Z protest movement, led by the Cockroach Janta Party. Although the protests have stopped, concerns over the government’s next steps and repercussions for protesters are on the rise. Read the analysis by Madita Standke-Erdmann on #PRIFblog:
https://blog.prif.org/2026/08/05/student-protests-in-delhi-and-india-2026-gen-zs-frustration-and-fight-for-reforms/ -
KI-Systeme können selbstständig in externe Systeme eindringen. Bedeutet das einen Paradigmenwechsel in der Cybersicherheit? Im #PRIFblog erläutert @cyberpeace1 die Implikationen automatisierter Cyberoperationen & welche Sicherheitsmaßnahmen sinnvoll wären.
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KI-Systeme können selbstständig in externe Systeme eindringen. Bedeutet das einen Paradigmenwechsel in der Cybersicherheit? Im #PRIFblog erläutert @cyberpeace1 die Implikationen automatisierter Cyberoperationen & welche Sicherheitsmaßnahmen sinnvoll wären.
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📣 Bei einem Test neuer KI-Modelle von OpenAI ist es im Juli zu einem bemerkenswerten Zwischenfall gekommen: Die Systeme verschafften sich selbstständig Zugang zum offenen Internet.
@cyberpeace1 warnt auf #PRIFblog: Automatisierte Cyberattacken sind nun keine abstrakte Zukunftsvision mehr.
➡️ Jetzt lesen: https://blog.prif.org/2026/07/23/wenn-ki-selbststaendig-angreift-automatisierte-cyberattacken-als-sicherheitspolitische-mahnung/
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📣 Bei einem Test neuer KI-Modelle von OpenAI ist es im Juli zu einem bemerkenswerten Zwischenfall gekommen: Die Systeme verschafften sich selbstständig Zugang zum offenen Internet.
@cyberpeace1 warnt auf #PRIFblog: Automatisierte Cyberattacken sind nun keine abstrakte Zukunftsvision mehr.
➡️ Jetzt lesen: https://blog.prif.org/2026/07/23/wenn-ki-selbststaendig-angreift-automatisierte-cyberattacken-als-sicherheitspolitische-mahnung/
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📣 In June 2026, Israel's cabinet recognized the Armenian Genocide. On #PRIFblog, Eldad Ben Aharon argues that, though framed as justice, the move reflects increasing portrayals of Turkey as the "new Iran" in Israel and counters Ankara's framing of Israel as a violator of international law.
➡️ Learn more: https://blog.prif.org/2026/07/20/israels-new-iran-whats-really-behind-the-armenian-genocide-recognition-vote-against-turkey/
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📣 In June 2026, Israel's cabinet recognized the Armenian Genocide. On #PRIFblog, Eldad Ben Aharon argues that, though framed as justice, the move reflects increasing portrayals of Turkey as the "new Iran" in Israel and counters Ankara's framing of Israel as a violator of international law.
➡️ Learn more: https://blog.prif.org/2026/07/20/israels-new-iran-whats-really-behind-the-armenian-genocide-recognition-vote-against-turkey/
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📣Minerals did not start the war in eastern DRC. However, referring to the 2025 Washington Accords, Julian Neef argues that resource interests and critical minerals are increasingly shaping the peace negotiations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
➡️Learn more on #PRIFblog:#ResourceCurse #ConflictMinerals #CriticalMinerals #PeaceNegotiations #DRC #Rwanda #WashingtonAccords
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📣Minerals did not start the war in eastern DRC. However, referring to the 2025 Washington Accords, Julian Neef argues that resource interests and critical minerals are increasingly shaping the peace negotiations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
➡️Learn more on #PRIFblog:#ResourceCurse #ConflictMinerals #CriticalMinerals #PeaceNegotiations #DRC #Rwanda #WashingtonAccords
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📣The Antarctic Treaty has long been a model of peace, science & environmental protection. Yet, in a world of rising tensions, the system seems incapable of living up to its own commitments. On #PRIFBlog, @ptrckflmm asks: How can Antarctica remain a space for peaceful cooperation?🐧
Learn more ⬇️
https://blog.prif.org/2026/07/02/the-discomfort-of-protecting-a-peaceful-antarctica/
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📣The Antarctic Treaty has long been a model of peace, science & environmental protection. Yet, in a world of rising tensions, the system seems incapable of living up to its own commitments. On #PRIFBlog, @ptrckflmm asks: How can Antarctica remain a space for peaceful cooperation?🐧
Learn more ⬇️
https://blog.prif.org/2026/07/02/the-discomfort-of-protecting-a-peaceful-antarctica/
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📣 Am Mittwoch unterzeichnete US-Präsident Trump ein US-iranisches Rahmenabkommen. Auf #PRIFblog erklärt Caroline Fehl, wieso es sich dabei um eine Fehlkalkulation der aktuellen US-Regierung handelt.
Jetzt mehr darüber erfahren ⬇️
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📣 Am Mittwoch unterzeichnete US-Präsident Trump ein US-iranisches Rahmenabkommen. Auf #PRIFblog erklärt Caroline Fehl, wieso es sich dabei um eine Fehlkalkulation der aktuellen US-Regierung handelt.
Jetzt mehr darüber erfahren ⬇️
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As AI’s demand for water and energy grows, orbital data centers are proposed as an alternative. Yet, this shift does not resolve underlying challenges—it merely relocates them, Sarah McKee argues in an article on #PRIFBlog. Training large AI models consumes vast freshwater, and rocket launches affect the stratosphere. Satellites as potential targets blur civilian-military lines, raising sustainability and governance concerns. ⬇️
https://blog.prif.org/2026/05/28/escaping-the-heat-the-politics-and-problems-of-orbital-data-centers/ -
As AI’s demand for water and energy grows, orbital data centers are proposed as an alternative. Yet, this shift does not resolve underlying challenges—it merely relocates them, Sarah McKee argues in an article on #PRIFBlog. Training large AI models consumes vast freshwater, and rocket launches affect the stratosphere. Satellites as potential targets blur civilian-military lines, raising sustainability and governance concerns. ⬇️
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📣 In 28 African and 10 Latin American countries as well as in India, movements of working children actively protect children’s rights on the ground. On #PRIFblog, Nadine Benedix argues: these organizations challenge dominant assumptions of children as passive beneficiaries in international governance ⬇️
#ChildrensRights #WorkingChildren #InternationalGovernance #ECOWAS
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📢 Erstmals scheiterte Deutschland bei einer Kandidatur für den UN-Sicherheitsrat. Frederik Schissler argumentiert auf #PRIFblog: Diese Niederlage offenbart eine Dissonanz zwischen dem deutschen Selbstbild und wie Deutschlands Außenpolitik wirklich in der Welt wahrgenommen wird.
➡️ Jetzt lesen: https://blog.prif.org/2026/06/08/zwischen-selbstbild-und-wirklichkeit-was-deutschlands-un-niederlage-wirklich-offenbart/
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📢 Erstmals scheiterte Deutschland bei einer Kandidatur für den UN-Sicherheitsrat. Frederik Schissler argumentiert auf #PRIFblog: Diese Niederlage offenbart eine Dissonanz zwischen dem deutschen Selbstbild und wie Deutschlands Außenpolitik wirklich in der Welt wahrgenommen wird.
➡️ Jetzt lesen: https://blog.prif.org/2026/06/08/zwischen-selbstbild-und-wirklichkeit-was-deutschlands-un-niederlage-wirklich-offenbart/
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Some extremists deradicalise when confronted with counter-narratives. However, others defend their extremist beliefs vigorously. 🔦 In the latest PRIF Spotlight, Jonatan Kurzwelly explains how unconscious defence strategies shape extremists’ attitudes.
Read now on #PRIFblog: ⬇️
#PreventExtremism #CounterExtremism #Deradicalisation #Psychology
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Some extremists deradicalise when confronted with counter-narratives. However, others defend their extremist beliefs vigorously. 🔦 In the latest PRIF Spotlight, Jonatan Kurzwelly explains how unconscious defence strategies shape extremists’ attitudes.
Read now on #PRIFblog: ⬇️
#PreventExtremism #CounterExtremism #Deradicalisation #Psychology
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AI infrastructure needs freshwater for cooling. As many data centers are already located in water-stressed areas, proposals to move computation into the orbit arise. However, this could risk international security, writes Sarah McKee on #PRIFblog.
Read the full piece here ⬇️
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AI infrastructure needs freshwater for cooling. As many data centers are already located in water-stressed areas, proposals to move computation into the orbit arise. However, this could risk international security, writes Sarah McKee on #PRIFblog.
Read the full piece here ⬇️
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The Georgian government claims alignment to EU standards. However, it attempts to exert greater control over the media with the so-called foreign agent law at the same time. Therefore, Seljan Haji argues that EU standards have become a political battlefield in Georgia.
Read more on #PRIFblog ⬇️
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The Georgian government claims alignment to EU standards. However, it attempts to exert greater control over the media with the so-called foreign agent law at the same time. Therefore, Seljan Haji argues that EU standards have become a political battlefield in Georgia.
Read more on #PRIFblog ⬇️
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📣Dass die Menschen, die in Afghanistan leben, unter dem dortigen Regime leiden, ist bekannt. Dr. Patoni Teichmann erklärt im neuen #PRIFblog, wie auch in Deutschland lebende Afghan*innen zunehmend von den Taliban kontrolliert werden könnten. Jetzt lesen ⬇️
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📣Dass die Menschen, die in Afghanistan leben, unter dem dortigen Regime leiden, ist bekannt. Dr. Patoni Teichmann erklärt im neuen #PRIFblog, wie auch in Deutschland lebende Afghan*innen zunehmend von den Taliban kontrolliert werden könnten. Jetzt lesen ⬇️
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Recent protests in Iran have seen growing backlash against the feminist roots of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. This not only sidelines feminist voices but creates a new layer of harm by normalizing war as a pathway to change, writes Shiva Sharifzad on #PRIFblog.
https://blog.prif.org/2026/05/19/against-the-woman-life-freedom-movement-anatomy-of-a-backlash/ -
Recent protests in Iran have seen growing backlash against the feminist roots of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. This not only sidelines feminist voices but creates a new layer of harm by normalizing war as a pathway to change, writes Shiva Sharifzad on #PRIFblog.
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💡 How can Germany react to nuclear threats from Russia? On #PRIFblog, Sascha Hach argues: The most reliable approach to preventing any nuclearization of conflicts will probably not be to echo nuclear threats, but rather to strengthen its conventional deterrence.
➡️ Read the full piece now: https://blog.prif.org/2026/05/07/be-it-under-a-foreign-or-a-national-umbrella-the-strategic-cost-of-nuclear-deterrence-for-germany-is-too-high/
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💡 How can Germany react to nuclear threats from Russia? On #PRIFblog, Sascha Hach argues: The most reliable approach to preventing any nuclearization of conflicts will probably not be to echo nuclear threats, but rather to strengthen its conventional deterrence.
➡️ Read the full piece now: https://blog.prif.org/2026/05/07/be-it-under-a-foreign-or-a-national-umbrella-the-strategic-cost-of-nuclear-deterrence-for-germany-is-too-high/
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One chokepoint, global compounding effects: 18 PRIF researchers show how the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz affects different regions and intersects with conflict dynamics. Read now on #PRIFblog ⤵️
https://blog.prif.org/en/2026/05/06/the-strait-of-hormuz-in-perspective-one-global-chokepoint-multiple-vulnerabilities-compounded-effects/
#StraitofHormuz #Iran #PeaceandConflictStudies -
One chokepoint, global compounding effects: 18 PRIF researchers show how the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz affects different regions and intersects with conflict dynamics. Read now on #PRIFblog ⤵️
https://blog.prif.org/en/2026/05/06/the-strait-of-hormuz-in-perspective-one-global-chokepoint-multiple-vulnerabilities-compounded-effects/
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📣WhatsApp, Facebook and Co. are more than communication tools: Joel Abah explains how digital networks increasingly serve as alternative governance systems in displacement camps across Benue State, Nigeria – central to the coordination of camp life and authority.
⬇️Now on #PRIFblog: https://blog.prif.org/2026/05/05/from-silence-to-power-how-displaced-youth-use-digital-networks-to-govern-nigerias-camps/
#SocialNetworks #GovernanceSystems #RefugeeCamps #Nigeria #BenueState #DisplacedYouth #Refugees
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📣WhatsApp, Facebook and Co. are more than communication tools: Joel Abah explains how digital networks increasingly serve as alternative governance systems in displacement camps across Benue State, Nigeria – central to the coordination of camp life and authority.
⬇️Now on #PRIFblog: https://blog.prif.org/2026/05/05/from-silence-to-power-how-displaced-youth-use-digital-networks-to-govern-nigerias-camps/
#SocialNetworks #GovernanceSystems #RefugeeCamps #Nigeria #BenueState #DisplacedYouth #Refugees
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📣 Versão portuguesa publicada: Sophia Birchinger, Mamandin Indjai e Johanna Mack sobre a morte de Vigário Balanta e o uso estratégico da repressão e da violência contra os meios de comunicação social e a sociedade civil na Guiné-Bissau no #PRIFblog ⬇️
https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/22/a-transicao-que-nao-acaba-quando-a-incerteza-se-torna-metodo/
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📣 Versão portuguesa publicada: Sophia Birchinger, Mamandin Indjai e Johanna Mack sobre a morte de Vigário Balanta e o uso estratégico da repressão e da violência contra os meios de comunicação social e a sociedade civil na Guiné-Bissau no #PRIFblog ⬇️
https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/22/a-transicao-que-nao-acaba-quando-a-incerteza-se-torna-metodo/
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📢 "Democracy postponed, like justice postponed, is democracy denied" – Taking the recent death of political activist Vigário Luís Balanta and threats against media houses as a snapshot of the current situation in Guinea-Bissau, Sophia Birchinger, Namandin Injai and Johanna Mack reflect on a broader regional pattern in which transitional governments prolong their hold on power by strategically using political violence and uncertainty. Now on #PRIFblog:
➡️ https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/17/the-never-ending-transition-when-uncertainty-becomes-the-norm/
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📢 "Democracy postponed, like justice postponed, is democracy denied" – Taking the recent death of political activist Vigário Luís Balanta and threats against media houses as a snapshot of the current situation in Guinea-Bissau, Sophia Birchinger, Namandin Injai and Johanna Mack reflect on a broader regional pattern in which transitional governments prolong their hold on power by strategically using political violence and uncertainty. Now on #PRIFblog:
➡️ https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/17/the-never-ending-transition-when-uncertainty-becomes-the-norm/
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⁉️ Did Netanyahu influence Trump's decision to attack Iran? Sidney Michelini argues that this narrative in U.S.-American politics misrepresents the balance of power between the U.S. and Israel, enabling U.S.-American politicians to deflect blame.
💡 Read more on #PRIFblog ⬇️https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/10/the-us-is-responsible-for-its-decision-to-attack-iran/
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⁉️ Did Netanyahu influence Trump's decision to attack Iran? Sidney Michelini argues that this narrative in U.S.-American politics misrepresents the balance of power between the U.S. and Israel, enabling U.S.-American politicians to deflect blame.
💡 Read more on #PRIFblog ⬇️https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/10/the-us-is-responsible-for-its-decision-to-attack-iran/
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📣 Starting tomorrow, four states in the Horn of Africa will hold elections in 2026 🗳️
In a new post on #PRIFblog, Jalale Getachew Birru argues that these elections could act as stress multipliers due to existing conflicts in the region: As a result, the risk of instability and violence increases.
Learn more ⬇️https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/09/fragile-polls-political-deadlock-and-insurgencies-cloud-elections-in-the-horn-of-africa/
#elections #Somalia #Southsudan #Ethiopia #Djibouti #insurgencies -
📣 Starting tomorrow, four states in the Horn of Africa will hold elections in 2026 🗳️
In a new post on #PRIFblog, Jalale Getachew Birru argues that these elections could act as stress multipliers due to existing conflicts in the region: As a result, the risk of instability and violence increases.
Learn more ⬇️https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/09/fragile-polls-political-deadlock-and-insurgencies-cloud-elections-in-the-horn-of-africa/
#elections #Somalia #Southsudan #Ethiopia #Djibouti #insurgencies -
Trotz militärischer Angriffe auf Irans Nuklearprogramm bleibt Teherans Potenzial für Atomwaffen bestehen. Militärische Schläge allein stoppen das Programm nicht, sondern erhöhen Eskalationsrisiken, so Fabian Unruh im neuen #PRIFBlog. ⬇️
https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/08/in-truemmern-aber-tatsaechlich-zerstoert-eine-bestandsaufnahme-des-iranischen-nuklearprogramms/ -
Trotz militärischer Angriffe auf Irans Nuklearprogramm bleibt Teherans Potenzial für Atomwaffen bestehen. Militärische Schläge allein stoppen das Programm nicht, sondern erhöhen Eskalationsrisiken, so Fabian Unruh im neuen #PRIFBlog. ⬇️
https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/08/in-truemmern-aber-tatsaechlich-zerstoert-eine-bestandsaufnahme-des-iranischen-nuklearprogramms/ -
Wie steht es nach den Angriffen um das iranische Nuklearprogramm? Für das Ziel, eine iranische Atombombe zu verhindern, sind Militärschläge kontraproduktiv, argumentiert Fabian Unruh auf #PRIFblog.
https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/08/in-truemmern-aber-tatsaechlich-zerstoert-eine-bestandsaufnahme-des-iranischen-nuklearprogramms/ -
Wie steht es nach den Angriffen um das iranische Nuklearprogramm? Für das Ziel, eine iranische Atombombe zu verhindern, sind Militärschläge kontraproduktiv, argumentiert Fabian Unruh auf #PRIFblog.
https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/08/in-truemmern-aber-tatsaechlich-zerstoert-eine-bestandsaufnahme-des-iranischen-nuklearprogramms/ -
📣 Neuer #PRIFblog: Die SIPRI-Statistik aus dem März 2026 zeigt: Deutschland baut seine Rolle als weltweit bedeutender Waffenexporteur weiter aus. Simone Wisotzki und Max Mutschler kritisieren: Eine echte Zeitenwende würde auf europäische Integration setzen, statt Waffenexporte auch in problematische Weltregionen zu erleichtern.
➡️ Jetzt lesen: https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/01/blinded-by-the-zeitenwende-ruestungsexportpolitik-falsch-gemacht/
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📣 Neuer #PRIFblog: Die SIPRI-Statistik aus dem März 2026 zeigt: Deutschland baut seine Rolle als weltweit bedeutender Waffenexporteur weiter aus. Simone Wisotzki und Max Mutschler kritisieren: Eine echte Zeitenwende würde auf europäische Integration setzen, statt Waffenexporte auch in problematische Weltregionen zu erleichtern.
➡️ Jetzt lesen: https://blog.prif.org/2026/04/01/blinded-by-the-zeitenwende-ruestungsexportpolitik-falsch-gemacht/
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📣 Trump’s “Board of Peace” (BoP) represents another escalation – but does it mean the end of multilateral cooperation in the peace and security domain?
💡Serena Bernstein and Ilai Yaron Levy argue that ad-hoc organizations like the BoP will still depend on established institutions.
Now on #PRIFblog ⬇️https://blog.prif.org/2026/03/23/instrumentalization-not-termination
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📣 Trump’s “Board of Peace” (BoP) represents another escalation – but does it mean the end of multilateral cooperation in the peace and security domain?
💡Serena Bernstein and Ilai Yaron Levy argue that ad-hoc organizations like the BoP will still depend on established institutions.
Now on #PRIFblog ⬇️https://blog.prif.org/2026/03/23/instrumentalization-not-termination
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After allegations that Ethiopia has been supporting RSF, the Sudanese Armed Forces, RSF, and allies have mobilized forces in Sudan's Blue Nile state. In a new post on #PRIFblog, Jalale Getachew Birru shows how in Blue Nile the country’s civil war intersects with wider regional power competition.
https://blog.prif.org/2026/03/24/blue-nile-state-how-gulf-rivalries-are-redrawing-sudans-war-map/
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After allegations that Ethiopia has been supporting RSF, the Sudanese Armed Forces, RSF, and allies have mobilized forces in Sudan's Blue Nile state. In a new post on #PRIFblog, Jalale Getachew Birru shows how in Blue Nile the country’s civil war intersects with wider regional power competition.
https://blog.prif.org/2026/03/24/blue-nile-state-how-gulf-rivalries-are-redrawing-sudans-war-map/
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📣Now also in English: Sascha Hach’s analysis of negotiations in Russia's war against Ukraine. What have the diplomatic efforts of the past four years achieved? And: Which role should Europe play in the negotiations?
💡Lean more on #PRIFblog: https://blog.prif.org/2026/03/20/negotiations-in-the-ukraine-war-europe-on-the-menu/
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📣Now also in English: Sascha Hach’s analysis of negotiations in Russia's war against Ukraine. What have the diplomatic efforts of the past four years achieved? And: Which role should Europe play in the negotiations?
💡Lean more on #PRIFblog: https://blog.prif.org/2026/03/20/negotiations-in-the-ukraine-war-europe-on-the-menu/
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Many in #Israel have framed the war with #Iran as the “last war”. However, without Palestinian statehood, long-term stability in the Middle East will not be possible, argues Ilai Levy. #Germany should use its diplomatic ties to move Israel toward a process of confidence-building. Now on #PRIFblog
https://blog.prif.org/2026/03/19/a-seat-at-the-table-germanys-role-in-the-war-between-the-us-israel-and-iran/
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Many in #Israel have framed the war with #Iran as the “last war”. However, without Palestinian statehood, long-term stability in the Middle East will not be possible, argues Ilai Levy. #Germany should use its diplomatic ties to move Israel toward a process of confidence-building. Now on #PRIFblog
https://blog.prif.org/2026/03/19/a-seat-at-the-table-germanys-role-in-the-war-between-the-us-israel-and-iran/
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📣 New #PRIFblog: Affected by increasing extremist violence, Benin's government has increased its military presence at its northern borders. Kamal Donko and Simone Schnabel argue: this security focus creates new grievances and vulnerabilities among the local populations living in affected areas.
➡️ Find out more:
https://blog.prif.org/2026/03/18/securitizing-borders-and-local-conflict-dynamics-insights-from-benin/