News
The latest news and commentary from the Berghof Foundation.
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event | 17 Mar 2026 From stabilisation to navigation
Join our discussion to critically reflect on peace research and practice in the Sahel, and to explore local perspectives on mediation and navigating social change.
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feature | 5 Mar 2026 Towards safer engagement with women peacebuilders
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feature | 18 Feb 2026 From climate stress to social strain
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event | 3 Mar 2026 Video: Women peacebuilders at the centre
Watch the recording of our International Women’s Day event to hear how we can strengthen peacebuilding practice without negatively affecting women peacebuilders.
Latest Blog Posts
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26 Feb 2026 From stabilisation to navigation
Antje Herrberg, Véronique Dudouet
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13 Feb 2026 We are defunding peace – and calling it security
Chris Coulter
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14 Jan 2026 What we miss when we label people “vulnerable”
Jana Sleem
From stabilisation to navigationRethinking peacebuilding in the Sahel
Join our discussion to critically reflect on peace research and practice in the Sahel, and to explore local perspectives on mediation and navigating social change.
- event 17 Mar 2026
Towards safer engagement with women peacebuildersExperts share psychosocial reflections for International Women’s Day
Women peacebuilders address how they navigate psychosocial risks and how a "Do No Harm" approach can support their wellbeing and meaningful participation.
- feature 5 Mar 2026
Video: Women peacebuilders at the centreHow psychosocial awareness makes peacebuilding safer, more sustainable, and more effective
Watch the recording of our International Women’s Day event to hear how we can strengthen peacebuilding practice without negatively affecting women peacebuilders.
- event 3 Mar 2026
From stabilisation to navigationWhat the Sahel reveals about engaging with conflict in a multipolar world
This blog explores how the Sahel’s evolving conflicts expose the limits of security-first interventions and argues for a shift in conflict engagement.
- blog post 26 Feb 2026
- Author(s) Antje Herrberg, Véronique Dudouet
From climate stress to social strainMigration, governance and local resilience in Iraq
Climate change in Iraq is no longer a distant environmental threat. Our new report explores how climate stress is reshaping local governance and social stability.
- feature 18 Feb 2026
We are defunding peace – and calling it security
As leaders gather in Munich amid record defence budgets, Chris Coulter argues that lasting security depends on the patient work of conflict prevention and mediation.
- blog post 13 Feb 2026
- Author(s) Chris Coulter
“Peace education builds skills for the future.”Launch of non-fiction book on peace and war for young people
Our colleague Anne Kruck talks about the how young people in Germany engage with conflicts today and what helps them to understand and respond to them.
- feature 5 Feb 2026
What makes transitional justice transformative?Insights from practitioners
Read about lessons learned and recommendations from our practitioners’ conference.
- feature 29 Jan 2026
What we miss when we label people “vulnerable”Why context and lived experience must guide how we use the term
Vulnerability rarely reflects identity. It reflects context. This blog explores why acknowledging that distinction matters for language, analysis and peace practice.
- blog post 14 Jan 2026
- Author(s) Jana Sleem
Strengthening women insider mediators by navigating context specific gender dynamics
How can women’s roles in mediation be truly meaningful? Read why peace processes must be locally grounded and attentive to gender-specific realities.
- blog post 17 Dec 2025
- Author(s) Carla Schraml