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The latest news and commentary from the Berghof Foundation.
Negotiations, dialogue and mediationWhich approach leads to intra-state peace?
Read about strengths and weaknesses of each approach and how in a peace process, they can be applied in a mutually reinforcing manner.
- blog post 10 Dec 2021
- Author(s) Hans-Joachim Giessmann
Recommendations to the new German governmentGermany's foreign policy needs a binding peace policy frame of reference
Concrete recommendations for the foreign and security policy of the new German government, summarised by the Berghof Foundation and the European University Viadrina.
- feature 29 Nov 2021
Video: Knowledge for a complex worldRethinking the roles of peace research and peace education
Watch a video of our panel discussion on how these intertwined disciplines should react to current global challenges.
- event 25 Nov 2021
Every second counts for the survivors
Virtual testimony session with Hiroshima survivor Ms Hattori Michiko.
- event 24 Nov 2021
We can do better!Three ways how peacebuilding efforts can become more gender inclusive
These mechanisms can inform peacebuilding as a more inclusive practice where everyone has a seat at the table and the act of conflict-sensitivity is reinforced.
- feature 3 Nov 2021
Ways to mitigate the impact of climate change on conflictSpeech by Andrew Gilmour at the Human Rights and Science Symposium
At the 9th Human Rights and Science Symposium, our Executive Director Andrew Gilmour spoke on minimising the risk of climate change on conflict and human rights.
- feature 1 Nov 2021
COP26, climate change and conflict.
In November, COP26 will convene for the most important summit yet to halt climate breakdown, and to prevent the threats climate change poses for sustainable peace.
- feature 27 Oct 2021
Lessons learnt from the Basque peace processTen years after the Aiete peace conference
Berghof looks back at an unconventional peace process that teaches us the value of creativity and persistence in the face of deadlocks.
- feature 18 Oct 2021
Berghof turns 50: Looking back at our history
13 October 1971 is the day we were founded. To celebrate our anniversary, we will revisit key moments of Berghof’s history, and take a look at the years to come.
- feature 13 Oct 2021
Berghof Foundation marks 50 years of peacebuilding
Looking on from the 50th anniversary, four prominent challenges feature among Berghof’s top priorities in dealing with the complex root causes of conflicts.
- press release 13 Oct 2021