frican Women Participating arrive in the Forum in the 6th High-Level Meeting on Women, Peace and Security in Africa and the launch of the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in Africa, in Tunis, on December 9, 2025.

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

Vulnerability is shaped by context, not by identity.

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

Practitioners from around the world came together at the conference “Transformative Transitional Justice in Practice: Confronting Challenges, Recognising Successes”.

What makes transitional justice transformative?Insights from practitioners

Read about lessons learned and recommendations from our practitioners’ conference.

feature 29 Jan 2026

“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

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

A greener peace in the Hirshabelle State of Somalia

With IOM and UNEP, this project integrates conflict transformation with environmental peacebuilding to support the people of Jowhar navigate climate insecurity using local solutions.

Current Project

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

Water scarcity and environmental stress are exacerbating conflict dynamics in Iraq.

Video: Water, conflict and governance in fragile contextsInsights from Yemen and Iraq

Water is not only a technical issue. Our research in Yemen and Iraq shows how political and social dynamics can turn water into a driver of conflict or cooperation.

event 24 Mar 2026

In Datu Piang, 82 locals from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) community hurdled challenges of access and security to build a water system benefitting 95 households. About 34 per cent of local workers engaged by the project were women, while 32 per cent were former combatants.

Political integration still mattersHow mediators can support armed groups’ transition to peace

In this blog, the authors offer mediators guidance to help armed groups shift from violence to peaceful participation, drawing insights from their latest report.

blog post 18 Mar 2026
Author(s) Véronique Dudouet, Johanna-Maria Hülzer, Gyda Sindre, Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs

At Masceti beach in the Southeast of Bali an estimated 30 victims of the 1965 massacre lay buried in an unmarked mass grave.

A past hidden behind beautyBali’s silences and the violent past tourism keeps hidden

On a recent trip, the Transitional Justice Hub team explored how tourism on Bali masks the island’s violent past and complicates efforts to confront its legacy.

blog post 20 Mar 2026
Author(s) Matthias Auer

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