Inside Conflict

Peace does not emerge automatically, it requires institutions, relationships, and social systems capable of managing conflict constructively over time. This panel explores how societies can design “peace architectures” that strengthen resilience, support reconciliation, and address the root causes of conflict. Drawing on insights from peace practice and research, panellists will discuss how future...

Die internationale Rolle der USA verändert sich und stellt Europa sowie die multilaterale Ordnung vor neue Herausforderungen. Das Panel diskutiert, welche Auswirkungen aktuelle Entwicklungen in der US-Politik auf internationale Kooperation, Sicherheitspolitik und das Völkerrecht haben. Gleichzeitig geht es um die Frage, wie Europa neue politische Narrative und strategische Ansätze entwickeln kann,...

In the midst of violent conflict and collapsing state institutions, Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms, Right Livelihood Award laureates 2025, have emerged as remarkable examples of grassroots organisation and community protection. Created by local communities to coordinate humanitarian support and mutual aid, these networks demonstrate how solidarity and resilience can sustain societies during war....

As the landscape of peace mediation evolves, a growing number of states and regional actors are taking active roles in facilitating negotiations and diplomatic engagement. This panel examines how these shifts are reshaping the broader ecosystem in which peacebuilding organisations operate and how civil society dialogue initiatives connect to changing mediation dynamics. Panelists will reflect on h...

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Vortrag von ACP Head of Research Adham Hamed im Rahmen der Vorlesung “Internationale Politik” am Institut für Politikwissenschaft (SoSe26)

In der neuen Folge des ACP-Podcasts „Inside Conflict“ spricht Sophia Stanger, Senior Project Manager und Focal Point für Environmental Peacebuilding am ACP, ausführlich über die Verbindung zwischen Klima und Frieden und identifiziert in diesem Zusammenhang zentrale Programmpunkte der COP30.

Summary of the Workshop Outcomes Bernadette Holzer, Head of International Conference Management, ACP Paneldiscussion: Synthesis and Perspectives for the Future Speakers Christian Strohal, Chairman of the Advisory Board, ACP Ertuğrul Apakan, former Turkish diplomat Nancy Annan, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University Moderator: Damita Pressl Closing Remarks Tob...

Speakers: Mario Drobics, Head of Competence Unit for Cooperative Digital Technologies, AIT Annika Hansen, Deputy Head of Policy, Partnerships & Innovation Team, ZIF Berlin Lina Rukšteliene, Lithuanian Ambassador to Austria Branka Panic, Founder and Executive Director, AI for PEACE Daniel Hikes-Wurm, Senior Advisor for Defence Policy, Directorate General for Defence Policy of the Austrian Federal M...

Speakers: Heinz Gärtner, Department of Political Science, University of Vienna Alexander Dubowy, political analyst and Eastern Europe / Russia / CIS researcher Georg Häsler, security policy editor, NZZ Ursula Plassnik, former Austrian Foreign Minister Moderator: Damita Pressl

Speakers: Wolfgang Petritsch, President, Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip) Oliver P. Richmond, Professor of International Relations, Peace and Conflict, University of Manchester Farah Bdour, senior advisor at the Palestinian Territories, Egypt and the Levant (IPEL) program, United States Institute of Peace Bettina Muscheidt, former EU Head of Delegation and Ambassador to Yemen, L...

Opening Tobias Lang, Director, ACP Welcome Address Norbert Darabos, President, ACP, former Austrian Minister of Defence  Opening Speeches Anja Haider-Wallner, Deputy Governor (Burgenland) Keynote: From Crisis To Peace - Der israelisch-palästinensische Friedensprozess zwischen Scheitern und Fortschritt Yair Hirschfeld, Historian and Key Architect of the Oslo Accords

Mit Beiträgen von Susanne Koller und Martina Hiess

The report presented by ACP Director Moritz Ehrmann and European Voices Editor-in-Chief Thomas Seifert deals with the growing impact of the climate crisis on conflicts, upheavals in international relations and the prerequisites for mediation in the war over Ukraine or in West Africa. Assessments of how technological tools (PeaceTech) can support peace work and of new actors promoting and mediating...

Speakers: Paulina Behluli, Activist, Kosova Open Data Fabiola Hanna, Assistant Professor of Emerging Medi, The New School Fabjan Lashi, Teamleader of SURGE Data Hub at Crisis Bureau, UNDP Sara Petti, International Network Lead, Project and Community Manager, Open Knowledge Foundation Moderator: Nathan Coyle, Senior Project Manager for PeaceTech, ACP

Speakers: Hrair Balian, Advisory Board, ACP Ghassan El Kahlout, Director, Centre for Peace and Humanitarian Studies, Doha Institute Kholood Khair, Director, Confluence Advisory Meredith Preston McGhie, Secretary General, Global Centre for Pluralism Moderator: Anna Hess, Senior Conflict Resolution Advisor, ACP

The outbreak of armed conflicts in many parts of the world – including Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, or Sudan – along with the pandemic and worsening climate crisis have all added to the unpredictability of the global landscape. Abrogation of the last remaining US-Russian arms control treaties and widespread war crimes further contribute to the erosion of the existing international order. The...

As the severity of the climate and environmental crisis escalates, new challenges for peace and security are emerging. Weather extremes, disasters, and the depletion of resources are not only exacerbating existing threats but also giving rise to conflicts centered around narratives of the climate crisis and the pathways to mitigate its effects. In response to these pressing realities, the nexus be...

Der russische Krieg gegen die Ukraine befindet sich in seinem dritten Jahr. Die Auswirkungen des Krieges haben Europa in große Unsicherheit versetzt und beinträchtigen das Wohlergehen der Menschen in Europa und vielen anderen Teilen der Welt. Nicht zuletzt hat der Angriffskrieg die internationale Ordnung untergraben und stellt die Fähigkeit der traditionellen Akteure zur Vermittlung und Konfliktlö...

Im Herbst 2023 wurde im Rahmen der ACP Friedenspädagogik ein vom BMEIA gefördertes Projekt anlässlich 30 Jahre Wiener Weltkonferenz, die aufbauend auf der Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte von 1948 die Universalität und Unteilbarkeit dieser bekräftigte, durchgeführt. Die Quintessenz der verschiedenen Aktivitäten ist in die aktuelle Podcast-Folge eingeflossen. Ursula Gamauf-Eberhardt, Senior...

Part 3 of Inside South Sudan and Uganda: ACP Director Moritz Ehrmann talks to Edmund Yakani, Executive Director and Co-founder of CEPO, again to Rose Othieno, Executive Director of CECORE, and Jan Pospisil, member of the ACP Advisory Board, about how conflicts can develop and change across borders, in this case the one between South Sudan and Uganda.

Part 2 of Inside South Sudan and Uganda: ACP Director Moritz Ehrmann talks to Edmund Yakani, Executive Director and Co-founder of CEPO, again to Rose Othieno, Executive Director CECORE and Jan Pospisil, member of the ACP Advisory Board, and about how conflicts can develop and change across borders, in this case the one between South Sudan and Uganda.