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Dedicated to research and policy advice on the conditions, dynamics and consequences of violent conflicts. 🌍 Worldwide. The Center is headed by a Director.

As an independent, non-profit organization, BICC (Internationales Konversionszentrum Bonn – Bonn International Center for Conversion) deals with a wide range of global topics in the field of peace and conflict research. Program Areas
The six following areas form the framework for BICC’s work
• Security—Stakeholders, systems, threats
• Arms—Global trends, exports, control
• Resources and conflict
• Migration, conflicts and security
• Base conversion
• Data and GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
These areas are mutually complementary and enable diverse thematic and methodological synergies. BICC’s Work
BICC’s portfolio includes applied research, advisory services and capacity development. Partners, donors and Clients
BICC receives institutional funding from the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). This funding enables the Center to perform research projects and research-based policy advice with funding from a variety of donors. Other partners, donors and clients are
International and German research institutes; international and German foundations; the United Nations and other international organizations; Federal Ministries such as the German Foreign Office (AA) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and institutions such as the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb); international and German NGOs; international and bilateral organizations in the field of development cooperation. BICC
BICC makes use of its research work to operate as a think tank, offer (policy) advisory services, and help develop capacity. BICC collects and publishes information, brings out expert reports and other publications, and thus offers its services to NGOs, governments, private organizations, research institutes and universities as well as to the interested public. BICC is co-editor of the annual “Friedensgutachten” (Peace Report) and of a series of international research publications (Sustainable Peace and Global Security Governance). BICC organizes regular exhibitions, conferences, workshops, and discussions with experts. The Center sets out to make more people aware of its central topics through its public relations work. BICC was founded as a non-profit limited company in 1994 with the support of the Land of NRW. Shareholders are the State of NRW and Brandenburg. The Center’s governing bodies are the Supervisory Board, the Board of Trustees and the International Board.

15/10/2026

How much rearmament can internal peace tolerate? 🕊️

That question was at the heart of this year’s Netzwerk Friedens- und Konfliktforschung NRW annual conference in Bonn. Under the theme ‘NRW: Between Rearmament and Internal Peace’, around 100 participants discussed NRW’s role as a centre of the arms industry and how rearmament and polarisation affect society.

bicc is an active member of the network, with our Academic Director Prof Dr Conrad Schetter serving on the spokespersons’ council together with representatives from the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF), University of Duisburg-Essen and Bonn Center for Reconciliation Studies.

Read the full recap here 👉 https://shorturl.at/3m0f5

13/10/2026

Germany and other European governments have condemned the Taliban for their human rights record. Now they are working together with the Taliban to deport refugees back to Afghanistan. This in-depth article in The New York Times discusses how this came to be and the implications it could have. It includes quotes by BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies Academic Director Conrad Schetter, who has conducted research in and on Afghanistan for over 20 years.

Read the full article➡https://shorturl.at/AkCJU

08/10/2026

Algeria is stepping up its influence in the Sahara as instability reshapes the region and competition for power intensifies. In the Financial Times, BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies researcher Yvan Guichaoua offers insight into what is driving Algeria’s more assertive regional role — and what it means for the future of the Sahel.

Read the full article: https://shorturl.at/4FLaD

07/10/2026

Is it really "logical" that NATO received the 2026 Westphalian Peace Prize? According to BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies Academic Director Conrad Schetter, strengthening the NATO alliance could make sense if it's well thought out, but it will not secure peace on its own. What one side understands as defence, the other reads as a threat.

Peace researchers stress the importance of 'positive peace'—overcoming the causes of violence and conflict. This requires confidence-building, negotiation, nonviolent conflict resolution and compromise. Yes, that means high-ranking diplomats need to talk to each other.

Read the full comment here ➡ https://ow.ly/S5c450ZVCM7

07/10/2026

📅Sunday, 11 Oct: in-person event in Bonn, Germany. BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies researcher Katja Mielke will discuss the realities facing women in Afghanistan, drawing on insights from her recent visit to the country, where she visited humanitarian projects.

(Event in German, organised by Freundinnen und Freunde der Ev. Thomas-Kirchengemeinde Bad Godesberg.)

06/10/2026

For over forty years, Germany's four leading peace and conflict research institutes have jointly produced the German Peace Report (Friedensgutachten). Written with German policymakers in mind, it analyzes current violent conflicts and security developments and offers concrete, evidence-based recommendations for German and European policy.

This presentation by the Academic Director of bicc, Conrad Schetter, examines the strengths and challenges of this long-running model of policy advice. It addresses three questions: how researchers balance academic independence with political relevance, how several institutions arrive at shared positions and how far the recommendations actually influence political decisions. It also considers the Peace Report's role as a bridge between research, politics, and the public, and what other forms of research-based policy advice can learn from it.

The event is organised by ZEF's Research Group on Cultural and Political Change. A reservation is not required. More information ➡️ https://shorturl.at/Xz1wi

03/10/2026

Despite Serbia’s far-reaching legislation on the rights of so-called national minorities, representation and participation of certain communities remain poor. This also directly affects the livelihoods of returnees. This bicc peacebit addresses the social and political positioning of Albanian-speaking returnee communities in the Presevo Valley vis-à-vis the Serbian state and society, as well as manifestations of social boundary-making in the region.

Read the full peacebit ➡️ https://shorturl.at/WbW2b

02/10/2026

Pakistan and the Taliban were once close allies. Now, tensions between the two are escalating. In a new DW News article, BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies expert Conrad Schetter offers insight into what lies behind the breakdown of this relationship and what it means for security and stability in the region.

(Original title: Pakistan und die Taliban: Das Ende eines Bündnisses)

Read the full article: https://ow.ly/Iszr50ZTXnb

02/10/2026

bicc is honoured to co-organise the 22nd Integrated Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Training Group (IDDRTG) Annual General Meeting alongside United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in Geneva on 6 October. This hybrid gathering brings together IDDRTG member organisations and strategic observers to shape future collaborative efforts in DDR training, research and policy transfer.

This year's extraordinary meeting of the Integrated DDR Training Group (IDDRTG) taking place on 7 October in Geneva focuses on the vital role of civil society and communities in supporting DDR processes—from building local trust and facilitating dialogue to supporting human rights monitoring, mediation and community-level reconciliation.

African Union FBA CCCPAInternational Peace Support Training Centre Kenya. Ipstc-KENYA United Nations Development Programme - UNDP

30/09/2026

How do we build peace when old alliances are reaching their limits?

At the Berlin Peace Dialogue 2026, the Advisory Board to the Federal Government for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding shares its expertise on new, more flexible partnerships for civilian conflict management. Because real security for Germany needs both defence and peacebuilding.

Among the four parallel Policy Dialogues (1:15–3:00 p.m.), Advisory Board member Milena Berks, Senior Advisor and Researcher at the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (bicc), will moderate "New Alliances for Peace (with)in Africa?", exploring how civilian crisis prevention can work amid shifting powers and shrinking civic space.

Find out more about the event and register by 1 Oct ➡️https://shorturl.at/VO7ut

Adresse

Pfarrer-Byns-Straße 1
Bonn
53121

Telefon

+49228911960

Website

http://bicc.de/

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