Artikel PeaceLab2016: A Fresh Look at Crisis Prevention "We need your critical questions, your experience, your ideas, and your suggestions. We should talk openly about what we are already doing well, and how we can become even better and more efficient." (Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the PeaceLab2016 kick-off conference, 5 July 2016) PeaceLab2016 editorial team • 26 July 2017
Veranstaltungsbericht Preventing Crises, Preventing Atrocities On October 20, the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), the US Holocaust Memorial Museum and Genocide Alert organized a roundtable on Preventing Crises, Preventing Atrocities: Lessons and Opportunities for Transatlantic Cooperation. The event was held at the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt in Berlin. Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) • 10 November 2016
Artikel First Things First: Prioritize Mass Atrocity Prevention The EU has to mainstream mass atrocity prevention into its security, development, and trade policies which requires political prioritization. Conducted seriously, this would lead to structural prevention and sharpened warning-response mechanisms. Germany could improve the coordination in Brussels to anticipate risks in regions that contribute most to refugee flows. Chiara De Franco • 18 July 2019
Artikel EU-Africa Relations: Refocusing the Peace and Security Cooperation The next EU-Africa leaders’ summit could be a turning point for EU-Africa relations – if the EU makes serious efforts for a more equal partnership. Beyond mere promises, Brussels should sustain eye-level dialogue and support building a partnership management infrastructure within the AU. Moreover, the EU should enhance its engagement in conflict prevention and mediation. Meressa Kahsu Dessu, Dawit Yohannes • 15 June 2021
Artikel Civilian CSDP Compact: Boosting Crisis Management and Strategic Autonomy Its blend of civilian and military instruments make the EU a unique security actor, but challenges in decision-making, implementation, and political will might impede its goal to become a stronger global player. Germany is in a strategic position to influence these processes and should use its diplomatic network and civilian know-how to better coordinate EU external action. Tania Laţici • 11 June 2019
Artikel Strengthening Conflict Prevention: An Agenda for Germany’s EU Presidency During its EU Council presidency, Germany should boost the EU’s attention to conflict prevention. Berlin should share its own lessons on getting better at preventing violent conflicts, promote more exchange between thematic experts on conflict prevention and country experts, and encourage more adequate human resources arrangements across the EU. Anna Penfrat • 10 December 2019
Veranstaltungsbericht Summary Report: The Annual Conference of the Advisory Board for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding On 2 October 2020, the Advisory Board to the Federal Government for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding hosted its second annual conference in a virtual format. Under the motto “What do Crises Teach us?” almost 300 participants discussed the lessons learned from the EU’s and Germany’s civilian crisis prevention, above all in the Sahel region. A review. Advisory Board to the Federal Government for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding • 02 December 2020
Artikel COVID-19 in Libya: Germany Should Engage, Not Retreat Despite diplomatic efforts at the Berlin Conference, the security situation in Libya is deteriorating, providing ideal conditions for COVID-19 to spread unnoticed. Germany should revitalize dialogue formats established in Berlin to leverage technical support by all actors involved, and upgrade bilateral aid to support coordinated measures to contain the virus. Thomas Claes, Jannis Grimm • 07 May 2020
Artikel The different roles of rule of law in conflict and fragility In each of the three phases of conflict identified in the German government’s guidelines, rule of law plays a different role. A ‘user-centered design’ approach helps to identify appropriate rule of law measures, while early information sharing and aligned project designs help to harmonize efforts. Yannic Körtgen • 15 April 2019
Artikel Corona-PeaceLab: How Do We Need to Adapt Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding? The coronavirus pandemic has plunged the world into a crisis that will affect all policy areas. The German government is seeking your ideas: "PeaceLab" offers an established platform for debate on how the pandemic affects crisis prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding. PeaceLab editorial team • 03 April 2020
Artikel Advancing Human Protection Through Multilateralism The agenda to protect populations in situations of violent conflict faces an uphill battle in today’s multilateral institutions. Germany can prevent a backsliding on the agenda by pursuing pragmatic multilateralism that starts with an acknowledgement of its own responsibility for protection and a willingness to form coalitions with a new set of partners. Jennifer M. Welsh • 03 February 2021
Artikel How Germany Can Contribute to a Better Representation of Women in Civilian CSDP Missions When EU member states established the civilian CSDP Compact in November 2018, they committed to promoting a better representation of women in civilian CSDP missions. The percentage of women in these missions has since decreased. Germany should use its Presidency of the Council of the EU to generate political support among member states for the effective implementation of this commitment, including by means of setting targets for women’s representation and developing gender parity strategies at the EU and national levels. Timo Smit • 22 July 2020
Artikel Conflict in Cameroon: EU and African partners should not count on France European and African partners should not wait for France to move diplomatically to address the growing crisis in Cameroon. Rather, they should foster an international debate from which Paris will not be able to hide. Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle • 12 June 2019
Artikel Will 2017 Be a Watershed Year for Prevention at the Service of Peace? Effective prevention requires an understanding of peace beyond the mere absence of violent conflict. Therefore, the United Nations should view prevention as a governance tool rather than a crisis management tool. Further, the UN should combine the breadth of recent reform agendas into a single strategic, inclusive vision. Youssef Mahmoud • 13 April 2017
Artikel Conflict Management: Go Big or Go Home If Germany wants to address current conflicts around the world, half-hearted efforts will not do. After all, effective crisis management requires both civilian and military means. Germany should therefore increase its budget for diplomacy, defence and development assistance to three percent of its gross domestic product and transform the Federal Security Council into a comprehensive coordinating body for foreign and security policy. Wolfgang Ischinger • 31 July 2018
Veranstaltungsbericht Implementing the SDGs in Fragile Countries On 8 July, the Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS) and FriEnt jointly organized an international expert discussion Implementing the SDGs in Fragile Countries: What lessons for Germanys new guidelines on crisis prevention and peace support? PeaceLab2016 editorial team • 08 July 2016
Artikel Integrating Contrasting Approaches: Civil–Military Cooperation in CSDP Faced with ever more complex conflicts, the EU needs to overcome the civil-military divide within its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). It’s time to develop a comprehensive strategy that bridges the gap between military and civilian CSDP and clarifies the role of increasingly influential law enforcement agencies. France and Germany should take the lead. Carolyn Moser • 07 January 2020
Artikel Development as an Ecosystem: How Aid Programs Can Stimulate Change Socio-political change processes are complex, disruptive, and unpredictable. For this reason, donors such as Germany should initiate more adaptive aid programs. Such programs have broad objectives, flexible resources, and are able to learn. This means moving away from only reporting tangible results at the output level, starting to hold programs accountable for their capacity to adjust, and sustaining long-term partnerships between funders and implementers. Erwin van Veen • 09 May 2017
Artikel Tough but Essential: Germany's Political Engagement with Crisis Prevention in Africa In recent years, Germany has stepped up its engagement in Africa, notably in Mali. But there is room for improvement: In concert with the EU, UN and regional partners, Germany should lead the way to a more strategic political engagement with crisis prevention on the continent. Comfort Ero • 22 September 2016
Artikel Making Women’s Participation Meaningful: A Call for Flexible Funding and Political Space Capacity building initiatives are insufficient to ensure women’s participation in formal peace processes. UN Women’s discussions with women peace actors and lessons from around the world show that to address the resistance to inclusivity, the new German National Action Plan should ensure long-term, flexible funding and create political space for women civil society organizations. Aneesa Walji • 23 June 2020