PBF Voices Blog

German responsibility in a complex world

31. Mar. 2014

Natascha Zupan

Since Germany’s President Gauck, Foreign Minister Steinmeier and Defence Minister von der Leyen called, at the Munich Security Conference, for Germany to take on a greater role in international affairs, a lively public debate about a new German foreign policy has been well under way. But apart from a new communication strategy, where are the gaps in terms of responsible peace and security policy?

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Business as usual is not an option: Peacebuilding between shrinking space and new opportunities

20. Mar. 2014

Complexity

Marc Baxmann

Shrinking space … Many of the developments that have taken place in recent years point to a shrinking space for governmental and civil society peacebuilding practitioners. Due to a number of trends that have emerged during this period, peacebuilding is coming under growing pressure to justify itself and prove its worth with reference to the successes that it has achieved. This is decreasing – or at least changing – the options for action

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Blog Series 2018: Shifting Priorities for Peacebuilding?

Ahead of the FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum 2018 we have launched a series of expert blogs exploring how the changing international environment affects the support for peacebuilding in different countries. What has changed in recent years? Where are common trends and challenges? What can we learn from each other? You can find all posts in this blog series here.