- Armed Groups in the Sahel
All too often, programmes to assist in the reintegration of ex-combatants take on a national perspective, even when armed actors operate in cros...
- Support to the Research and Knowledge Transfer Office Security Sector Reform (SSR Hub) of the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy Hamburg
Over the past year, bicc has participated in the German government’s SSR-Hub, providing technical expertise on disarmament, demobilisation and r...
- On the road to liquid warfare? The consequences of the proliferation of modern military technology on the warfare of autocratic states and non-state armed actors.
The development and proliferation of military technology are significantly changing the way wars are fought—with far-reaching consequences.We do not k...
- The consolidation of de facto regimes: a comparison of post-Soviet cases
This project has examined the sources of survival of de facto regimes. De facto regimes are not frozen conflicts, and wanting to stabilise the status...
- Kurdish Actor Networks in the Middle East
The current wars in the Middle East are changing existing social and political orders. In Syria and in Iraq, a number of state-, semi- and non-state...
- Collective action of non-state armed groups in the Ukrainian conflict (a comparison of pro-Russian and Ukrainian non-state armed groups)
The rise of non-state armed groups is a common phenomenon, in civil wars, during regime change or as a side effect of inter-state wars. This also...
- On the phenomenon of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan
So-called Islamic State (IS/Da’esh) constitutes a global threat. This can be seen not only in the latest attacks in Europe but also in the expansion o...
- Forms of local security in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan—The emergence of securityscapes
The Central Asian countries of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are characterised by post-conflict situations, authoritarian forms of government, ethnic...
- Reflection Group "Monopoly for the use of force 2.0?"
Questions are increasingly being raised about the classic idea of the state’s "monopoly of force" or "monopoly of violence", i.e. ...
- International academic conference “Challenges of organized violence: New research and potentials for conversion”
BICC will be hosting a two-day international academic conference on “Challenges of organized violence: New research and potentials for conversion” on ...
- Wartime Rape and Post-Conflict Research Project
Rape in war is not a homogeneous phenomenon. There are many reasons why this form of violence is used — against both women and men. BICC was studying ...
- Facts and Figures on war and peace—interactive online portal
BICC is cooperating with the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) in developing a modular information portal on war and peace for the...
- Development of an online presence on "Figures and Facts on War and Peace"
BICC has developed a modular information portal in association with the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) for use in the latter’s online s...
- After the US elections—before the elections in Iran: On the interdependency of international politics and the internal development of Iran—New chances for a compromise in the nuclear dispute
On 4 December 2008, BICC and the Deutsche Welle invited international experts from the United States, Iran, Sweden and Germany to a half-day...
- Commercial provision of security in development countries
Between 2010 and 2011, BICC researchers examined the private security industries in Timor-Leste, Liberia and Peru. They were particularly interested...
- Mercenary identities: The self-image of employees of private military-security companies in Iraq
The objective of this research was to explore the identity, values and attitudes of private security contractors in order to improve our...
- The role of the security sector for the stabilization and dynamics of semi-authoritarian and authoritarian regimes in Central Asia
What role do the security institutions play in the domestic power structure of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan? Do they contribute towards...
- External economic actors in civil war economies, Sub-Sahara Africa
Since 2003, a research programme at BICC on so-called war economies has aimed to shed light on the specific impact of external economic actors, a...
