IIP POLICY PAPER: Serbia at a Geopolitical Crossroads

IIP POLICY PAPER: Serbia at a Geopolitical Crossroads

Serbia is bracing itself for the presidential and parliamentarian elections which will be held in April 2022. With rising authoritarianism and corruption, Serbia is more and more drifting away from its European course. The current President, Aleksandar Vucic, continues to lead the country with his authoritarian and anti-democratic policies which effectively strengthens his position and autocratic rule. The opposition, on the other hand, must deal with low media coverage, unstable cooperation between opposition parties and difficulties in monitoring the election process. Yet, after 10 years of Vucic’s rule in Serbia, it seems that the elections 2022 could bring some change in the political spectrum of Serbia.

IIP Talk with Angela Kane Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution – Experiences from the Field 🎬

IIP Talk with Angela Kane Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution – Experiences from the Field 🎬

Dedicated to the International Women’s Day, the talk with Angela Kane will look at various aspects of diplomacy and conflict resolution from a standpoint of a practitioner who served in a range of posts at the United Nations for almost four decades. Angela Kane will share her personal experiences from working in UN civilian peacekeeping missions; high-level negotiations in the conflict environment; leadership in international efforts to establish facts in situations where information supplied by different conflict sides is biased and incomplete; and challenges and opportunities in promoting peace that UN system - driven by member states’ policies - is facing. We will also discuss why engagement of women in diplomacy and conflict resolution is important and how it has changed over the years.

Open Letter on Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Implications for the Western Balkans

Open Letter on Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Implications for the Western Balkans

In light of current events in Ukraine, the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (Austria), the Balkan Forum (Kosovo), Crossborder Factory (Germany), and the International Institute for Peace (Austria) kindly invite you to support the Open Letter on Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Implications for the Western Balkans with your signature.

Peacebuilding in the Era of Climate Crisis

Peacebuilding in the Era of Climate Crisis

The event will deal with the complex linkages between climate, environment and violent conflicts and explore potential pathways through which climate change can increase the occurrence of armed conflict or aggravate existing conflict situations. It will also discuss the challenges that climate change poses for peacebuilding and how environmental shocks can negatively affect the outcome of peace processes.

Book Presentation: The Chancellor

Book Presentation: The Chancellor

Acclaimed author Kati Marton sets out to pierce the mystery of this unlikely ascent. With unparalleled access to the chancellor’s inner circle and a trove of records only recently come to light, she teases out the unique political genius that is the secret to Merkel’s success. No other modern leader has so ably confronted authoritarian aggression, enacted daring social policies and calmly unified an entire continent in an era when countries are becoming only more divided. Again and again, she’s cleverly outmanoeuvred strongmen like Putin and Trump, and weathered surprisingly complicated relationships with allies like Obama and Macron.