Civilian and military peacebuilding actors often operate simultaneously in the same space but pursue different and sometimes contradictory objectives. How are these actors different, and what collaboration approaches exist? Don't miss the chance to join our amazing experts 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses

Erfahre welche Wege eine progressive europäische Sicherheitspolitik jenseits von Aufrüstung und traditionellem Pazifismus eröffnen kann. Ein Gespräch mit Laurent Goetschel (swisspeace), Priska Seiler Graf (SP) und Leonie Stamm (DGAP). Anmeldung 👉 buff.ly/BD1m006

✈️💼We are back from Juba, where we visited our partners to work with them on various projects, e.g., higher education for renewable energy & peacebuilding, conflict sensitivity, art & peace, and more. Learn about our work in South Sudan: buff.ly/T0r8SX6. We are grateful for the good collaboration🙌

Understand the essential concepts of conflict sensitivity and acquire concrete tools to improve the integration in your work. Start anytime and work at your own pace 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses

This month, we held our first edition of the Rethinking State-building in a Changing World course. We drew on current debates, new approaches, and case studies about South Sudan, Chile, DR Congo, Colombia to explore how state-building interventions can be rethought. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/Rc45Wta

🤝 swisspeace is associated to the University of Basel. In addition to our research activities, we teach at the university. From key concepts and introduction courses to applied research seminars and field trips: Explore our current and past teaching ➡️ buff.ly/2SMNBSR

📘 🌍 Read our new first-ever research analyzing the work of the of the Syrian Civil Society Support Room; the formal inclusion platform of the United Nations in the political process that kicked in 2016. The paper describes the background, design, and impact of this platform: buff.ly/hWyv4En

Angriffe auf Gesundheitseinrichtungen in bewaffneten Konflikten nehmen weltweit zu – trotz völkerrechtlichem Schutz. Mario Behrens (Politikwissenschaftler, Uni Basel / swisspeace) ordnet die Entwicklung im VSAO Journal ein. 👉 www.vsao-journal.ch/de/artikel/a... @mbehrens.bsky.social @unibas.ch

Do you want to expand your #facilitation skills beyond conventional methods? Join our Facilitation Skills Training course and make your meetings, workshops, or training sessions more #engaging, inclusive and efficient. 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses 🗓️ 25 – 26 June 2026 📍 Basel ⏰ Apply by 31 March 2026

In times of growing crisis, needs and complexity, international cooperation actors are pushed to “do better with less”. To help address this challenge, swisspeace is offering the new course "The Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus in a Changing Aid Landscape". Learn more 👉 buff.ly/6O6eTrW

Traditional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) approaches often fall short in capturing how interventions contribute to complex social outcomes. Learn how to navigate complex and conflict-affected environments with complexity-informed MEL approaches. 👉 buff.ly/maaWtba

Investigate the linkages between climate change, natural resources, inter-/national climate policies, and conflicts. Reflect on how different stakeholders can contribute to mitigating climate-induced conflicts. 🗓️ 20 – 22 May 2026 📍 Basel ⏰ Apply by 15 April 2026 👉 buff.ly/9KWVoVc

To maximize the impact of peacebuilding projects and avoid unintended harm, peacebuilders must be aware of the conflict context they work in: its history, key actors, and underlying power dynamics. Learn more by participating in our virtual Conflict Sensitivity course. ➡️ buff.ly/q8ujQ6b

🆕 Our new Working Paper focuses on the search and criminal investigations into enforced disappearances. It emphasizes the crucial role played by victims' families & organizations and human rights defenders in the search, despite state inaction or interference in the search. 👥 🤝 🖇️ buff.ly/QWA8Wtq

Conflicts often go hand in hand with a polarization in the society. National Dialogues offer a horizon for societies to transform relations after conflict. Learn how to design and implement effective national dialogues. 🗓️ 06 – 08 May 2026 📍 Basel ⏰ Apply by 28 Feb 2026 👉 buff.ly/aoHDWQt

Impressions from the CAS Art & Peace, which kicked off with a first four-day course block last week and a special program during the Basel Peace Forum. An intense but exciting start to the program that will conclude in August 2026! Explore more courses on peacebuilding: buff.ly/UxbqQGw

Unsere neue Veranstaltungsreihe ECHO BASEL zielt darauf ab, einen konstruktiven Austausch zu fördern, Hintergründe von Konflikten verständlicher zu machen und den gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt zu stärken. 🌍🤝 📰💡 Mehr dazu im Bericht von @Bajour.ch ➡️ buff.ly/5mbquVt

Join our experts from swisspeace, SWISSINT and others at the Bridging Civilian & Military Efforts in Peacebuilding course. Deepen your knowledge on civilian and military peacebuilding actors, and explore approaches for collaboration. ⏰ Apply by 02 Feb 2026 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses

🌟 We’re thrilled to have Sarah Ferbach as part of our team! As an expert in adaptive Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), she leads the development of an institutional MEL system at swisspeace. Learn more about her projects here: 🔗 buff.ly/KXoQyQ0 Thank you for all your work Sarah 💐

In complex political negotiations, tools developed for the study of complex systems provide the basis for analyzing the current situation, preventing new crises, & establishing a working relationship between the belligerents. Learn how to navigate such negotiations 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses

🎉We were thrilled to learn that swisspeace's associate researcher and former PhD Candidate Jacqui Cho won the Bernard Brodie Prize for the best article published in Contemporary Security Policy in 2025. Huge congratulations, Jacqui! 🥳 📄Read the article here: buff.ly/WSrw2F8

Schaut euch das neue Telebasel-Interview mit L.Goetschel an! Er spricht über die Missachtung des Völkerrechts durch mächtige Staaten und die begrenzte Durchsetzungskraft internationaler Organisationen. 🌍⚖️ 🎥 (auf Schweizerdeutsch): buff.ly/perKQw4

🎬 Film Screening – This evening at kHaus Watch "The Soil and the Sea" with us, a documentary by Daniele Rugo that explores the topic of enforced disappearances related to the Lebanese Civil War & the numerous families waiting for answers about their loved ones. 🕛 7pm 👉 Registration: buff.ly/1yCzcfe

🚨 Reminder: Upcoming online course on Gender, Conflict & Peacebuilding Join us online to explore how gender stereotypes impact our perceptions of war and peace and examine how gender intersects with identities & inequalities. 📅11 – 13 March 2026 & 18 – 20 March 2026 ⏰Apply now: buff.ly/fuIf511

✍️Just published! Our new Essential by C.Josi addresses memorialization & physical memory spaces as key tools in peacebuilding. They not only preserve memory but also contribute to dialogue, learning and the pursuit of a more just, peaceful and democratic future. 📚Read now ➡️https://buff.ly/OjbDQu0

Konflikte kennen keine Grenzen: Was anderswo beginnt, wirkt längst auch hier. Die erste ECHO BASEL-Veranstaltung beleuchtet die Folgen internationaler Konflikte in Basel und die Rolle ansässiger Organisationen bei deren Bewältigung. -> buff.ly/gVxgqtP Unterstützt durch die Christoph Merian Stiftung

Our 1st spotlight this year shines on the 10th Basel Peace Forum🎂 In this milestone edition, taking place next week, we will welcome over 300 participants and speakers committed to promoting peace in their own way. 🌍👥 Stay tuned!🔗https://buff.ly/kJKcQHZ

Finding ways to deal with a violent past is argued to be the basis for lasting peace. Learn about the challenges and potentials of dealing with the past (also called transitional justice) processes in this continuing education course: 🗓️ 22–24 April 2026 📍 Basel ⏰ Apply by 28 Feb. 👉 buff.ly/xInInug

In the Bridging Civilian & Military Efforts in Peacebuilding #course, examine differences between military and civilian #peacebuilding actors and explore approaches to collaboration: 🗓️ 15 – 17 April 2026 📍 Basel ⏰ Apply by 02 February 2026 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses

New year, new strategy! Since the first of January, you can download the new swisspeace strategy 2026–2030 directly from our website ➡️https://buff.ly/3MC1Oox

🚨Last chance to apply! Course: Rethinking State-building in a Changing World Drawing on expert inputs, discussions, & case studies this course helps you understand how statebuilding interventions can effectively contribute to peacebuilding. 🗓️ 04 – 06 February 2026 📍 Basel 🔗 buff.ly/WaPKiaQ

📢 Call for papers for our panel on "Climate change policies impacting conservation and land access: Conservation admits the climate crisis in Africa" at the SGAS/SSEA & VAD conference in August. ➡️ Panel Details: buff.ly/OCnSKvR ➡️ The conference: buff.ly/7R8FKaP ➡️ Submit: buff.ly/IMWAmSF

National Dialogue is a conflict transformation tool that aims to provide a space to: - discuss broad issues relevant to society - (re)build relations among actors - expand participation beyond political and military elites. Apply for the course and learn from experts 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses

📌 Now online: The latest issue of KOFF’s #PeacebuildingMagazine à propos delves into how peacebuilding, development, and human rights organizations stay active in authoritarian context. DE/FR/EN ➡️ buff.ly/Q18YzPe

🎬Join us for a screening of "The Soil and the Sea" as part of the #BPF, followed by a discussion with co-producer C. Hassoun Abou Jaoude. This documentary explores the mass graves left behind by the Lebanese Civil War, and the topic of missing persons. 📅 21.01 🕛 7pm 📍 kHaus Basel 👉 buff.ly/rq2mdtB

Do you want to explore how different stakeholders can mitigate climate induced conflicts? Learn about key concepts and recent developments on the nexus of climate change, natural resources, and conflicts. Climate Change, Natural Resources & Conflicts 🗓️ 20 – 22 May 2026 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses

On #HumanRightsDay, we’re reminded that peace is not built by moving on, but by dealing with the past. 💡Our Dealing with the Past program promotes the documentation of human rights violations and preservation of records to support truth, justice, reparations & non-recurrence buff.ly/xVeST8i

On Friday, we held a public pro swisspeace event where our colleague and dealing with the past expert, Corsin Blumenthal, spoke about the role of archives in dealing with past activities. Let us know what you think—what subject should we feature next?

Great news for those who couldn’t travel to join our Gender, Conflict & Peacebuilding course and anyone else interested: an online edition is coming! Explore the influence of gender stereotypes on our perceptions of war and peace. 📅11–13 March 2026 & 18–20 March 2026 Apply now 👉 buff.ly/gZZNmwv

Last week, our head of the Dealing with the Past program, Lisa Ott, attended the #GROUNDOC conference "Innovation & Documentation: Reconstructing the paradigm of transitional justice from the ground up" at the University of Ghent. A day full of inspiring discussions ✨

✨Another highlight of the month: the Mediation and Peacemaking Course. A total of 25 people completed the three intensive but informative #course days. A range of exercises, including role-play, completed the experts inputs. It was a pleasure to work with you! Interested? ➡️https://buff.ly/jhiJCiV

📰We just released an Essential by Dr. Michel Thill, highlighting the power of The Most Significant Change (MSC) method. It draws on an evaluation conducted by Cordaid in conflict-affected areas of the DRC. Check it out now: shorturl.at/H9tOJ.

⏰In about ten weeks, the 10th edition of the Basel Peace Forum begins. We're working hard to make January 22 a success. Until then, join us every Thursday on the BPF Social Media Channels for a throwback journey through a decade of rethinking peace and innovating the future. ➡️ buff.ly/aFkmPj8

💡Ambiguous loss is the state of not knowing: when loved ones are missing but not confirmed dead. Since 2011, ~177,000 people have disappeared in Syria. Our SUPPSAL project supports displaced women coping with the psychosocial impact of ambiguous loss. 🔗 suppsal.swisspeace.ch

📢VERANSTALTUNG: Möchtest du mehr darüber erfahren, wie #Archive zu einem nachhaltigen #Frieden beitragen und warum ihr Schutz so wichtig ist? 📅 November 27, 2025 ⌚ 19:00 - 20:30 📍 kHaus Basel ➡️ Anmeldung: buff.ly/YQ9ibI0

🎨Dive into the intersection of Art & Peace in our new #CAS and learn how art can transform conflicts and contribute to peace. A collaboration between the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW, swisspeace, and Atelier Mondial. Apply by December 1, 2025: buff.ly/nMEHEnT

What exciting three-course days 🙌 ! The Creative & Innovative Methodologies for Inclusive Peacebuilding course really lived up to its name. The refreshing approaches fitted the November weather. Thanks to the participants for the warm atmosphere! 👉 Join us: buff.ly/z2g6gHn

👏 Warm #congratulations to our colleague Samantha Gamez on successfully defending her #PhD thesis, “Reverberations of Reform: How Kenya’s New Constitution affects Local Peacebuilding”! We wish you every success in your next career steps, Dr. Samantha Gamez💐

✨The revised Guide for Global Research Partnerships is now available✨ The 6 principles for Global Research Partnerships point at the main pillars of global collaboration. Background information you in strengthening Global Research in practice. 👉 www.grp-guide.ch

Last Friday, we listened to the concluding presentation from 27 of our dedicated #CAS students. Each student designed and presented a poster highlighting what they learned in the different modules during their studies. #Congratulations on your hard work and the diploma! ✨