Veranstaltungen

GIGA, RWI, DEval, and the evaluation department of KfW invite to a one-day Learning Forum on the use of evidence in German development cooperation. The forum aims to firmly establish evidence-based approaches on the agenda of political decision-makers and to strengthen the dialogue between research and practice. Using concrete examples and current development policy challenges, the event will demonstrate how evidence can be systematically applied to inform and improve decision-making processes.

This GIGA Talk explores how people and politicians across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East view today’s major conflicts — perspectives often missing from European media. Our panelists discuss how history, regional dynamics, and strategic priorities shape these diverse interpretations of events.

This event series delves into the evolving field of Global International Relations, highlighting research and practices at GIGA and beyond. It examines how IR can move beyond Western-centric frameworks by incorporating diverse perspectives, histories, and experiences from around the world. Each session features expert insights, discussions on knowledge co-production and partnerships with the Global South, and interactive Q&A segments.

One year after Germany’s significant – and controversial – cannabis reform, leading experts draw on experiences of marijuana legalisation elsewhere to discuss the intended and unintended outcomes, the opportunities for improvement, and the uncertain outlook for the country’s new cannabis policy.

Global carbon markets rely heavily on land-based projects in the Global South. While offering to finance nature-based solutions, they risk overestimating emissions reductions and producing conflict with local communities over scarce land resources. A new Land Matrix report underlines the need for high-integrity markets.

Given more fragmented and contested global cooperation, the question looms: Can the G20 effectively navigate a fractured international landscape? What does it take to tackle global challenges within weakened multilateral institutions? Can South Africa’s presidency offer a new path forward? How can Germany contribute to make South Africa’s G20 presidency a success? These and other questions will be addressed during our workshop.

The Horn of Africa is in flux: new alignments, regional rivalries, and global involvement are reshaping prospects for peace and stability. What do these shifts mean for Germany, the EU, and their role in the region?

Discover how China draws on shared histories, emotional resonance, and nostalgia to shape its influence in the Global South. In this talk, Lina Benabdallah explores how Silk Road memories and anti-colonial affinities are reimagined to frame the Belt and Road as a revival of past prosperity.

Prof. Alev Çınar examines the production of civilizationist discourse in the Islamic intellectual field, which gave rise not only to the civilizationist vision of Turkey’s ruling party, the AKP, but also to various other Islam-based intellectual movements that emerged in the field since the 1940s.

This GIGA Forum brings together four experts to dissect the highlights and outcomes of the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil. With perspectives spanning longstanding and newer BRICS members, the panel explores in depth the group’s evolving role in addressing global challenges.

Die Städtepartnerschaft zwischen Hamburg und Dar es Salaam feiert im Sommer 2025 ihr 15-jähriges Jubiläum. Welche Möglichkeiten ergeben sich angesichts veränderter geopolitischer Machtverhältnisse für Nord-Süd-Kooperationen im Kontext einer Städtepartnerschaft? 

Indien als aktives BRICS-Mitglied vertieft auch seine Beziehungen mit dem Westen und erklärt sich zum Führer des Globalen Südens. Das Indien-Expertenteam des GIGA debattiert mit Sharinee Jagtiani (German Marshall Fund) und dem deutschen Botschafter in Indien, Philipp Ackermann, über die geopolitische Lage des Landes.

How can we balance economic development opportunities with fair labour conditions and environmental responsibility in global supply chains? Join us and our international guests on the occasion of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference to explore the key dilemmas and solutions for more sustainable trade. 

Presenting insights from more than 30 global experts on Global Perspectives on Responsible Economic Statecraft we discuss how economic tools can be used to navigate geopolitical tensions, balance diverging interests, and contribute to more stability through forward-looking and proactive strategies.

Deutschland steht außenpolitisch vor wichtigen Weichenstellungen: Wie kann die neue deutsche Regierung im Globalen Süden zwischen Demokratiekrise, Machtkonkurrenz und wirtschaftlichen Interessen agieren? In diesem GIGA Forum analysieren Expert:innen Herausforderungen, Chancen und mögliche Strategien. 

The panel analyses the characteristics, causes, and consequences of drug trafficking and drug policy in the Middle East, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and West Africa. The discussion contextualises the challenges of transatlantic drug trafficking, teases out commonalities and differences, and provides comparative insights.

Experts from diverse fields gather to explore the evolving challenges of illicit drug trafficking from Latin America to Europe and beyond. With a focus on ports as strategic hubs, they examine underlying dynamics and emerging trends, available data and common misconceptions, community impacts and civil society’s role. 

Auf der Kooperationsveranstaltung „Decoding BRICS“ diskutieren renommierte Expert:innen, politische Entscheidungsträger:innen sowie hochrangige Vertreter:innen aus Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft zentrale Fragen zur Zukunft der BRICS-Gruppe und ihrer Wirkung auf die globale Ordnung. 

The Co-LABorate workshop, “Preserving and Transferring Indigenous Knowledge in a Digital World,” will convene global experts, leaders, and activists to explore key challenges and opportunities in preserving and sharing indigenous knowledge through digital innovation.