The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies is an independent research institute based in Hamburg and a member of the Leibniz Association.
Germany holds the G20 presidency in 2017. The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies has a long-standing record of top-class research on G20-related topics, and also participates in some of the G20 processes. Learn more about our activities.
In the GIGA Focus, we publish our research findings and concise analyses of current events. The various editions cover politics, economics, and society in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, respectively, as well as global trends.
European Journal of International Relations, 23, 2017, 2, 315-340
International Affairs, 93, 2017, 1
Politcal Geography, 60, 2017, September, 165–178
In the Africa Spectrum, the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, and the Journal of Politics in Latin America, we publish excellent contributions from researchers around the world.
GIGA Working Paper, No. 307, October 2017
India's Rise in a Changing International System | GIGA panel discussion in cooperation with Chatham House © GIGA / Julia Kneuse
Frank-Walter Steinmeier: German Foreign Policy in Turbulent Times | GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series © GIGA / Frank Eberhard
China’s New Self-Confidence – A Challenge for the West | GIGA Forum © GIGA
Brendan Simms: A Westphalia for the Middle East | GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series © GIGA / Bente Stachoske
Iran: A Theocracy in Transition? | GIGA NDR Series Crossing Borders – Foreign Correspondents Connecting with Scholars © GIGA Christoph Behrends
A Sustainable Investment Compact with Africa | GIGA Talk Berlin © GIGA / Ann-Kathrin Benner
Lectures and Discussion
6:00 p.m. | Berlin
Event as part of India Week Hamburg 2017
6:00 p.m. | Hamburg
GIGA President Prof. Amrita Narlikar on Globalisation (BBC World News)
Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach: Colombia peace deal "very good chance", but pitfalls and perils remain (DW)
Dr. Daniel Neff zu den deutsch-indischen Beziehungen (Phoenix)
Prof. Henner Fürtig on Iran after the presidential elections 2017 (BBC Persian)
