The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies is an independent research institute based in Hamburg and a member of the Leibniz Association.
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.
2018, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
Foreign Affairs, online, 2018
New York: Oxford University Press, 2018
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. 313, September 2018
Brazil and Germany in a Multipolar World: Global and Regional Challenges | Conference © Sabine Kurtenbach
The Hamburg G20 Summit One Year On: Africa in German and International Politics | Panel discussion © GIGA / Claudia Höhne
Actively Include Youth in Peace Processes! | GIGA Forum © GIGA
Lecture by Professor Peter Katzenstein | GIGA Lecture Series © GIGA / Claudia Höhne
Krise ohne Ausweg? Nordkorea und die Bombe GIGA NDR Series Crossing Borders – Auslandskorrespondenten treffen Wissenschaftler © GIGA /Catharina Rudschies
A Sustainable Investment Compact with Africa | GIGA Talk © GIGA / Ann-Kathrin Benner
Breaches and Bridges – German Foreign Policy in Turbulent Times | GIGA Lecture Series © Christoph Behrends
Lecture and Discussion
6:00 p.m. | Hamburg
Research Platform Middle East
1:30 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)
Dr. Christian von Soest zum Machtwechsel in Südafrika (tagesschau24)
Jens Heibach zur Jemen-Geberkonferenz (tagesschau24)
Prof. Dr. Bert Hoffmann über die Bedeutung eines neuen Präsidenten in Kuba (tagesschau.de)
Germany held 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 participated in some of the G20 processes. Learn more about our activities.
