Variations of Peace in Colombia

The publication of this study, which seeks to analyse and understand the variety of conceptions of peace in Colombia, comes at a key but complex moment. The context of the pandemic has not only had an impact on the health of the Colombian population, but also on the quality of life of households.

With the takeover of power by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the possibilities and limits of international peace operations are being newly discussed. Experiences from Central America and Colombia show that not only the return of the past but also the lack of structural reforms threaten peace. An analysis.

US-Präsident Trump hat nach der Militäraktion in Venezuela weiteren lateinamerikanischen Staaten offen gedroht. Wie gefährlich ist Trumps Lateinamerika-Hinterhof-Politik? Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach erläutert geopolitische Interessen und Risiken für Venezuela, Kolumbien und Kuba.

After the US intervention in Venezuela, the relation between Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump became tense again. A phone call decreased the crisis but the political risks remain in place.

As a side-event to the 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia, this event brings together European and Latin American academics and stakeholders to discuss the challenges of drug policy and organised crime, which affect both continents.

After the asasination of presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, Colombia needs a minimum consensus on non-violent politics and not incfreasing polarisation.

IBEI-GIGA Workshop Security, Conflict and Peace, IBEI, Barcelona Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Speaker)

Over the last decade liberal peacebuilding was heavily criticised for its Eurocentric bias privileging civil and political rights. Nevertheless, peacebuilding needs a normative frame based not only on individual rights but also on collective human rights as the basis for violence reduction, participation and conflict transformation.

Organiser: German-Colombian Peace Institute (CAPAZ) Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Speaker)

Workshop on SSR organized by CAPAZ and the University of Antioquia in Medellin

Organiser: German Embassy Colombia, Federal Foreign Office Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Consultant)

Video tweet by the german ambassador on different topics

Organiser: Friedrich Ebert Foundation Berlin Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Speaker)

Organiser: Cusanuswerk Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Speaker)

Im Schatten des Krieges - Wie gewaltsame Konflikte Gesellschaften verändern

Envisioning Peace | Transforming Conflict, GIGA Hamburg, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar (Organiser, Speaker), Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Organiser, Moderator, Discussant), Dr. André Bank (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest (Moderator, Discussant)

The GTC 2017 brought together leading scholars, practitioners, and an interested audience to engage on peace and transforming conflict, and to propose innovative and feasible solutions.

Cátedra Europa, Barranquilla Organisers: North University Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Speaker)

Cátedra Europa, Barranquilla Organisers: North University Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Speaker)

The publication of this study, which seeks to analyse and understand the variety of conceptions of peace in Colombia, comes at a key but complex moment. The context of the pandemic has not only had an impact on the health of the Colombian population, but also on the quality of life of households.

With the takeover of power by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the possibilities and limits of international peace operations are being newly discussed. Experiences from Central America and Colombia show that not only the return of the past but also the lack of structural reforms threaten peace. An analysis.