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Why Scholars Under Pressure Should Learn from One Another

By Samantha Ruppel and Lucas Steinbach, October 28, 2026 — Academic freedom is frequently debated on a country-by-country basis, and sometimes region by region, as if each case were unique. We argue that this is a misconception. Pressures on research follow cross-border patterns, as do the strategies scholars use to resist them. Those who learn from one another are better positioned to protect themselves, and those who offer the most intriguing insights are not always the ones we might expect.

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A dried-up riverbed in Petorca. Green avocado plantations can be seen along the edges.
“Who Owns the Water?”—a report on water use conflicts in Chile by Fabian Kulle

By Tim Schreck and Fabian Kulle, September 25, 2026 — Chile follows an economic model tailored to extractivism and exports, based on a neoliberal logic that has long been unparalleled globally. In the avocado industry, the consequences of this market-based approach to the natural resource of water are particularly evident. A report by Fabian Kulle on water use conflicts in the Petorca region—written following a master’s field trip organized by the Institute of Geography at the University of Bonn—highlights the socio--ecological impacts resulting from the radical restructuring of organizational and institutional frameworks driven by neoliberal globalization processes.

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“9/11.” The defining catastrophe of the 21st century.

By Dr. Gregor Walter-Drop, September 11, 2026 — This year marks the 25th anniversary of “9/11.” And yet it already seems much further away. So much has happened since 2001 that a state of constant political breathlessness has set in. From this perspective, September 11, 2001, seems to belong to a different era—and to a completely different world. That’s not wrong. And yet it’s worth taking a look back, because there are clear connections between the attacks in New York and many of the calamities that concern us today.

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No Faith in Nonviolence—Remarks on the EKD’s 2025 Peace Memorandum

By Dr. Markus Weingardt, 10 June 2026 - The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) has received harsh criticism for its new peace memorandum. Christian peace organizations and associations are appalled by the one-sided focus on military means. Here you can find the "Comments on the Peace Memorandum 2025" by Dr. Markus Weingardt.

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Annalena Groppe works as a research assistant in the field of peace education at the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate.

Dr. Anne Hennings is a research associate at the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate and conducts research in the field of environmental and resource conflicts.


Tim Schreck is studying geography at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and is a research assistant at the Peace Academy.