We connect security and development policy to foster sustainable pathways to peace.
In the face of growing geopolitical tensions and conflicts, the concept of peace is increasingly being sidelined in political debates or reduced to traditional security policy concerns. Sustainable security, however, does not arise solely from warding off acute threats, but from addressing the root causes of conflict and actively promoting peace.
We are experiencing a geopolitical turning point. Conflicts are increasingly multiplying, intensifying, and becoming intertwined with global crises – from Ukraine and West Asia to the Horn of Africa and the South China Sea. The international arena is becoming increasingly shaped by power politics, while multilateral structures are coming under pressure. Military spending is also rising, while funding for development cooperation and peacebuilding is shrinking. Yet precisely because conflicts do not stop at national borders, cross-border responses are needed, making both existing and new peace alliances indispensable.
Security must not be understood exclusively in terms of military capabilities and the ability to counter acute threats. Peace-oriented perspectives, such as prevention, development, civilian conflict transformation, and human security, must be strengthened in security policy debates. This requires a focus on peacebuilding capacity that creates the conditions for non-violent solutions through dialogue, social participation, and the inclusion of local actors. These approaches need to be more strongly represented and embedded in security debates at both the national and international levels.
In a changing world order, FriEnt helps to shed light on blind spots in peace and security debates and to bring in new perspectives that are often insufficiently considered at the international level. To this end, we particularly strengthen exchange between actors from politics, civil society, and partners from the so-called Global South. Through studies, dialogue formats, and events, we also analyse and highlight less-recognised conflict and crisis contexts and provide impetus for new peace alliances.
Two international conferences, two very different perspectives
Two international conferences, two very different perspectives
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