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Author: Lisa Hartmann

80 Years of North Rhine-Westphalia: From Industrial Powerhouse to Strategic Player in Tomorrow’s Security Architecture

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To mark the 80th anniversary of North Rhine-Westphalia, business leaders and North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister of Economic Affairs Mona Neubaur, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Defense Sebastian Hartmann, Chairman of the German Bundestag’s Foreign Affairs Committee Armin Laschet, and Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, discussed the state’s future role in the European security architecture. …

AI Use in International Climate Negotiations

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As part of the AIA Colloquium, Yi hyun Kang presented her latest observations on the use of artificial intelligence in the context of international climate diplomacy. She reported on her recently completed field research conducted during the 64th session of the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC SB 64) …

Critical Raw Materials and the EU Critical Raw Materials Act

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Cécile Pelaudeix’s presentation at the AIA Colloquium addressed the growing importance of critical raw materials for the European Union and the policy challenges that arise from this. Due to geopolitical shifts, the energy transition, and the growing need for technology, demand for raw materials such as lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and rare earth elements …

European Union Funding Mechanisms and African Union Actorness and Agency in the Security and Development Agenda

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Adiatu Aliru Abiodun deals extensively with the ambivalent role of European funding mechanisms in the relationship between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). In his project presentation at the AIA Colloquium, he highlighted that the support instruments provided by the EU had on the one hand significantly contributed to supporting regional integration …

Challenges of International Politics. An Exchange in Political Education

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The academy was once again able to welcome a group of politically interested individuals from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Bonn office, for an exchange with the fellows. After a general introduction to the academy, the participants engaged in small group discussions on current global challenges. The basis for these discussions were the research projects of …

Ryan Mulholland from the Centre for American Progress (CAP)

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On Wednesday 17 June, Ryan Mulholland, a Senior Fellow at one of the US’s most renowned think tanks, the Centre for American Progress, visited the Academy for a discussion with AIA Fellows Ramya Vijaya, Filipe Mendonça, Anthony Acquah and Aliru Adiatu. The Fellows presented their various research interests. The discussion centred on political and social …

Climate Change as a Crisis of Nature?

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The Emile Durkheim Research Centre at the University of Bonn and the German Institute for Development and Sustainability (IDOS) organised an interdisciplinary conference on 12 and 13 June entitled “Climate Change as a Crisis of Nature?”. The timing of the event was deliberately chosen, as consultations are currently underway once again in Bonn to prepare …

Rearmament and Zeitenwende. Major Shifts in German Security Policy

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As part of a panel discussion organised by AIA NRW in collaboration with the der Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre Praktischer Politik (BAPP) and the Stiftung Bundeskanzler-Adenauer-Haus, political scientist Prof. Dr Gerlinde Groitl, historian Prof. Dr Friedrich Kießling and retired General Jörg Vollmer discussed the ‘turning point’ in security policy and its historical and …

Decentralizing Diplomacy: Subnational Perspectives on Inter-Regionalism across the AU, EU, and ASEAN

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On May 29, 2026, the panel discussion “Decentralizing Diplomacy: Subnational Perspectives on Inter-Regionalism across the AU, EU, and ASEAN” took place. Organized by Aliru Abiodun Adiatu and moderated by Christian Bueger, the participants discussed the growing importance of subnational diplomacy in relations between the AU, the EU, ASEAN, and other regional integration systems. The panel …

Competing for the Future. Industrial Policy, Strategic Autonomy, and the US-China Rivalry in Brazil and Germany

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AIA NRW Fellow Filipe Mendonça presented his research project on Brazil’s foreign policy maneuvering room in the context of global power struggles—particularly in relation to the United States and China—at the AIA Colloquium. Drawing on a book he published on U.S. trade policy, he provided insights into his research. His key questions are: How has …

Multi-National Military Gatherings and Naval Symposiums

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Christian Bueger gave a presentation as part of the AIA Fellow Colloquium. He began by providing an overview of his research interests and discussed how his research profile has evolved over time. He then focused specifically on one of his current projects, which centers on multi-national military gatherings (MMGs). Based on various invitations to such …

Exchange about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine

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The interconnections between humanitarian development and the prospect for peace were discussed in a meeting held by the parliamentarian group on “Poland, Ukraine, Middle and East Europe, the Baltics”, who had invited AIA Associate Fellow Dr Mariia Levchenko to give an input, based on her research in Ukraine. With the Russian war against Ukraine continuing, …

Rising tensions in the Arctic

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Issue-linkages evolution and consequences on cooperation Together with IDOS, the Academy organised a workshop with its fellows Cécile Pelaudeix and Christian Bueger on the growing geopolitical tensions in the Arctic and their geostrategic significance for global politics in the 21st century.  On the first panel, moderated by Cécile Pelaudeix, AIA Fellow Christian Bueger began by …

From the Arctic to the Strait of Hormuz

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Geopolitics Between Climate Change and Global Realignment A public evening event, organised as a joint initiative between the Academy and IDOS, explored the complex interplay between geopolitics and environmental change. The event formed part of the City of Bonn’s ‘May of Science’ initiative. The focus was on two current crisis regions and geopolitical hotspots: the …

Critical Minerals in a context of major structural changes

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Challenges for Europe and ramifications for NRW AIA Fellow Cécile Pélaudeix met for a technical discussion with staff members of the Europe and Foreign Trade Group, led by Anna Haas, at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection, and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Chaired by Division Head Björn Schubert, Cécile Pélaudeix …

Hannover Messe: NRW meets Brazil

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North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) stands at the center of Germany’s energy transition challenge. As the country’s most productive industrial region, NRW is responsible for approximately one-third of Germany’s total greenhouse gas emissions, with its lignite power sector alone accounting for some 75 million tones of CO2 per year. The decarbonization of the state’s steel, chemical, and …

Paradiplomacy during Global Crisis

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As the last event in a series of engagement with its focus topic on Subnational Diplomacy, the Academy hosted a Webinar on Paradiplomacy during Global Crisis. Organised by Associate Fellow Debora Prado, the debate featured her, Anja Jakobi, Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska, and Associate Fellow Summar Iqbal Barbar. With a focus on the role of paradiplomacy in …