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  • Event Report: Peace with or Protection from Russia? Rethinking Europe’s Security after Ukraine

    As part of the Bonn Symposium, organized by the Development & Peace Foundation, the AIA NRW hosted the first panel discussion on the topic of “Peace with or protection from Russia? Rethinking Europe’s security after Ukraine.” Moderated by AIA Associate Fellow Mariia Levchenko, we discussed with Dr. Christina Horváth-Stenner, Head of the Europe Department at…

  • Event Report: To Be or Not To Be Tokenized?

    Unpacking the Performative Nature of Meaningful Youth Participation AIA Fellow Chisomo Banda hosted an interactive workshop on youth participation and integration. The workshop focused in particular on the challenge of tokenism in politics. Roen von der Marve, co-founder of Impacting Youth, presented the study on “Youth perspectives and engagement on sustainability” developed at the Managing…

  • Democracy has to deliver: Interview with Tamara Ehs

    The magazine Arbeit & Wirtschaft published an interview with political scientist and AIA NRW Fellow Tamara Ehs, in which she analyzes the current crisis of democracy in Austria. According to Ehs, many people feel that they are not represented politically, and some even entertain the idea of a “friendly dictator.” Democracy must therefore deliver on…

  • Event Report: A Changing World Order

    Europe’s Strategic Role and the Future of Transatlantic Relations As part of a public evening event, the Academy, together with AmerikaHaus NRW, hosted a panel discussion with the former foreign policy advisor to the German Chancellor, former German Ambassador to the UN and MSC Director Christoph Heusgen. Drawing on his wealth of experience, he spoke…

  • AIA NRW @ Pan European Conference 2025

    European International Studies Association (EISA), Bologna, 25-29 August A delegation from AIA NRW attended the biggest annual European conference for international politics in Bologna to present their ongoing research and catch up with the latest debates in the field. Fellows Chiung-Chiu Huang and Anna Shpakovskaya as well as Katja Freistein from the Academy participated in…

  • Visit by Minister Nathanael Liminski to the AIA

    On 15 August, Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Federal and European Affairs, International Affairs and Media, and Head of the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia, visited the Academy. He spoke with our Director Mayssoun Zein Al Din and the AIA team on the substantive contributions of our Fellows to the academic and intellectual landscape of North…

  • Interview: Europe’s Changing Liberal Democracies

    The European Forum Alpbach took place in August under the motto ‘Recharge Europe,’ with the US-American Heritage Foundation also participating. Fellow Tamara Ehs is a member of the forum’s scientific advisory board and spoke about the development of liberal democracies in Europe in an interview with the renowned newspaper “Der Standard”. Her research focuses on…

  • Youth Perspectives on International Migration Policies

    Migration remains one of the most defining and complex issues in international policy discourse today. Our fellow Chisomo Banda presented her research in the AIA colloquium. She focuses in particular on young people’s perspectives on migration. While global migration discourse is often dominated by concerns about border security, irregular migration, and economic contributions, the distinct…

  • Bridging Research and Diplomacy

    Consul General Preeti V. Shah, U.S. Consulate General in Düsseldorf, welcomed our Fellows Chisomo Banda, Chiung-Chiu Huang, Chelsea Haramia, Inna Supac, and Anna Shpakovskaya, for an in-depth exchange focused on international research cooperation and the value of shared global standards. The meeting fostered a rich interdisciplinary dialogue on timely global issues, including the shifting dynamics…

  • Event Report: The Global South and the End of International Relations Theory

    Professor Chih-yu Shih from Tongji University in Shanghai visited the AIA and discussed new perspectives on international relations with the Fellows over coffee and cake. For some time now, scholars from the Global South have been providing an impetus for a critical reflection on the canon of classical theories developed primarily by Western researchers. Implicit…

  • Event Report: Minority counter-politics between everyday survival and populist geo-politics

    What role do cities play in regulating migration, and how can migrants counter-act discrimination? Researcher Philipp Lottholz from Marburg University presented case studies from Duisburg and Plovdiv (Bulgaria), where groups of disenfranchised migrants self-organise by demonstrating, establishing small-scale charity projects and drawing attention to unequal conditions. The talk addressed how precarious living and working conditions…

  • Strengthening Transatlantic Ties: AIA NRW at the École Militaire Seminar on Security Architecture

    On July 3rd and 4th, Manuel Becker, Head of the Scientific Program at the AIA, took part in the “Trilateral Seminar Transatlantic Security Architecture: Developments and Perspectives” in Paris.

  • BIMUN Students Meet Academy Fellows: A Lively Exchange of Ideas and Perspectives

    A group of Master’s and PhD students from the Bonn International Model United Nations (BIMUN) recently visited the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of International Affairs. The visit provided a valuable opportunity for interdisciplinary exchange between future practitioners and current researchers engaged in international affairs. Following an introduction to the Academy’s mission and fellowship programme, the main…

  • Bridging research and practice: the ethics and dilemmas of socially engaged inquiry in post-Soviet Eurasia

    AIA Fellow Karolina Kluczweskas research deals with the geopolitical reorientations taking place in post-Soviet Eurasia, particularly concerning the impact of massive shifts in Russia on Central Asia. It investigates actors and rationalities of the ongoing geopolitical reorientation, as well as formal and informal practices characterising this process. In her presentation at the AIA colloquium she…

  • Event Report: Together in Transition: Lessons from the Ruhr Region and the Rust Belt

    At the panel discussion held in Dortmund, experts explored the parallels between two of the world’s most emblematic post-industrial regions: Germany’s Ruhr region and the U.S. Rust Belt. Despite geographic distance, both have faced similar challenges—declining industry, community disruption, and a widespread loss of future prospects. John Austin (AIA NRW Fellow), Emily Adams (Chancellor Fellow…

  • Chinas International United Front for Mapping its Multilateralism

    Chiung-Chiu Huang presented a research paper she is currently writing at the AIA Fellow Colloquium. She focused primarily on the theoretical framework of the paper and also gave insights into her case studies. At the center of her considerations is the “International United Front” strategy, which she believes is crucial to understanding China’s foreign policy…