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The Peace Report 2025 ('Friedensgutachten') is available now!

Peace is in retreat: Russia's war in Ukraine is destabilizing Europe, the war in Gaza is plunging the Middle East into suffering and violence, and the conflict in Sudan has triggered the world's largest humanitarian catastrophe. At the same time, the United States—traditionally a global pillar of stability—is failing in this role. President Donald Trump is not only transforming the country into an autocracy; in foreign policy, he favors power politics over rules and cooperation.

The 2025 Peace Report highlights why Europe must take responsibility for its own security and defense while continuing to uphold the goal of peace.

With its concrete policy recommendations for the German Bundestag and Federal Government, the Peace Report is a central medium for dialogue between academia, society, and politics. Germany’s peace research institutes (BICC/IFSH/INEF/PRIF) have been publishing the report since 1987.

From our perspective, the Peace Report represents the most important publication of the year from peace and conflict researchers within Germany for policymakers and the public. We therefore share the freely accessible document here.