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For 2026, we have further workshops, colloquia, and discussion formats planned- with a focus on geoeconomics, deglobalization, and current questions of international political economy.

Does international law continue to guide our actions when it is repeatedly violated? In a recent interview with web.de, Professor Dr. Michael Riegner discusses this question.

The Brandt Lecture 2026 will by held by Jennifer Morgan, Senior Fellow Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, former State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action for the Federal Foreign Office of Germany and Executive Director of…

EFGEo began its work in 2025. Our year was marked by the establishment of the research group, the creation of central working formats, and the organization of several workshops and colloquia. The research college officially started on January 1,…

Professor Andreas Goldthau, member of the Geoeconomics Research Center, speaks at the traditional Welcome Lecture of the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy on the topic of “Public Policy in the Age of Geoeconomics” and also addresses issues of…

For our research blog “WortMelder,” we spoke with Madeleine Böhm, who became the research coordinator of the doctoral program this month, and Jan Ickler, who is new to the “EFGEo” research center as a postdoctoral researcher.

With this conference, we want to critically and constructively address the dominant misinterpretations of the Middle East conflict and the Gaza war in this country. We hope that by discussing the reasons together and pooling our collective expertise,…

By situating debates on international law’s aesthetics alongside discussions on legal mobilisation and emancipation, the workshop opens up a broader conversation on how international law renders its world sensible and authoritative, and how practices…