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A documentary about Russian espionage, for which Professor Sophia Hoffmann was interviewed, has been broadcast on Arte. The documentary is available online.

Professor Sophia Hoffmann will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Intelligence Services Research Conference, organised by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The NDWiKo is a closed conference; attendance is by…

Through the Belt and Road Initiative, China is investing heavily in countries in the Global South. Johannes Vogel discusses how we can best understand this initiative through three concepts – geopolitics, geoeconomics and development – by focusing on…

Where is geopolitical Europe heading and how can it remain capable of acting in a world in upheaval? Panel discussion with author and political scientist Daniel Marwecki (books: Absolution? Israel und die Deutsche Staatsräson (2024) and Die Welt nach…

From 22–24 April 2026, the University of Erfurt hosted the international Young Scholars’ Workshop “State–Business Relations and Geoeconomics: Theories, Methods, and Comparative Perspectives.” Bringing together early-career researchers, the event…

The research team led by Dr Laima Eicke (Helmholtz Research Institute for Sustainability) and Professor Andreas Goldthau (Brandt School) analyzes three possible development pathways for integrating green hydrogen into energy-intensive value chains,…

The Academic Skills Training Programme for the summer semester 2026 and winter semester 2026/2027 at the University of Erfurt is online. The programmes are also open to members of the doctoral college.

The doctoral programme "De-Globalisation and Global Decoupling (DeGlobE)" is currently offering up to 10 doctoral scholarships funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation. We are looking for committed graduates who would like to pursue a doctoral project…