2026 – Die Welt in Unordnung: Kriege, Machpolitik und Autoritarismus, eine Zeitenwende? Trends, Risiken und Handlungsoptionen für Europa und Österreich
16. März 2026 um 17:00 am oiip
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👉 www.oiip.ac.at/events/2026-...
South Sudan has never had an election to hand over presidential power: so what are the rules of succession?
Our colleague Jan Pospisil, who has studied the country’s politics and power-sharing agreements, explains what’s in place 👇 theconversation.com/south-sudan-...
Im März gehen wir wieder auf Buchtour. Leipziger Buchmesse, Kreisky Forum etc. Hier die Termine - und sagt es weiter ✌️
@krstorevic.bsky.social @danijelmajic.bsky.social @ballaballa-balkan.bsky.social @vedrandzihic.bsky.social @infooiip.bsky.social @bpb.de
We are launching a new project 📣 #ChangingTIDE: Together to Inform, Debunk & Empower 👉 Over the next 1️⃣8️⃣ months, we will host events to equip citizens with media literacy skills
🔗 tepsa.eu/projects/cha...
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Module 5 | oiip Academy
Geopolitics and Political Risks in East Asia
Facilitator: Thomas Eder
🗓 12 March 2026
A few places are still available!
Sign up now 👉https://www.oiip.ac.at/academy/module-geopolitics-political-risks/
Find here our latest Trend Report 12 by Loïc Simonet:
The War in Ukraine: The Moment of Truth in 2026?
#Russia–#Ukraine war, #ceasefire, #escalation, #EU, #US
Link 👉 www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/...
💥Just published!
Trend Report 11 (January 2026) by Johannes Späth:
Declining US Support for Israel: From Bipartisan Consensus to Generational Fracture
Read the whole report here 👉 www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/...
Find here Trend Report 10 / January 2026 by Özgecan Eskiduman:
Algorithmic Truth-Making: From Border Checkpoints to Always-On Filters
Read the whole report here: www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/...
Trend Report 9 / January 2026 out now!
Succession—The Make-or-Break Moment of Electoral Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Erdoğan’s Turkey
By @cengizgunay.bsky.social
👉 www.oiip.ac.at/en/publicati...
The NATO chief needs to be promoting a more balanced alliance with a strong European pillar — not undermining it.
Read more in this article by Domenec Ruiz Devesa, & Emiliano Alessandri, affiliated researcher at the oiip 👇
www.politico.eu/article/mark...
Chinese Foreign Policy in 2026: Exploiting the ‘America crisis’
Trend Report 8 / January 2026
By @thomaseder.bsky.social
Full report 👉https://www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/chinese-foreign-policy-in-2026-exploiting-the-america-crisis/
Why does South Sudan blame Riek Machar for a “ghost army”? Because framing local, bottom-up militias as centrally controlled enemies is politically useful — even if it ignores how violence actually mobilizes.
Read here the article by Jan Pospisil 👇
nation.africa/kenya/news/a...
Find here Trend Report #6 by Camillo Stubenberg:
Crisis-Induced Decarbonization:
How Infrastructure Breakdown and Cheap Solar Are Driving Energy Transitions in the Absence of Policy
👉 www.oiip.ac.at/en/publicati...
📊 Trend Report 5 | Jan 2026
From Fatigue to Fragile Momentum: EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans under Geopolitical Pressure
By @vedrandzihic.bsky.social & Theresa Rauch
EU enlargement, accession, Western Balkans, stabilitocracy
👉 Read the report: www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/...
Wired for power: digital technology as the MENA’s new geopolitical axis
Trend Report 4 / January 2026 by Emiliano Alessandri
#MENA #AI #Geopolitics #tech
Read the whole report here 👉 www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/...
Please find here Trend Report 2 / 2026
By @Osnat Lubrani:
Governing Without Consequence: Israel as a High-Visibility Indicator in 2026
Read full report here 👉 www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/...
Find here Trend Report 1 / 2026
By Annika Scharnagl: The Personal Is Still Political:
Why the Rise of Misogyny Threatens Democracy
Read full Report here 👉https://www.oiip.ac.at/en/publications/the-personal-is-still-political-why-the-rise-of-misogyny-threatens-democracy/
Find here Trend Report 1 / 2026
By Annika Scharnagl: The Personal Is Still Political:
Why the Rise of Misogyny Threatens Democracy
Read full Report here 👉https://www.oiip.ac.at/en/publications/the-personal-is-still-political-why-the-rise-of-misogyny-threatens-democracy/
Join our panel on 21/1/26 at 17h the oiip:
Rebuilding Gaza in a Changing International and Regional Order
Panelists: Nada Majdalani, Yitzhak Gal, Ibrahim Awad
Moderation:
@cengizgunay.bsky.social
In cooperation with @wiiw.ac.at
Register 👉 www.oiip.ac.at/events/rebui...
Module 4 | oiip Academy
Europe’s Security Order: The War in Ukraine & Beyond
22 Jan 2026
How has the war reshaped Europe’s security — and what comes next?
Few places left.
Register now 👉 oiip.ac.at/academy/euro...
#EuropeanSecurity #UkraineWar #Geopolitics
The team of the oiip would like to express its sincere appreciation for your continued trust and interest in our work.
We wish you and your loved ones a peaceful and joyful holiday season, restful days of celebration, and a wonderful beginning to a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year 2026 🥂
Save the Date: 22 January
2026
Module 4: Europe's Security Order
- The War in Ukraine and Beyond
👉 oiip Academy
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New Policy Analysis out!
Building Connectivity, Managing Risk: The EU’s Geopolitical Role in the Black Sea
@cengizgunay.bsky.social
👉https://www.oiip.ac.at/publikation/building-connectivity-managing-risk-the-eus-geopolitical-role-in-the-black-sea/
Missed our 3 Dec panel on China’s rise in Latin America and the global race for critical raw materials?
Watch the full recording — featuring insights on China’s strategy, Latin America’s responses, and Europe’s options in a shifting geopolitical landscape.
👉 Recording: www.oiip.ac.at/events/china...
LAST CALL! Join the oiip as an Ernst Mach Fellow!
Interested researchers are kindly invited to send an academic CV and a short project outline (1.5 page max.) to info@oiip.ac.at before Dec. 16th, 2025
🌍 Module 3 – oiip Academy | 11 Dec: Geopolitics & Political Risks in the Western Balkans
Join @vedrandzihic.bsky.social & @Ivan Vejvoda as they explore the region, EU enlargement & key challenges. Don’t miss it!
Register 👉https://www.oiip.ac.at/academy/geopolitics-political-western/
👉 “30 YEARS AFTER DAYTON: Peacebuilding after Dayton – Lessons for Today
🤝 @bmeia.gv.at, @infooiip.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at
📢 Join us on Dec 11 for oiip Academy – Module 3!
🌍 Topic: Geopolitics & Political Risks in the Western Balkans
With Ivan Vejvoda & @vedrandzihic.bsky.social.
Don’t miss it — sign up now!
👉 www.oiip.ac.at/en/academy/g...
👉 “30 YEARS AFTER DAYTON: Mission Accomplished? Austria as a Peace Actor in Bosnia”
🤝 @bmeia.gv.at, @infooiip.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at
Join us tomorrow at 17 at the oiip:
China’s rise in Latin America & the Global Race for Critical Raw Materials
Moderated by @thomaseder.bsky.social
Ruben Gonzalez Vicente and Karin Küblböck will examine China’s growing success in Latin America 👇
www.oiip.ac.at/events/china...
