International Institute for Peace - IIP

02/10/2026

The "EU35 by 2035?" discussion is now available online! 🎥

Watch the highlight panel of this year’s Vienna Peace and Security Talks, with a special focus on Ukraine and the future of European integration.

🎙️ Ivan Krastev, Annika Ben-David, Luiza Bialasiewicz, and Johannes Swoboda

▶️ Watch the full discussion:

Recorded on September 28, 2026 at the Urania in Vienna. The Europ...

01/10/2026

🎭 DISKURA FRIESACH
💬 Diskurse über Politik, Gesellschaft, Kunst und Kultur

Am 23. und 24. Oktober 2026 lädt Diskura Friesach zu zwei abwechslungsreichen Tagen voller spannender Gespräche, Kunst, Literatur und Musik in den Festsaal der Stadtgemeinde Friesach ein. ✨

📅 Freitag, 23. Oktober

🗣️ 17:00–18:15 Uhr | Podiumsdiskussion
„Neutralität – brauchen wir ein Update?“

Mit Prof. Dr. Heinz Gärtner, Professor an der Universität Wien und Vorsitzender des Beirats des International Institute for Peace, sowie Dr. Raimund Löw, Journalist, Historiker und Buchautor.
🎤 Moderation: Mag.a Dr.in Irmgard Lechner-Pirker

🎨 18:30 Uhr | Ausstellungseröffnung
„Schatten – Licht“ von Mitra Shahmoradi-Strohmaier

Die in Abadan (Iran) geborene Malerin, Poetin und Autorin gibt eine Einführung in ihre Ausstellung. 🖌️✨

📅 Samstag, 24. Oktober

🥐 11:00 Uhr | Matinee-Brunch
„Mein Reich ist in der Luft“

🎶 Lyrik mit Musik anlässlich des 80. Geburtstags von Gert Jonke.
Mit Dietmar Pickl (Rezitation) sowie Gilbert Sabitzer (Saxophon & Bassklarinette).

📍 Festsaal der Stadtgemeinde Friesach
Fürstenhofplatz 1, Friesach

🎟️ Eintritt zu allen Veranstaltungen frei!
🤍 Freiwillige Spenden sind willkommen.

🚪 Einlass jeweils 30 Minuten vor Beginn.

Kommt vorbei und erlebt zwei besondere Tage im Zeichen von Dialog, Kunst, Literatur und Musik! 🌟

30/09/2026

👉 NEUER PEACE BLOG! „Die KI greift an - und Trump und Xi Jiping lehnen sich zurück“

💡 „Die KI müsste sich nicht einmal direkt ins Militärische einmischen, um Kriege heraufzubeschwören.“ Johannes Swoboda

📰 MEHR UNTER:

Als das jüngste Gipfeltreffen zwischen Donald Trump und Xi Jiping zu Ende ging strahlten die beiden Staatsmänner große Zufriedenheit aus. Aber in Wirklichkeit war es ein Nicht-Event. Man kann natürlich froh sein, wenn sich Staatsmänner treffen, anstatt sich zu bekriegen. Aber es gibt genug Them...

29/09/2026

👉 Yesterday, the International Institute for Peace (IIP), FES Regional Office for International Cooperation in Vienna (FES ROCPE), and the Karl-Renner-Institut welcomed experts and practitioners for the 8th edition of the Vienna Peace and Security Talks, centred on Ukraine and the future of Europe’s security landscape.

💬 Throughout the day, closed-door sessions examined Ukraine’s domestic political developments during wartime, prospects for ceasefire and peace negotiations, and the evolving security architecture of Northern and Eastern Europe following Russia’s full-scale invasion.

🇪🇺 The event concluded with the public panel, “EU35 in 2035? Dreams, Illusions and Reality,” which explored possible pathways for EU enlargement, Ukraine’s accession process, and the place of the Western Balkans in a future European Union.

🤝 Thank you to all speakers, participants, and guests who joined us in Vienna and contributed to a day of timely and thought-provoking exchange.

📸 Swipe through for impressions from the conference.

24/09/2026

👉 NEW PEACE BLOG! “The Changing Nature of Power, Warfare and Societal Agency”

💡 “The alternative is not simply greater military deterrence, but greater engagement with societies themselves - through recognition, inclusion, dignity and co-creation.” Leila Alieva

📰 Read more:

The nature of power is changing faster than the institutions and conceptual frameworks of international relations. Contemporary warfare reveals a growing contradiction between the increasing empowerment of individuals and societies through technology and the continuing elitist, state-centric and inc

23/09/2026

🥾🕊️ As part of our Paths to Peace project, the IIP recently travelled from Vienna to the Waldviertel, a border region between Austria 🇦🇹 and the Czech Republic 🇨🇿, to explore one of the region’s peace hiking routes.

👉 Together with a local guide, we walked the trail and explored stories and places connected to the region’s history of borders, peace and cooperation.

👀 To stay engaged with activities like these, keep an eye out for our third Paths to Peace workshop, coming soon. More details to follow!

22/09/2026

👉 EVENT NEXT WEEK!!!

💭 Join us for a public panel discussion on “EU35 in 2035? Dreams, Illusions and Reality”. What could an enlarged European Union look like by 2035? And what new forms of integration could emerge for Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkan states?

🗣 Join Ivan Krastev, Luiza Bialasiewicz, H.E. Annika Ben David for a discussion moderated by Johannes Swoboda.

📅 On Monday, September 28, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Urania Dachsaal

🤝 In cooperation with the Karl-Renner-Institut and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Office for International Cooperation (FES ROCPE)

⚠️ REGISTER HERE: https://renner-institut.at/veranstaltungen/eu35-in-2035-dreams-illusions-and-reality/register

22/09/2026

👉 NEUER PEACE BLOG! „Das Baltikum, Russland, und die Ukraine"

💡 „Zur optimalen Verteidigung gehört auch eine möglichst einige Bevölkerung hinsichtlich der Einschätzung möglicher bzw. wahrscheinlicher Gefahren und der Bereitschaft zur Abwehr jeglicher Aggression.“ Johannes Swoboda

📰 MEHR UNTER: https://www.iipvienna.com/peace-blog2026/09/22/das-baltikum-russland-und-die-ukraine

21/09/2026

👉 PEACE MATTERS EP. #46 OUT NOW! The New Nuclear Age with Angela Kane

🎧 In this episode of Peace Matters, Angela Kane examines the global nuclear order in 2026, as rising geopolitical tensions, renewed reliance on nuclear deterrence, and weakening arms-control frameworks raise questions about whether the world is entering a new nuclear age. We explore the future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the role of the IAEA and the United Nations, and the risk of a wider proliferation domino effect.

🎧 Watch the full episode:

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peace-matters...

18/09/2026

🚨 New date alert 🚨

Join us on October 12th at 18:00 CEST / 12pm EDT for an outstanding event in collaboration with IIP Vienna.

Here, we’ll have a conversation with Angela Kane, former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and Vice President of the International Institute for Peace (IIP) in Vienna.

🔗 You won’t want to miss out on this event! Register to join us at the link in our bio!