German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
@giga-hamburg
Area studies and comparative area studies on Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, and Global Affairs from Hamburg, Germany. Website:
Seeblockade im #RotenMeer: #Huthis erhöhen Druck im #IranKrieg. Welche Ziele die jemenitische Miliz verfolgt und welche Folgen von ihrem Kriegseintritt zu erwarten sind, erklärt GIGA-Forscher und Jemen-Experte Jens Heibach in diesen #GIGAInsights. ➡️ Hier lesen: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/hu...
How can academic knowledge be translated into political decisions? Our guest Carlos Nupia shares insights from our recent conference, which brought together research and policy perspectives on area expertise amid #multipolarity. ➡️ More from the event: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
Youth Protests in #India: In these #GIGAInsights, Adhiraaj Anand and Mahima Duggal examine the aims of the "Cockroach" movement, what it has in common with other #GenZprotests, and how serious a challenge it could pose to #Modi's government. 🪳✊ ➡️ Read now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/ind...
From Transition to Democratic Erosion, From the South to the Global North: #GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social opens #ALACIP2026 with a lecture tracing four decades of comparative political institutions across #LatinAmerica and the Global North. 🗨️🌎
#Brazil, #India, #SouthAfrica, & #Turkey position themselves as bridge-builders between the #GlobalSouth and North. In the current #GIGAFocus, @djn22.bsky.social, @cvonsoest.bsky.social, Mahima Duggal & Ardahan Özkan Gedikli analyse these attempts. ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
GIGA at #FILGUA2026: We're happy to see our institute represented at the international book fair in #Guatemala, where #Germany was the Guest of Honour. Book fairs are vital spaces for knowledge exchange across borders, bringing together literature and #research. Thank you to all partners! 📚🌎
#SlaveRoutes shaped the economic, political, and cultural development of societies across the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East, leaving legacies that continue to resonate today. At the #WONAGO conference, scholars discussed this matter. Thanks to all participants and partners! 🗨️🤝
Former #FirstLadies have become increasingly prominent in #LatinAmerica as congressional deputies, vice presidents, or even presidents. In this #GIGAFocus, @carolinaguerrero.bsky.social explains why so many former first ladies run for office, and win. ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
Will #DeepSeabedMining strengthen long-term #security, or could it create new vulnerabilities? #GIGA's Ariel Hernández explores this question in a new study commissioned by @wwf.de. ➡️ Learn more: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
The #ClimateCrisis is becoming a #security challenge. What can future leaders do about it? At the Young Leaders Summer Academy, emerging decision-makers from the Middle East, Europe, and beyond discussed this issue with #GIGA researchers. Thanks to all participants and partners! 🤝
In the aftermath of Turkey’s failed coup attempt of 15 July 2016, a state that binds citizens to the regime was constructed. In this #GIGAFocus, @liselhintz.bsky.social and @hakkitas.bsky.social analyse a decade of coup-fuelled #autocratisation in #Turkey: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
Beyond questions of military deterrence, the #NATOSummit in #Ankara highlighted changing power dynamics within the alliance. ➡️ For this #GIGAInsights interview, we spoke with GIGA researcher @hakkitas.bsky.social about this issue: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/the...
We were delighted to welcome the designated German Ambassador to #Argentina, Catalina Cullas, to discuss the economic and sociopolitical situation in Argentina with our regional experts. We wish her a great start in Buenos Aires. 🌎 #GIGA #PolicyExchange
The GIGA welcomed Ukrainian officials from the 14th High Level Experts Programme #Ukraine by the Federal Foreign Office. GIGA experts @eckartwoertz.bsky.social, Christiane Fröhlich, and Julia Grauvogel spoke on Russian foreign policy, the #Kakhovka Dam Attack, and international #sanctions.
In #Aceh it can be seen how accommodative structures with #Jakarta are dismantled and the accumulation of power is prioritised over Acehnese livelihoods. This #GIGAFocus analyses #selfdetermination and transactional politics in maintaining #peace in Aceh. ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
🌏 During our recent conference Her Excellency Maria Teresa T. Almojuela, Ambassador of the Republic of the #Philippines to Germany, discussed #multi-alignment with researchers, policy practitioners, and fellow diplomats. ➡️ Here is what happened at the conference: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
🌎 Die Jahreskonferenz 2026 der #ADLAF befasst sich mit transregionalen Perspektiven auf Demokratie in #Lateinamerika. Das #GIGA beteiligt sich am Programm der Konferenz mit aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen zu den Auswirkungen organisierter Kriminalität auf Demokratien in Lateinamerika.
#Dschihadismus in #Subsahara-Afrika: Welche Motive spielen neben religiöser Ideologie eine Rolle? Welche Gegenstrategien gibt es und was können Deutschland und Europa beitragen? ➡️ Dieser GIGA Talk diskutiert diese und weitere Fragen. Mittwoch, 24. Juni in Berlin: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
#LatinAmerica and the Caribbean face renewed pressure to restrict economic ties with #China while maintaining access for US capital. ➡️ Join us for the next session of the #GIGA China Series, Wednesday, 17 June, when Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente discusses this issue: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
Caught in the Middle? Our third roundtable explored how states are navigating an increasingly fragmented international order through strategies of #multialignment, drawing on perspectives from Europe, Brazil, India, Southeast Asia, and beyond. 🌐
#Peace in Pieces? Our second roundtable explored the patterns and pitfalls of #peacebuilding in an increasingly fragile international order, drawing on experiences from the Middle East and North Africa, West Africa and the Sahel, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. 🕊️
#ComparativeAreaStudies in the Making: Day 2 of our Research meets Policy-Event started with a roundtable on #TransnationalRepression – how authoritarian states extend repression beyond their borders and target diaspora communities abroad. 🌍
From the importance of #AreaExpertise to the challenges facing liberal democracies and the future of #multilateralism: GIGA President @skurtenbach.bsky.social kicked off the event, followed by keynotes by MdB @rodki.bsky.social and Louise Fawcett @ox.ac.uk. 🗨️🌐
#Research Meets Policy: We are happy that over the next two days, the #GIGA is bringing together policy-makers, researchers, and practitioners in Berlin to discuss "Policy Realignment amid #Multipolarisation: Leveraging Area Expertise." We look forward to in-depth discussions and exchanges. ⚖️🌎
#Flüchtlingspolitik: Weltweit sind mehr Menschen auf Schutz angewiesen; gleichzeitig werden #Grenzsicherung und #Migrationspolitik restriktiver. Beim ersten Humanitären Salon spricht Katharina Thote @unhcr.org über diese Entwicklungen. ➡️ Jetzt anmelden, 18. Juni: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/veranstal...
@leuphana.bsky.social students at the #GIGA: Students of the master's programme "Politics and Democracy" visited the GIGA, including our library, last Friday. @grauvogelj.bsky.social, @mjph.bsky.social & @thomaserichter.bsky.social gave an overview of our #research work. Thank you for visiting! 🤝
#LASA2026: From 26-30 May, #GIGA researchers are presenting their research at the Latin American Studies Association Congress in Paris. The scholars are contributing to panels and roundtables on current political & societal developments in #LatinAmerica. ➡️ Read: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/las...
#Jihadism is spreading across #SubSaharanAfrica, now being a key source of conflict in this world region. New GIGA data reveal key trends, patterns, and drivers behind this rise. ➡️ Read here the latest #GIGAFocus by #GIGA's Matthias Basedau: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...