Frieden verhandeln im Krieg: Russlands Krieg, Chancen auf Frieden und die Kunst des Verhandelns

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Wars usually end at the negotiating table - there is a consensus on this point. But why is an end to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine so difficult to achieve? Which paths lead to the negotiation table with Russia? What challenges does this pose, especially for Ukraine as a victim of Russian aggression? And how can a peace treaty be negotiated that really works? Based on many years of research, Cindy Wittke and her co-author Mandy Ganske-Zapf discuss in “Frieden verhandeln im Krieg: Russlands Krieg, Chancen auf Frieden und die Kunst des Verhandelns” the conditions under which Ukraine and Russia could enter into negotiations and how this could lead to a lasting peace agreement.

This is the first German-language non-fiction book to deal with the challenges of peace negotiations in this war in a scientifically sound manner - and that makes it clear that the search for answers has become vital. For Ukraine, but also for Europe.

On January 16, 2025, author Cindy Wittke and Berlin-based international law expert Helmut Aust will discuss the challenges of international law and legal policy on the path to a peace agreement. The discussion will be moderated by Rike Krämer-Hoppe from the University of Regensburg.

Our speakers: 

• Cindy Wittke, author, head of the political science research group at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) in Regensburg
• Helmut Aust, Professor of Public Law and the Internationalization of the Legal System at the Department of Law at the Free University of Berlin
• Moderation: Rike Krämer-Hoppe, Professor of Public Law and Transregional Norm Development at the Department of Interdisciplinary and Multiscalar Area Studies and the Faculty of Law at the University of Regensburg

About the authors:

• Prof. Dr. Cindy Wittke is head of the Political Science Research Group at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) in Regensburg. From the perspective of international relations and international law, she has been researching the negotiation and implementation of peace agreements and territorial conflicts in Eastern Europe for many years.
• Mandy Ganske-Zapf is a political scientist and freelance journalist on Eastern Europe. She lived in Russia for two years and has also undertaken numerous research trips to the country. Her main areas of interest are politics, media (in)freedom and society.