Call for Papers
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Invitation to Contribute
We are pleased to invite contributions to the CCEW Symposium 2026 on “Conflict Early Warning in Times of Power Competition – Limits and Challenges”. This year’s event deals with implications of recent global developments for conflict early warning needs and practices. Further it focusses on power competitions that affect different stakeholders in conflict early warning in different ways.
The CCEW Symposium has three aims:
- Strengthening interdisciplinary research to enhance predictive capabilities;
- Fostering data-driven strategies for crisis early warning and strategic foresight within conflict research;
- Establishing a collaborative space for academia, practitioners, and decision-makers.
Call for Papers
We invite empirical, conceptual, and theoretical papers from scholars at all career stages that address the following topics:
- Conflict early warning in times of geopolitical competition and shifting conflict dynamics
- Hybrid threats and their implications for conflict early warning
- Data-related challenges and the use of unstructured data (e.g. text, images) for conflict analysis and prediction
- Innovative approaches to data generation and model design for the study of conflict, political violence, and instability
How to Participate
Interested scholars should submit an abstract of max. 300 words and a short bio via kompzkfe+symposium@unibw.de until June 30, 2026.
A conference fee is required (175€/350€*). Please find more information on our website. We cannot cover travel costs, but we will provide logistical support and catering.
* 175€ for members of a university, a ministry, the armed forces, a government organization/agency dealing with security and defense, or the public sector. 350€ for members of the industry.
We are looking forward to your submissions.
Timeline 2026
June 30: Deadline for abstract submission.
July 31: Notification about acceptance.
Aug. 28: Deadline for speaker, chair and panelists registration.
Sept. 14: Deadline for general registration.
Sept. 25: Submission of full papers.
Oct. 02: Submission presentations.
Preliminary Schedule
Tuesday, October 13:
Registration from 09.00 am
Opening Remarks 10.00 am
Policy Panel 10.40 am
Research Panels 11.30 am
Reception 06.30 pm
Wednesday, October 14:
Opening 09.00 am
Research Panels 09.05 am
Closing 03.00 pm
All times are CET.
Venue
The CCEW Symposium 2026 will be held in person at the German Federal Academy for Security Policy (Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik) in Berlin, Germany.
Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik
Ossietzkystraße 44/45
13187 Berlin
Germany
The event language is English.
Contact
For questions, comments, and queries, please do not hesitate to contact us:
University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Center for Crisis Early Warníng (CCEW)
Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39
85577 Neubiberg