Date: October 13 to 14, 2026
Topic: Conflict Early Warning in Times of Power Competition – Limits and Challenges
Organiser: Center for Crisis Early Warning (CCEW) | Kompetenzzentrum Krisenfrüherkennung (KompZ KFE)
Location: German Federal Academy for Security Policy (Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik), Berlin
Below you will find information about the CCEW Symposium 2026 - these are updated regularly.
Please download the Call fo Papers as a PDF
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:
We invite empirical, conceptual, and theoretical papers from scholars at all career stages that address the following topics:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
The participation fee includes access to the conference, the detailed program, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, lunches, and dinner on the first day.
Travel and accommodation costs are not included in the participation fee.
We are pleased to welcome you to our upcoming event. As part of the event, we would like to draw your attention to the application of the Chatham House Rule, which is mandatory for all participants.
The Chatham House Rule aims to promote an open dialogue among participants while maintaining confidentiality. The rule states that participants are free to discuss the contents of the event, but must not disclose the identity or affiliation of the speakers or participants. This allows participants to share their views and experiences honestly and openly, without fear of being traced or published.
As organizers, we want to ensure that all participants have the freedom to express their opinions and views without any consequences. We therefore ask all participants to adhere to the Chatham House Rule and treat their discussions confidentially.
We are confident that the application of the Chatham House Rule will help facilitate an open and productive discussion that will be of great benefit to all participants.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation and look forward to your participation at the CCEW Symposium 2026.