Syria, Colombia, Brexit, the election of Donald Trump – 2016 remarks a year full of challenges for the global order and foreign affairs. For IFAIR, these events presented an even greater motivation to promote the engagement of the young generation in international relations, which led to the formation of four Impact Groups: EU-ASEAN Perspectives, Memory as a Tool of Change, United Nations Parliament, and LACalaytics. In cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office, the European Institute for Asian Studies, and the KANITA Center for Research on Women and Gender, the Impact Group EU-ASEAN perspectives brought together a delegation of 13 participants to discuss gender equality with civil-society and […]

The year of 2017 remarks a special year for both IFAIR and international politics. In various countries, among them Germany, France, the Netherlands, South Korea, Iran, and Chile, important elections took place. Following an increasing interest in foreign affairs and international relations, the IFAIR community increased by more than 25 percent and the core team gained many new members In line with IFAIR’s purpose to promote the engagement of young people in this field, the two Impact Groups “Common Remembrance, Future Relations” and “Memory as a Tool of Change” were founded in 2017. The burden of the past and blind spots […]

In the second part of IFAIR’s anniversary time travel, we focus on the year 2018. In 2018, the second edition of the LACalytics programme took place so that we want to make use of this opportunity to present this unique programme. LACalytics is an IFAIR Impact Group which aims at facilitating interregional cooperation between students and young professionals from Europe (EU) and the Latin America-Caribbean region (LAC). The term LACalytics originates from merging LAC – the abbreviation for Latin America and the Caribbean – with analytics in order to highlight one of the programme’s features: Analysing the LAC-region. However, this […]

Today, we need people who think globally and are willing to shape international affairs. IFAIR makes young people a part of global politics and global politics a part of daily political life. This year, IFAIR celebrates its 10-year anniversary and we want to use this opportunity to present the organization, its organizational structure and shed light on the way we work.   IFAIR stands for Young Initiative on Foreign Affairs and International Relations, which illustrates the core of our organization: We unite young people with interest in actively shaping foreign affairs. Our motto is “Think. Learn. Act.” We learn from […]

Are you interested in international relations and foreign affairs? Do you want to become part of a young team and actively shape a successful and fastly growing organization? Do you want to take over responsibility of an international project? Then join us and become a member of IFAIR’s core team on a voluntary basis. More information can be found here (only available in German as advanced knowledge of German is required due to the organisation’s structure and the main cooperation partners). Please apply until 7th August, 2020 by sending your application to Anne Laible (anne.laible@ifair.eu).    

The Young Initiative on Foreign Affairs and International Relations is looking for short stories in times of Corona! One virus is keeping the whole world in suspense. Strict government measures have been implemented, healthcare systems are under extreme pressure and the daily life has changed dramatically – all over the world. In light of this unprecedented event, IFAIR is interested in observations and opinions from young people around the world. Send us a short article about your observations or opinion regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and politics in your country (of residence). Feel free to choose the focus of your article […]

The last year has seen the steady rise of political polarisation around the world. The second Turkish offensive in Syria, the swelling conflict between the USA and Iran, spiking animosities between the EU and the United Kingdom due to Brexit, an increasingly dire state of affairs in Brazil or Poland and the AfD’s gains in local German elections. This is just a small excerpt of the political events that shaped 2019 – and they are enough to think about the future with gloom and a heavy heart. Nevertheless, 2019 also saw the rise of the activism of Greta Thunberg, Fridays […]

Are you interested in international relations and foreign affairs? Do you want to become part of a young team and actively shape a successful and fastly growing organization? Do you want to take over responsibility of an international project? Then join us! IFAIR is searching for members of our core team on a voluntary basis: Regional Directors for the Latin America & Caribbean region (LAC) – 2 positions Regional Director for the EU & Europe region – 1 position More information can be found here (only available in German as advanced knowledge of German is required due to the organisation’s […]