The Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK) is an independent and interdisciplinary cerntre located within the Department of Political Science at the University of Heidelberg.

Since 1991, HIIK has focused on the emergence, course, and settlement of interstate and intrastate political conflicts.

The Conflict Barometer is published annually and contains current research findings for each given year. The digital version of the Conflict Barometer 2013 (PDF) can be downloaded here.

The HIIK also updates and maintains the conflict database CONIS.