(Re)searching for Peace: First Anniversary of “Arms of Control and Emerging Technologies” at the IFSH
Read moreThe world is in a state of upheaval. States are arming themselves. Newer and even more powerful weapons are being developed, and some are already being put to use. From the termination of the INF…
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IFSH researchers visualize the Open Skies Treaty
Dr. Alexander Graef Dr. Moritz KüttRead moreThe Open Skies Treaty is in danger. Signed in March 1992, it has been in force since January 2002 and permits 34 states in Europe and North America, including Germany, to conduct unarmed observation…
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Arms race: Dark past or current danger?
NATO double-track, Pershing II missiles, underground nuclear bunkers: 1983 is considered one of the most dangerous years during the Cold War. More than one million people took to the streets in the Federal Republic of Germany at the time to demonstrate against the arms race. The Cold War is now history and its dangers seemed to have been overcome forever. But contracts from that time, which were intended to protect against armament, are expiring or are being terminated. Almost unnoticed by the public, a new era of the arms race has begun, this time with even more powerful bombs and new technologies.
Short and easy to understand, our animated explanatory video shows the dangers of the modern arms race.
(German with English subtitle)
New IFSH Research Report
Artificial intelligence is based on software technologies such as data and algorithms and is considered a key technology in many countries. It is associated with numerous promises, not only in economic terms, but also for use in the military sector. These are often visions and concrete applications are sometimes far from being ready for the market. But software technologies such as artificial intelligence are playing an increasingly important role both at the planning level and in the procurement of modern weapon systems.
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