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An event with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, co-hosted by the Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation and the IFSH
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Historical Photo Gallery
Wolf Graf von Baudissin was the first Director of the IFSH. This photo shows him in his private office in 1969.
Wolf Graf von Baudissin during a panel discussion.
Wolf Graf von Baudissin in the NDR tv-studio.
Wolf Graf von Baudissin was followed by Egon Bahr. The former Federal Minister headed the IFSH from 1984 to 1994.
In 1993, OSCE Ambassador of the USA John Kornblum and US Ambassador Jonathan Dean met with the Institute Director Egon Bahr at the IFSH (from right to left).
The IFSH team on a naval vessel in 1991.
On 7 May 1997, at the invitation of the IFSH and the Association for the Promotion of the Institute for Peace Research (VFIF), former Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt spoke at the University of Hamburg on the topic of "Globalisation and its effects on the economy and democracy".
On 11 March 1992, the former Soviet Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mikhail Gorbachev visited the IFSH. In this picture he is talking to the then Institute Director Egon Bahr.
The former Institute Director Egon Bahr (left) during a picnic in the garden with his staff.
The former institute building at Falkenstein (Blankenese, Hamburg) with its large garden offered enough space for barbecues.
The IFSH was the first institute in Germany to introduce a Master's programme in Peace and Conflict Studies (MPS) in the winter semester 2002/2003.
MPS Graduation Ceremony 2017
Every year in October, MPS students celebrate their graduation.
Every two years the IFSH participates in the "Night of Knowledge" in Hamburg.
IFSH researcher Dr Margret Johannsen lectures on the Middle East conflict at the "Night of Knowledge" 2017.
OSCE Academy 2002
The IFSH prepares representatives of OSCE participating States for the OSCE Chairmanship of their country. This picture is showing such a training in Hamburg in June 2008.
In 2019, the IFSH was awarded the contract for the research project "Arms Control and New Technologies" by the Federal Foreign Office. The official start of the project was celebrated in the presence of Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas with a ceremony in Hamburg City Hall.
International researchers are regular guests at IFSH. In July 2007, IFSH researchers Dr Frank Evers (left), Dr Wolfgang Zellner (4th from left) and Dr Anna Kreikemeyer (4th from right) received a delegation from Asia.
Some colleagues relaxed by playing soccer. They founded their own team. Their matches against the team of the Bundeswehr Führungsakademie are still considered legendary today.