The IFSH and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) in Ottawa are currently establishing a close transatlantic research co-operation. The German and Canadian academics are jointly researching the topic “Middle Powers, Emerging Technologies, and the Crumbling International Order - A Comparative Study of Canada and Germany”. To kick off the collaboration, the Canadian delegation, consisting of Dr. Stephanie Carvin, Prof. Stephen Saideman and Lecturer Leah West, visited the IFSH at the end of October. In several workshop sessions they discussed security in a world order, new technologies, and deterrence strategies and arms control with IFSH director Prof. Ursula Schröder, research group leader Dr. Ulrich Kühn and members of the “Arms Control and New Technologies” research area. Johanna Polle, an IFSH researcher, spent one semester at the Canadian university last year, laying the foundations for this new transatlantic co-operation.
Canadian Research Delegation Visits IFSH
The IFSH and the Canadian Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) of Carleton University, Ottawa, are currently establishing a sustainable transatlantic research cooperation on the topic: “Middle Powers, Emerging Technologies, and the Crumbling International Order - A Comparative Study of Canada and Germany”. Against the backdrop of the “Alliance for Multilateralism” proposed by Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, the project highlights the common and diverging perspectives between Germany and Canada, as well as options for action.
To kick off the collaboration Dr. Stephanie Carvin, Prof. Stephen Saideman and Lecturer Leah West, visited the IFSH from 23 to 25 October 2019. In several workshop sessions, the delegation discussed security in a world order, new technologies, and deterrence strategies and arms control with IFSH Director Prof. Ursula Schröder, Research Group Leader Dr. Ulrich Kühn and members of the “Arms Control and New Technologies” research area. A further highlight was the public panel discussion organised jointly with the ZEIT Foundation on the evening of 24 October at the Bucerius Law School.