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  • The crisis of global arms control – Interview with Time Magazine


    Russia's withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) took legal effect on 7 November. IFSH-Researcher Dr Tobias Fella discusses the background with international experts…

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  • Blog Post: Will a Russian veto lead to the downfall of the OSCE?

     

    Russia's war against Ukraine has aggravated the crisis of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). It is unclear which of the 57 participating States will chair the OSCE in…

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  • Reducing Tensions Over Nuclear Testing at Very Low Yield

     

    In his new publication, Christopher Fichtlscherer examines the heightened tensions between nuclear powers in light of US suspicions that Russia and China may have breached their testing moratorium.…

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  • European energy crisis: Dr Aline Bartenstein as a visiting researcher at Université Laval in Canada


    The ongoing energy crisis in Europe continues to provoke lively discussions - even outside Europe. At the beginning of November, Dr Aline Bartenstein spent a week as a visiting researcher at the…

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  • IFSH Director appointed to DSF Board of Trustees

     

    The Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Start-Watzinger has appointed Prof. Dr Ursula Schröder to the Board of Trustees of the German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF). The term of…

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  • Workshop in Hamburg on Arms Control and Emerging Technologies

     

    On October 19th, the Working Group on Arms Control and Emerging Technologies gathered for a workshop in Hamburg hosted by IFSH together with the Center for Strategic and International Studies

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  • Welcome to IFSH: New group of students has started the MPS programme

    In mid-October, the 22nd cohort of Peace and Security Studies MA students started their studies: 26 young women and men from Germany, Australia and the Ukraine will now gain scientific and practical…

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  • Germany’s National Strategy and International Cooperation

    Register now: Bonn Symposium at the Development and Peace Foundation in cooperation with IFSH and INEF on 23.11.2023.

    For the first time in history, Germany has published a National Security Strategy. In his foreword, Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasises the importance of partnerships “with the upcoming countries of…

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  • Refugees as Co-Researchers at IFSH

    At the IFSH, the research focuses on the search for non-violent solutions to national and international crises, conflicts and wars. The project “doing peace” has been running since 2020 and is…

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  • The Future of the CFE Treaty: Interview in "Arms Control Today"

     

    NATO allies are increasingly questioning the value of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty as Russia continues to wage war on Ukraine and to destabilize regional security. Known as…

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