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Video Online: "It's (not) rocket science" - rocket potentials explained in an understandable way
IFSH contribution to the German Forum on Security Policy 2023The use of missiles in military contexts, the entities they pose threats to, and the ways they can be averted or effectively controlled through arms control policies have been extensively discussed…
CORE participates in OSCE Parliamentary Assembly event
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) brings together members of parliament from all 57 OSCE participating States. From May 5 to May 7, 2023, the OSCE PA met in Berlin to discuss OSCE field…Tracking Climate Securitization: Framings of Climate Security by Civil and Defense Ministries
Anselm VoglerDefense ministries regularly refer to climate security in their strategy documents. Recently, “civil” ministries also begun mentioning climate security. However, they do not mean the same thing. In…
European Week in Hamburg: IFSH researcher discusses about Ukraine aid
The Russian attack on Ukraine has unleashed a weave of solidarity in Europe. Besides concrete humanitarian aid operation, many European cities cooperate with Ukrainian cities in order to help…
Can the European Union Tackle Afghanistan’s Crises?
Rahimullah KakarAfter the U.S.-led coalition, in which the EU was a significant partner, withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, the country entered another political vacuum. The currently fragile state of affairs in…
IFSH Researcher at ISA Annual Conference 2023
Survey experiments, increasingly popular in studying international politics, were highlighted in a dedicated panel at the recent International Studies Association (ISA) 2023 Annual Convention in…
Conflicts you can touch
On 13 April, students of the Peace and Security Studies Master's programme visited the Innovation Lab at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in Hamburg, which had opened a few days earlier. The…
The Chemical Weapons Convention: Old Goals, New Implementation
Dr. Alexander KelleIn his new article in Nonproliferation Review, Dr. Alexander Kelle analyzes the shifting focus in the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which has been in existence for 25 years.…
Hamburg citizens show great interest in IFSH research workshop
First crises-workshop successfully started at Bücherhallen HamburgWhat do the citizens of Hamburg perceive as a crisis? Where and in what ways do crises affect their areas of life – and how do citizens deal with that? This is what the IFSH researchers want to find…
Researchers discuss the future of arms control
On 19 April 2023, international experts gathered at a workshop, jointly organized by IFSH and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in Washington, D.C. to discuss the future of…