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On the global visual politics of climate engineering
For decades, interventions into the Earth system to prevent the most severe consequences of climate change were the stuff of science fiction novels or computer simulations. Meantime, however,…
IFSH Scientist selected to support Scientific Advisory Group of Ban Treaty
In 2017, states negotiated the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (also called “Ban Treaty”). It entered into force in 2021 and prohibits 68 member states from producing, owning and using…
Cybersecurity: Global risks and new efforts in international cooperation
Parliamentary Briefing of the IFSH in Berlin
Criminal cyber-attacks have become one of the greatest security threats, with potentially enormous economic as well as dramatic socio-political consequences. In order to contain these risks, UN…A Comprehensive View at Germany's Security
Event on the National Security Strategy at the Hamburg State Representation in Berlin.Turkey’s nuclear energy depends on Russia
Turkey’s quest for nuclear energy is a long journey, which started in the 1950s and consisted of five failed attempts, before a last strategy shift in 2008. This allowed Turkey to sign a contract for…Four ways the Russia-Ukraine war could end
In his latest op-ed for the British newspaper The Telegraph, Dr. Alexander Graef explains how the Ukrainian war might unfold. One year after the start of the war, he notes that some of his…
IFSH researcher as Helmut Schmidt Fellow in Washington DC
Dr. Barbara Kunz has been awarded the Helmut Schmidt Fellowship of the German Marshall Fund and the ZEIT Foundation and will conduct research in Washington DC from March to July 2023. Focusing on the…Suspending Russia from the OSCE? Think twice
Should an international organization expel a state that violates fundamental principles of that organization? There is no easy answer to this question because expulsion can have both advantages and…
IFSH Press Release: One Year of War in the Ukraine
One year ago, Russia started its war against Ukraine with massive attacks. The invasion of a sovereign state is not only a blatant breach of international law. It has also changed the European…
IFSH press release: Russia puts last major arms control treaty on ice
For now, Russia plans to suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty. This was announced by the Russian president Wladimir Putin in his speech to the nation, in which he blamed…