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IFSH Brief Analysis: The Helsinki Final Act at Fifty - A Flawed Guide for the Present
By Dr habil. Cornelius FriesendorfThis year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act (HFA). Amid Russia’s attempt to destroy Ukraine and the risk of war between Russia and NATO, it is tempting to turn to the HFA for…
Alexander Kelle et al.: Countering the Continuing Danger from Toxin Weapons
The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), also known as the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), was enacted on March 26, 1975. In 2025, the world marks the 50th anniversary of this landmark…
Doing peace! A Framework for Participatory Research in Peace and Security Studies
This research report outlines a new agenda for participatory and transdisciplinary projects in peace and security studies. It sketches out what new forms of knowledge co-creation, participatory…
Germany‘s leading peace research institutes present their 2025 Peace Report
European Security Needs More Than WeaponsWar in the Ukraine and Gaza, authoritarian state restructuring in the US, power shifts in the international order: Europe must take greater responsibility for its own security in the future. In so…
Kick-off event in Brussels for the European science network ‘PEACE Action’
The steadily increasing number of violent conflicts around the globe is evidence of a world in turmoil. The war in Ukraine and the scale of violence in Gaza once again emphasise the need for conflict…
China's military and nuclear armament: IFSH workshop at the Federal Academy for Security Policy
China has massively expanded its military and nuclear arsenal in recent years. Projections by the US Department of Defense assume that China could have more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, with a…
IFSH- Brief Analysis: Information Warfare in Germany – Transatlantically intensified? IFSH Brief Analysis
By Thilo GeigerTargeted disinformation and influence operations appear to have become a norm in Germany as part of Russia's hybrid warfare. The statements made by the Trump administration, which have sparked…