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History does (sometimes) repeat itself
Prof. Dr. Michael BrzoskaWhy are the topics from the founding years of German peace research relevant again today
During its beginnings in the latter half of the 1960s, peace research in Germany benefited from including…
German and Japanese perspective on the current nuclear disarmament architecture
Dr. Ulrich KühnInterview with the Japanese-German Center Berlin
In the conversation moderated by Renate Tenbusch, Director of the EU Office of the Friedrich-Ebert- Foundation, Ulrich Kühn discusses the current…
New research project “ZUSE" takes off
Dr. Hendrik HegemannIn 2015, the EU declared its goal to establish a “Security Union”. The former President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, aimed to create “a Europe that protects”. And the new President…
The "Politics of Scale" in German Political Science: A new DVPW Blog Series
Dr. Regina HellerIn the fall of 2020, IFSH, UHH, GIGA and HSFK jointly organized an online workshop on the topic of "Politics of Scale". The workshop's discussions have now resulted in a number of contributions,…
Studying Everyday Order and Peace from the Ground Up - Workshop Report published
Dr. Anna KreikemeyerThe German Foundation for Peace Research has published Anna Kreikemeyer's report on an IFSH-workshop on peace formation in Central Eurasia. This report summarizes regional expert‘s findings on the…
More credibility in climate security efforts - a blog post
Prof. Dr. Michael Brzoska, Dr. Nora Judith Hardt and Alina ViehoffEven after Germany's membership in the United Nations Security Council, the German government should strive to keep the issue of climate change on the international agenda. Judith Nora Hardt, Michael…
New Policy Brief: Reforming UNCCW Decision-Making
Prof. Dr. Elvira RosertIn the past decades, the United Nations Conference on Certain Conventional Weapons (UNCCW) has heavily struggled to pass legally binding treaties. With the current process on the use of autonomy in…
Deep Cuts Issue Brief #15: The TPNW and the NPT
Lina-Marieke Hilgert, Angela Kane and Anastasia MalyginaOn 22nd January 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force. The UN Secretary-General will convene a first meeting of states parties within one year. Also in 2021,…
Virtual conference: Security Perspectives for Northern Europe
Dr. Ulrich KühnSince the conflict in Ukraine and Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 the Baltic states fear of a military attack by Russia is increasing. Adding to this fear is a growing military presence in the…
Zero-case strategy to lead Germany out of the Corona crisis
Prof. Dr. Elvira RosertThe pandemic must end and it can end - this is the message of a strategy paper presented by an interdisciplinary team of researchers. They suggest a new direction: Containment efforts should pursue…