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Recent Trends in Global Maritime Terrorism
Dr. Patricia ScheiderGiven the enormous importance of maritime trade for the world trading system, there are considerable concerns about the potential impact of terrorist attacks. Recent incidents involving shots at oil…
MPS class of 2020/21 takes off
Dr. Patricia SchneiderThe 19th class of the Master of Peace and Security Studies began their studies. 26 students from Germany, Iran, Japan, Croatia, Lebanon, Portugal and Turkey were able to successfully start the winter…
New publication by researchers from the Körber Strategic Stability Initiative
Andrey Baklitskiy, Alexandra Bell und Tong Zhao, members of the Körber Strategic Stability Initiative, an international cooperation project lead by the Körber Foundation and the Institute for Peace…
New publication by researchers from the Körber Strategic Stability Initiative
Dr. Ulrich KühnTo Reboot Arms Control, Start with Small Steps
Andrey Baklitskiy, Alexandra Bell und Tong Zhao, members of the Körber Strategic Stability Initiative, an international cooperation project lead by the…
Climate Change, Security Risks, and Violent Conflict
Prof. Dr. Michael BrzoskaCutting-edge research on security-related aspects of climate change has been conducted for more than a decade in the framework of the cluster of excellence on climate change research in Hamburg.…
Perceptions in the Euro - Atlantic: Policy Brief
Dr. Ulrich KühnThe risk of nuclear weapon use is increasing, mainly due to a renaissance of intense US-American and Russian strategic competition that we have not witnessed for a long time. In his Policy Brief for…
New Deep Cuts Issue Briefs out now
Lina-Marieke HilgertDeep Cuts Issue Brief #12
"Incorporating Missile Defense in Strategic Arms Control"
For some six decades, strategic ballistic missile defenses have played an integral role in the evolution of the…
Deep Cuts Briefing with former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Gottemoeller
Lina-Marieke HilgertNuclear arms control faces an uncertain future. The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty, New START, will expire in February 2021, unless Russia and the U.S. extend the accord. Looking beyond…
International Conference of the German Federal Foreign Office: IFSH organizes break-out session on Emerging Technologies
Dr. Alexander Graef, Dr. Moritz KüttTechnological progress in information technology and artificial intelligence not only fuels new developments for civilian purposes, it also has implications for military capabilities and international…
S+F 2/2020: Peacebreaker or Dealmaker? Four Years of US Security and Foreign Policy under President Trump
Dr. Patricia SchneiderDuring his campaign, President Donald Trump promised to “Make America Great Again.” Based on Trump’s view, what explains the American decline is a security and foreign policy created by the political…