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US Missile Defence Efforts and Chinas Reservations in East Asia
Dr. Christian AlwardtIn his latest publication in the academic journal Asian Affairs IFSH expert Christian Alwardt takes a look at US-American Missile Defence efforts in East Asia, which have been justified by referencing…
Building Peace from the Ground up in the Caucasus and Central Asia: International Online Workshop at IFSH
Dr. Anna KreikemeyerIn view of armed violence in Nagornyi Karabakh and political unrest in Kyrgyzstan, the question of the possibilities and limits of the local population to contribute to everyday conflict resolution is…
BMBF funds joint IFSH-PRIF research project KURI “Configurations of societal and political practices in dealing with radical Islam”
PD Dr. Martin KahlThe attack at Breitscheidplatz has become a symbol of Islamist terrorism in Germany. In December 2016, a religiously-motivated perpetrator killed 12 people and injured countless more when he purposely…
The Implications of Franco-German Nuclear Co-operation
Dr. Barbara KunzIn her latest publication in the academic journal The Washington Quarterly Barbara Kunz takes up the ongoing debate on increasing doubts about US security guarantees and the idea of a greater role for…
The Düsseldorf Cyber Incident
Jantje SilomonA recent cyber-attack on a hospital in Düsseldorf contributed to the death of a patient. Even though the hospital was well prepared, the incident underscores that much more needs to be done to…
“30 Years Charter of Paris” – German Federal Foreign Office and IFSH organized OSCE round table
Dr Wolfgang Zellner, Nataliya SchapelerThe Charter of Paris marked the end of the Cold War and the division of Europe. It was signed in Paris on 21 November 1990 as the final document of the CSCE Special Summit Conference by 32 European…
Killer robots versus jellyfish: environmental security in the age of the human
Dr. Delf RotheThey attack beachgoers, aquafarms, power plants, and even aircraft carriers: jellyfish are a growing problem in coastal areas across the planet. The jellyfish threat is, however, at least partly…
New research focus on cyber security: We are hiring
Dr. Ulrich KühnThe IFSH team is looking for reinforcement: at the end of the year there will be a new research focus at the Institute, which will deal with the topic of "International Cyber Security". The research…
IFSH Establishes New “International Cyber Security (ICS)” Programme
Dr. Ulrich KühnOn 1 December 2020 the new programme on “International Cyber Security (ICS)” will kick off at IFSH. Within the framework of ICS, a total of two research positions and a project coordination position…
Terrorism and Piracy in Nigeria and Somalia as Social Movements
Dr. Patricia SchneiderIn her latest article, Dr. Patricia Schneider applies social movement theory to piracy and terrorism as a common conceptual roof, contextualizing and theorizing these phenomena. The cases of Nigeria…