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COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Germany‘s Federalism a Blessing or a Curse for Fighting the Coronavirus?
Helge MartinAre centrally organized or even authoritarian states at an advantage over federal systems or liberal democracies in general when it comes to fighting the pandemic? Especially at the beginning of the…
Uncharted Waters: Europe and the End of Nuclear Arms Control
Dr. Ulrich KühnIn his latest publication in the academic journal Turkish Policy Ulrich Kühn takes a closer look at the current state of nuclear disarmament. Shedding light on the most important actors and providing…
New IFSH Research Report: A Climate for Change in the UNSC?
Dr. Judith Nora Hardt und Alina ViehoffTo what extent do the 15 current member states of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) perceive climate change as a threat to their own security and security worldwide? To what extent do they…
Special Issue: IFSH Peace Researcher as guest editor
Dr. Anna KreikemeyerIn view of a crisis of liberal universalism, peace research is facing many new challenges. How is peace conceived beyond European democracy and the rule of law? How do ordinary people actually manage…
Team of cooperation project between IFSH and the Körber Foundation presents first key findings
Dr. Ulrich KühnThe "Körber Strategic Stability Initiative" project (short: KSSI) regularly convenes a group of experts from China, Russia, the United States and Europe to develop policy options for current…
Review: The arduous path to arms control
Dr. Ulrich KühnABM, SALT, INF, New START: These letter abbreviations stand for decisive milestones in arms control, which were preceded by years of arduous diplomatic negotiations. Frequently, political crises and…
What if a Nuclear Bomb Fell on Hamburg?
On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, the IFSH released an animated video showing what would happen if an atomic bomb were dropped on Hamburg.The atomic bombs dropped on Japan in August 1945 represent the cruelty and destructive power of this type of weapon, and yet they have failed to serve as a warning. The world’s nuclear powers have…
Democratising Security – Graduate Programme launched
Starting 1 October 2020, the Hamburg-wide graduate programme on “Democratising Security in Turbulent Times” will take off. The graduate programme is a collaboration of Universität Hamburg, the…
Why is far-right rhetoric so dangerous? - new journal article
Holger Marcks, Dr Janina PawelzIn recent years, scholars and policy makers alike have striven to unpack the black box of extremists’ online communication and the rise of far-right violence. IFSH experts Holger Marcks and Janina…
Revelation or Revolution? Russia’s New, Official ‘Nuclear Doctrine’
Dmitry StefanovichIn June 2020, the Kremlin publicly released what comes closest to an official ‘Nuclear Doctrine’. Now, for the first time ever, there is a solid official basis for analyzing Russian concepts of…