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IFSH Visiting Research Fellow contributes to the Hypersonic Weapons implications research
Dimitry StefanovichOn September 19, 2019, United Nations Institute For Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted a tabletop exercise on hypersonic weapons to better…
New Publication: Battlefield Mercy
Dr. Neil C. RenicIn his latest article, Neil Renic evaluates battlefield mercy in war as a category of supererogation – a meritorious non-duty. The article first considers the inherent tension between supererogatory…
Does Russia actually intend to undermine the strategic balance with new strategic weapons? A sober analysis
Dmitry StefanovichThe tragic accident at the Nenoksa site (Northern Russia) earlier in August 2019 caused headlines worldwide. Unfortunately, technical terms and facts were not always researched thoroughly enough,…
Hamburg Peace Researcher at the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference
Dr. des. Alexander GraefThe IFSH had the honour of giving a guest lecture at this year's Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference in Oslo. During the first session, IFSH Russia expert Dr Alexander Graef spoke on the topic of…
New Publication: OSCE Yearbook 2018
Ursel SchlichtingThe new OSCE Yearbook has been published. This time it focuses on the Western Balkans/South Eastern Europe. The Yearbook contains contributions on the prospects of EU accession for Albania and Serbia,…
IFSH experts at UN conference in Geneva
Dr. Christian Alwardt Dr. Neil RenicConsidered by some to be the third military revolution after the invention of gunpowder and the atomic bomb, autonomous weapons will be able to identify and destroy a target with the help of…
New IFSH Policy Brief
Thomas ReinholdInternet crime, espionage and military attacks from the internet present challenges for the security authorities. A new federal agency will play a central role here in the future. In our current…
New Publication: Radicalisation as a Political Narrative
Dr. Hendrik HegemannThe term "radicalisation" has become established in public discourse as a guiding concept to describe the background of "homemade terrorism" in liberal democracies. However, radicalisation is not only…
Security policy in “uncertain times”: Lectures in Münster
Dr. Hendrik Hegemann Prof. Dr. Götz Neuneck“Some of these answers would unsettle the population” - in autumn 2015, this statement by Thomas de Maizière made the headlines. The then Federal Minister of the Interior was answering the question as…
New Publication: Well-known and little understood. Martial arts groups in Timor-Leste
Dr. Janina PawelzStreet fights involving male youths are a long-standing global phenomenon. In Timor-Leste, rival martial arts groups (MAGs) are commonly linked to youth violence. They gained prominence during…