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Participation in Radical Right Research International Network (RIN) Workshop, Swansea University
On 6 – 7 March 2019, the inaugural Radical Right Research International Network (RIN) Workshop was held at Swansea University. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together a network of…
Power Breakfast on OSCE Network RISK Study, Vienna
Intense Debate at Power Breakfast on OSCE Network RISK Study, Vienna 12 February 2019
Early in the morning of 12 February, diplomatic Vienna witnessed an intense debate on the report “Reducing the…
„The new instability“ – new publication
In his latest publication IFSH expert on arms control, Ulrich Kühn, shows the background of the end of the INF Treaty. Read the full article here.
Central Asia Day
On 7 December, IFSH organized the Fifth Interdisciplinary Central Asia Day, which addressed “New Tendencies in and around Central Asia: Domestic Developments, Regional Cooperation and External…
Dissertation on the United Nations published
The UN Security Council bears a primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. However, members of the world’s most important international institution frequently…
Who owns the sea? Discussion at the German Historical Museum in Berlin
Goethe's Mephisto paints a cruel picture of trade on the high seas and concludes:" War, trade and piracy, they are inseparable."
What legal and (economic) political forces dominate the seas today…
MALE-Drone Proliferation in Europe: IFAR Working Paper
MALE-Drone Proliferation in Europe: Assessing the Status Quo Regarding Acquisition, Research and Development, and Employment
By Johanna Polle
Military drones of the MALE-category (Medium Altitude…
Experience security policy first hand
The students of the "Master of Peace and Security Studies" drove to Berlin for three days led by Dr. Patricia Schneider to experience security policy up close.
The highlights included a visit to…
5th Interdisciplinary Central Asia Day - 7 December 2018
New Tendencies in and around Central Asia: Domestic Developments, Regional Cooperation and External Relations
Central Asian states are undergoing diverse developments.
The Fifth Central Asia…
New publication: Hobsbawm in Trinidad: understanding contemporary modalities of urban violence
Eric Hobsbawm’s milestone work Bandits is attentive to the rural poor and situates social banditry within the world of peasant resistance, but his concepts are surprisingly adaptable to contemporary…