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First Workshop of the Deep Cuts Commission
The first workshop of the trilateral German-U.S.-Russian Deep Cuts Commission took place in Hamburg on October, 28-29. During these two days, participants discussed prospects of further nuclear…
New Publication: U.S. Nuclear Force Structure and Deep Reductions
The first Deep Cuts working paper by Ivan Oelrich analyzes the current U.S. nuclear force structure and doctrine with a view to overcoming existing impediments on the way to further downsizing the…
Interview with NYT on risks for weapons control arising from 3D-printers
The New Times reported on risks for weapons control arising from 3D-Printer technology, including information based on an interview with Michael Brzoska.
LinkThe Ministries of Transport and Defence's "Defence and Traffic" Seminar
The 41st "Defence and Traffic" Seminar took place at the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) in Hamburg. Dr. Schneider was the only female participant of the ca. 40 attendees invited by the…
ifsh-news 100 (August - September 2013) published
Issue 100 (August - September 2013) of ifsh-news has been published.
New Publication: Media Discourse on Jihadist Terrorism in Europe
Reinke de Buitrago, Sybille. Media Discourse on Jihadist Terrorism in Europe. In: Journal of Terrorism Research, Vol. 4, No 2, S. 3-13, University of St. Andrews, UK, 2013.
45 Students familiarized themselves with Peace Research and Maritime Security
Dr. Patricia Schneider welcomed a group of 45 senior students from the Marienschule of Offenbach am Main, accompanied by a youth officer and two teachers to the IFSH. The job of a peace researcher and…
The ambiguity of the patrimonial power monopoly in Kazakhstan
Sebastian Schiek has presented his paper "The Ambiguity of the patrimonial power monopoly in Kazakhstan" during the panel "Authoritarianism and Neopatrimonialism in the post-Soviet Area: internal…
DAAD summer school on Afghanistan and Central Asia
The IFSH organized a summer school on the impact of the Afghanistan conflict on Central Asia, which took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The summer school offered lectures by Prof. Dr. Michael Brzoska,…