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Promises of protection in times of crisis: The EU as a security guarantor?
Successful completion of the ZUSE research projectIn times of multiple crises, European institutions and states are emphasising the EU’s role as a security guarantor for its citizens. The current election campaign for the 2024 European elections is…
„Never again“ is now: What can the demonstrations against right-wing extremism achieve?
Interview with PD Dr Martin KahlHundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in many cities across Germany in recent days to protest against right-wing extremism. It was triggered by a report about a secret meeting of…
What happens without the New START Treaty?
New Deep Cuts publication by Steven Pifer, Patricia Jaworek and Victor MizinDer New START-Vertrag ist der letzte noch verbliebene Rüstungskontrollvertrag zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten und Russland zur Begrenzung von strategischen Atomwaffen. Auch dieses Abkommen hat der…
IFSH Researcher Joins International Advisory Board of the Peace Research Center Prague
Dr. Ulrich Kühn, head of the IFSH research area Arms Control and Emerging Technologies, was recently appointed to the newly founded International Advisory Board of the Peace Research Centre Prague…Green resilience: Experimental security in the age of climate change
How do plants and trees contribute to public security in times of multiple crises? In the face of the growing climate crisis and other complex risks, vulnerable cities and regions are increasingly…
IFSH Expert Visits US Nuclear Weapons Research Facility
Located in the Nevada desert is the expansive site of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), which was primarily used for nuclear weapons testing by the United States in the past. Today, it serves…
Presentation of Research Results at the UN Headquarters in New York
IFSH Researchers at the Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsBuilding Bridges to Russia in the OSCE?
IFSH Brief Analysis by Dr habil Cornelius Friesendorf
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world’s largest regional security organization, is struggling to remain vital. This is mainly because Russia is using its veto…Russia and the OSCE Crisis – Peace Researcher speaks at popular IFSH event series
The topic could not have been more relevant: the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the participating states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) had just taken place in…
Dr Argyro Kartsonaki is the new coeditor of Ethnopolitics
Argyro Kartsonaki is the new coeditor-in-chief of Ethnopolitics. Ethnopolitics is an established peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes novel research of the highest standards. Articles in this…