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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…New OSCE Insights publications on the war in Ukraine
Two new OSCE Insights publications, by P. Terrence Hopmann, and Tetyana Malyarenko and Stefan Wolff, discuss approaches to end the war in Ukraine and ways to support the country’s recovery and…
The crisis of global arms control – Interview with Time Magazine
Russia's withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) took legal effect on 7 November. IFSH-Researcher Dr Tobias Fella discusses the background with international experts…Successful completion of Hamburg participatory project "MUVE - Understanding and Dealing with Multiple Crises”
Final event and exciting experience reviews from the “Research Workshops Crises!” at Hamburg Central LibraryGlobal warming, pandemic, wars: while one crisis is still brewing, the next is already on the horizon. The effects of these multiple crises also pose great challenges to Hamburg’s citizens and…
Blog Post: Will a Russian veto lead to the downfall of the OSCE?
Russia's war against Ukraine has aggravated the crisis of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe(OSCE). It is unclear which of the 57 participating States will chair the OSCE in…
Can we learn about peace formation from village elders?
Dr Anna Kreikemeyer spoke about peace formation from below in the popular IFSH event series HADLEY'S Evening Salon.Every man for himself. We still have in our minds the dramatic pictures of the Western withdrawal from Afghanistan. In August 2021, the 20-year long operation ended in an unprecedented catastrophe. It…