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The Helsinki Final Act at 50: Lessons for European Security
On 23 June 2025 the ISFH hosted an expert roundtable at its Berlin office to reflect on the enduring significance of the Helsinki Final Act fifty years after.
Five decades after the signing of the CSCE…Countering the Continuing Danger from Toxin Weapons
The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), also known as the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), was enacted on March 26, 1975. In 2025, the world marks the 50th anniversary of this landmark…
The Helsinki Final Act at Fifty: A Flawed Guide for the Present
IFSH Brief Analysis by Dr habil. Cornelius FriesendorfThis year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act (HFA). Amid Russia’s attempt to destroy Ukraine and the risk of war between Russia and NATO, it is tempting to turn to the HFA for…
Doing peace! A Framework for Participatory Research in Peace and Security Studies
This research report outlines a new agenda for participatory and transdisciplinary projects in peace and security studies. It sketches out what new forms of knowledge co-creation, participatory…
Germany‘s leading peace research institutes present their 2025 Peace Report
European Security Needs More Than WeaponsWar in the Ukraine and Gaza, authoritarian state restructuring in the US, power shifts in the international order: Europe must take greater responsibility for its own security in the future. In so…
China's military and nuclear armament: IFSH workshop at the Federal Academy for Security Policy
China has massively expanded its military and nuclear arsenal in recent years. Projections by the US Department of Defense assume that China could have more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, with a…
Information Warfare in Germany – Transatlantically intensified? IFSH Brief Analysis by Thilo Geiger
Targeted disinformation and influence operations appear to have become a norm in Germany as part of Russia's hybrid warfare. The statements made by the Trump administration, which have sparked…