IFSH Brief Analysis: Legal Aspects of Attacks on Iranian Nuclear Facilities
By Dr Maria KurandoOn June 13, Israel launched an unprecedented large-scale attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Coupled with subsequent attacks carried out by the United States, these actions represented deeply…
Alexander Kelle et al.: 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…
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…
Governing the Impact of Emerging Technologies: Actors, Technologies, and Regulation
Dr. Ulrich Kühn, in collaboration with Dr. Heather Williams (Center for Strategic & International Studies), has compiled a special issue for the Journal of Strategic Studies. This issue examines…
Excluded from the Table? US-Russia Talks and the Future of Ukraine
The USA and Russia are talking about the future of Ukraine on their own and are excluding both the affected country itself, Ukraine, and Europe: What challenges arise from the new, surprising…
Organizing Nuclear Policies in Europe
Amid rising tensions over Russia's actions in Ukraine, debates about Europe's nuclear security architecture have resurfaced. The historical reliance on the US extended nuclear deterrent has been…