Peace Report 2021 Published
"Europe can do more!" This is the rallying cry of the four leading German Peace research institutes call for in their current Peace Report, which they have presented today at the Federal Press…
New Policy Paper: "Weapons of Mass Distortion"
Which emerging technologies are most likely to escalate a crisis? And which nuclear risk reduction measures could mitigate any potential risks of emerging technologies, while also capitalising on…
New Project on Nuclear Warhead Authentication
In March 2021, a new research project started working on nuclear disarmament verification. The authentication of nuclear weapons ensures that an object is indeed a nuclear weapon. In this project, C…
Lecture about Germany´s nuclear politics since the Cold War
On April 13, 2021, Ulrich Kühn gave a lecture titled "Choosing the U.S. Nuclear Umbrella: Counterproductive Consequences of Germany's Love for the Status Quo" within the lecture series "IR Talks" at…ISA Annual Conference 2021
The team of the research area Arms Control and Emerging Technologies was again represented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference 2021, from 6th to 9th April. The conference…New IFSH Video on Autonomous Weapons
Drones and autonomous weapons - blessing or curse?The war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in Autumn 2020 and the 2019 attack on an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia show that unmanned weapons systems such as drones are now being used deliberately to…
Between rejection and accession: Germany and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Dr. Oliver MeierOn 22 January 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force. The 54 states parties are prohibited from possessing nuclear weapons as assisting nuclear weapons…
German and Japanese perspective on the current nuclear disarmament architecture
Dr. Ulrich KühnInterview with the Japanese-German Center Berlin
In the conversation moderated by Renate Tenbusch, Director of the EU Office of the Friedrich-Ebert- Foundation, Ulrich Kühn discusses the current…
Virtual conference: Security Perspectives for Northern Europe
Dr. Ulrich KühnSince the conflict in Ukraine and Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 the Baltic states fear of a military attack by Russia is increasing. Adding to this fear is a growing military presence in the…
Back to the Future? The New Missile Crisis
Dr. Ulrich KühnIn his contribution peace researcher and head of the Arms Control and Emerging Technologies project at the IFSH, Ulrich Kühn, offers the reader a historical summary of the INF-Treaty up to the current…