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…
New contributions in the "Russian Analytical Digest”
Dr. U. Kühn, Dr. A. Graef, Dr. O. MeierIn the latest issue of the academic journal russian analytical digest three IFSH peace researchers contributed new publications on strategic stability, the European arms control regime and a…
Perceptions in the Euro - Atlantic: Policy Brief
Dr. Ulrich KühnThe risk of nuclear weapon use is increasing, mainly due to a renaissance of intense US-American and Russian strategic competition that we have not witnessed for a long time. In his Policy Brief for…
International Conference of the German Federal Foreign Office: IFSH organizes break-out session on Emerging Technologies
Dr. Alexander Graef, Dr. Moritz KüttTechnological progress in information technology and artificial intelligence not only fuels new developments for civilian purposes, it also has implications for military capabilities and international…
US Missile Defence Efforts and Chinas Reservations in East Asia
Dr. Christian AlwardtIn his latest publication in the academic journal Asian Affairs IFSH expert Christian Alwardt takes a look at US-American Missile Defence efforts in East Asia, which have been justified by referencing…
The Implications of Franco-German Nuclear Co-operation
Dr. Barbara KunzIn her latest publication in the academic journal The Washington Quarterly Barbara Kunz takes up the ongoing debate on increasing doubts about US security guarantees and the idea of a greater role for…