IFSH receives funding for nuclear network project with Harvard University
Russia's nuclear threats in the context of their invasion of Ukraine have put nuclear deterrence once more high on the political agenda. At the same time, an increasing technological competition is…Dr Ulrich Kühn on the "Military Matters" podcast
He feels like he is in the film "Back to the Future", explains arms control expert Dr Ulrich Kühn in an interview on the "Military Matters" podcast about the current security situation in Europe. We…
TPNW Member States Follow Recommendations from IFSH and Princeton Researchers
From 21 to June 23, the first meeting of State parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was held Vienna. In a statement at the meeting, IFSH researcher Moritz Kütt presented…New Special Issue: Crisis in Arms Control
Since the turn of the millennium, we haven seen a crisis in international arms control. Bilateral negotiations between Russia and the United States have never been tension-free. However, between…
The Injustice of the Nuclear Security Order
In his article for Transatlantic Policy Quarterly (Spring 2022, Vol. 21, No. 1) Ulrich Kühn questions the U.S. and NATO rhetoric which claims that nuclear weapons have helped to sustain peace. While…Video: IFSH Panel Discussion on Military Applications of Emerging and Evolving Technologies
Are cyber and space technologies and unmanned weapons systems such as drones so-called "game changers" in war? Which new developments already exist, which are still in the test phase and how could…Prof. Dr Götz Neuneck receives Cross of Merit
Prof. Dr Götz Neuneck, former Deputy Director of the IFSH and long-time head of the research area IFAR², has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (“Verdienstkreuz am…
Non-violence and Ukraine
IFSH Brief Analysis by Dr Neil Renic"Non-violent struggle has a limited but important role to play in the Russia-Ukraine war." (Dr Neil Renic)
Russia’s violent assault on Ukraine is morally and legally indefensible. The Ukrainian…
Nuclear threat of the war in Ukraine? Interview in The Irish Times
In an interview with The Irish Times, Dr. Ulrich Kühn talks about the nuclear danger of the war in Ukraine and the behavior of Russian President Putin. Putin's rationality is difficult to assess,…