Activities

European Nuclear Deterrence: Of Independence and Security

“Can Europeans build their own independent extended nuclear deterrent?” Ulrich Kühn and other experts addressed that question for Strategic Europe. While  ...

Franziska Stärk in the Media: Doubts about US reliability spark new debate in Germany on the future of nuclear security

In an interview with DW News, Franziska Stärk spoke about the German debate on nuclear safety (link).  ...

What the Reorientation of US Foreign Policy Means for NATO – Guest Article in the taz

Defense spending can be increased quickly—writing a new defense strategy for NATO without the USA is, on the other hand, a  ...

Lukas Mengelkamp and Tim Thies in the Media: German Plans to Increase Defense Spending

With Inkstick Media Lukas Mengelkamp and Tim Thies discussed Germany’s plans to increase defense spending (link).  ...

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  ...

Ulrich Kühn in the Media: A French Nuclear Umbrella

Ulrich Kühn spoke to MDR Aktuell about a possible French nuclear umbrella (link).  ...

Key Insights on Nuclear Risks and Disarmament

For the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the Scientific Advisory Group prepared  ...

Alexander Graef in the Media: The State of the Ukraine War

Alexander Graef spoke with STANDARD about the situation in Ukraine after three years of war (link).  ...

Ulrich Kühn in the Media: Compulsory Military Service and European Nuclear Deterrence

In the context of the 2025 Bundestag election, Ulrich Kühn spoke to WDR about the currently discussed reintroduction of compulsory military  ...

New Documentary Series: The Wars of the Future

A new two-part documentary by ZDFInfo focuses on the warfare of the future. Anja Dahlmann and other colleagues from the IFSH  ...