Activities

Germany Debates Nuclear Weapons, Again. But Now it’s Different

Germany is once again debating nuclear deterrence. This has happened on various occasions before: in 2016 when Donald Trump came into  ...

Presentation of Research Results at the UN Headquarters in New York

IFSH Researchers at the Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons The Treaty on the Prohibition  ...

Reducing Tensions Over Nuclear Testing at Very Low Yield

In his new publication, Christopher Fichtlscherer examines the heightened tensions between nuclear powers in light of US suspicions that Russia and  ...

Workshop in Hamburg on Arms Control and Emerging Technologies

On October 19th, the Working Group on Arms Control and Emerging Technologies gathered for a workshop in Hamburg hosted by IFSH  ...

Researchers discuss the future of arms control

On 19 April 2023, international experts gathered at a workshop, jointly organized by IFSH and the Center for Strategic and International  ...

The Legacy Costs of Joining a Nuclear Alliance

Focusing on the northern NATO accession debate, Franziska Stärk and Dr. Ulrich Kühn discuss the legacy costs faced by Finland and  ...

IFSH Researcher at ISA Annual Conference 2023

Survey experiments, increasingly popular in studying international politics, were highlighted in a dedicated panel at the recent International Studies Association (ISA)  ...

IFSH Scientist selected to support Scientific Advisory Group of Ban Treaty

In 2017, states negotiated the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (also called “Ban Treaty”). It entered into force in  ...

IFSH press release: Russia puts last major arms control treaty on ice

For now, Russia plans to suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty. This was announced by the Russian  ...

International Authors’ Workshop in Hamburg

From 7 to 8 February, the authors’ workshop of the project Germany and the Politics of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st  ...