Activities

Alexander Graef in the Media: A Strong Bundeswehr and Peace Negotiations for Ukraine

Alexander Graef spoke to Der Standard (link) and Jyllands-Posten (link) about peace negotiations for Ukraine. He also discussed Merz’s call for  ...

Alexander Graef in the Media: Taurus Weapons System and European Military Ambitions

Alexander Graef spoke with Deutsche Welle Novosti (in Russian) about the Taurus weapons system (Link). He also discussed Europe’s military ambitions in  ...

Europe Fears War – But Does Putin Want Something Completely Different? Guest Article in “Stern” (Paywall)

Not long ago, Russia was considered militarily defeatable in Ukraine – today, politicians warn almost daily about a possible attack on  ...

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).  ...

US Medium-range Missiles in Germany: Bringing Deterrence and Arms Control Together – New IFSH Policy Brief

Starting in 2026, the U.S. plans to deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles in Germany. The German government has approved this decision, but  ...

Alexander Graef in the Media: Russian Nuclear Doctrin, ATACMs, Ukraine-War

Reuters quoted Alexander Graef on Russia’s new nuclear doctrine (Link). He spoke to The Moscow Times about Ukraine’s use of ATACMs (Link). He  ...

US Intermediate-Range Missiles in Germany: Article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

In their article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Dr. Alexander Graef and Tim Thies look at the implications of the planned deployment of US  ...

The Future of the CFE Treaty: Interview in “Arms Control Today”

NATO allies are increasingly questioning the value of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty as Russia continues to wage  ...

The limits of Critique: Responses to the war against Ukraine from the Russian foreign policy expert community

In his article for the special forum “The responsibility to remain silent” in the Journal of International Relations and Development, Dr.  ...

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  ...