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15 December 2011
New study on arms control in Europe
The Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation published a new study written by five IFSH members about "Prospects for Arms Control in Europe". The report, written by Michael Brzoska, Anne Finger, Oliver Meier, Götz Neuneck and Wolfgang Zellner describes the complex linkages between conventional and nuclear disarmament, as well as missile defences. The authors describe how the conflicting interests of NATO and Russia prevent a more cooperative relationship between the two sides. The study describes four possible strategies to revitalize arms control, which could use the connections between conventional and nuclear disarmament in a constructive manner. Specific proposals range from confidence-building measures to the elimination of certain weapon systems.
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23 November 2011
Roundtable on confidence-building measures for tactical nuclear weapons
On 16-17 November, IFSH together with the Arms Control Association and the British American Security Information Council organized an international roundtable on "Improving transparency on tactical nuclear weapons: Building blocks for a NATO-Russia dialogue". Thirty experts and decision-makers from nine countries discussed in Berlin, whether and how confidence-building measures can pave the way for reductions of tactical nuclear weapons stockpiles in Europe. The Federal Foreign Office supported the seminar, which was part of a project on the reduction of the role of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
05 October 2011
Participation in the IGCC “Public Policy
and Nuclear Threats” Program
Katarzyna Kubiak took part on the “Public
Policy and Nuclear Threats” workshop. Katarzyna presented
her research on “CTBT Entry into Force Taken Hostage
by Regional Conflicts.” during a panel on August,
16. The event has been organised by the UC Institute on
Global Conflict and Cooperation in San Diego and took place
July 31- August 19, 2011. The workshop is designed to address
important issues in U.S. nuclear strategy and policy, supported
by an understanding of the scientific foundations of this
policy. The program aims to give participants the knowledge
and analytic tools to contribute to the debate on future
U.S. nuclear policy.
26 September 2011
Presentation on nuclear arms control
perspectives
On September 21, Oliver Meier gave a
presentation on "Nuclear arms control perspectives after
New START" on the fifth symposium on nuclear and radiological
weapons at the Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend
Analysis in Euskirchen. The biannual conference brings together
German decision-makers and experts on issues of nuclear
security.
19 September 2011
Presentation on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
On September 16, Katarzyna Kubiak gave a presentation on "CTBT Entry into Force Taken Hostage by Regional Conflicts" on the IGCC Nuclear Security D.C Policy Series funded by a Grant From the Carnegie Corporation of New York on “Research Concerning Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Issues”. The meetings featured the PPNT alumni and the broader network of researchers who are analyzing the new nuclear security terrain.
25 July 2011
Project on reduction of tactical nuclear weapons renewed
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
has renewed a grant for a project on the reduction of the
role of tactical nuclear weapons in European security. Over
the next 12 months, project partners IFSH, the Arms Control
Association and the British American Security Information
Council will organize seminars and roundtables in several
European capitals on nuclear arms control and the future
of nuclear deterrence. Goals of the project include the
promotion of discussions within NATO on the reduction of
the role of tactical nuclear weapons in the Alliance's defense
policy and an analysis of options for including tactical
nuclear weapons in future arms control agreements. More
information on the project can be found at
http://tacticalnuclearweapons.ifsh.de
29 June 2011
Workshop on “Arms Race in Cyberspace?”
On June 24, the Research Association
for Science, Disarmament and International Security (FONAS)
and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy
at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) organized a national
workshop on “Arms Race in Cyberspace?” About
40 scientists, government officials and practitioners dealt
with questions such as ‘what is cyberwar?’ and
‘which limitating measures are available?’.
The experts analyzed the current situation regarding possible
threats and alternatives of response from a German perspective.
Talks were held by five speakers, amongst others from the
MFA and MoD. The event was part of the IFSH research project
„Perspectives on Cyber War: Legal Frameworks and Transparency
and Confidence Building“, which will also involve
an international workshop towards the end of this year in
cooperation with UNIDIR, discussing confidence building
measures.
20 June 2011
Seminar on dual-use technology transfers
On June 16-17, IFSH organized an international
conference at the representation of the city of Hamburg
in Berlin, titled “Between Control and Cooperation:
Dual-use, technology transfers and the nonproliferation
of weapons of mass destruction.” Thirty academic experts
and practitioners discussed how to improve controls on proliferation-sensitive
dual-use technologies without unduly hampering their peaceful
application. The workshop, which was also supported by the
German Federal Foreign Office, was part of a research project
funded by the German Foundation for Peace Research on dual-use
technology controls.
09 June 2011
Workshop on “Arms Race in Cyberspace?”
On June 24, the Research Association
for Science, Disarmament and International Security (FONAS)
and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy
at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) organized a national
workshop on “Arms Race in Cyberspace?” About 40 scientists,
government officials and practitioners dealt with questions
such as ‘what is cyberwar?’ and ‘which limitating measures
are available?’. The experts analyzed the current situation
regarding possible threats and alternatives of response
from a German perspective. Talks were held by five speakers,
amongst others from the MFA and MoD. The event was part
of the IFSH research project „Perspectives on Cyber War:
Legal Frameworks and Transparency and Confidence Building“,
which will also involve an international workshop towards
the end of this year in cooperation with UNIDIR, discussing
confidence building measures.
09 June 2011
IFAR Workingpaper 16 and 17 published
Katarzyna Kubiak, CTBT HOLD-OUT STATES
- Why did „the longest sought, hardest fought prize in arms
control history” still not enter into force?, WP 16.
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Christian Alwardt, Wasser als globale
Herausforderung. Die Ressource Wasser , WP 17.
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21 March 2011
IFAR Workingpaper 15 published
Franziska Baumann, Die NVV-Überprüfungskonferenz 2010 - Ein erfolgreicher Schritt auf dem Weg zu Global Zero?
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08 March 2011
Oliver Meier participates in EASI as nuclear weapons expert
On March 3, Oliver Meier participated as an expert in the non-strategic nuclear weapons expert group under the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative (EASI) in Washington, DC. EASI is a new, high-level international commission whose unique goal is to lay the intellectual foundation for an inclusive Euro-Atlantic security system for the twenty-first century. It is co-chaired by Wolfgang Ischinger, Igor Ivanov, and Sam Nunn. The non-strategic nuclear weapons working group plans to finalise a paper outlining options to reduce these short-range nuclear weapons during a second meeting in April in Brussels.
22 February 2011
Andrei Zagorski presents new IFSH study
Andrei Zagorski presented a new IFSH study "Russia’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Posture, Politics and Arms Control" at an February 21 seminar at the representation of Hamburg in Berlin. At the same event, IFAR director Götz Neuneck also presented the results of a study on missile defense in Europe. More than 30 participants from the government, Bundestag, embassies, research institutes and the media discussed with the two authors options to advance arms control in Europe.
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20 February 2011
Options for Japanese-German cooperation on nuclear disarmament
On February 17, Oliver Meier discussed with Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe, Director of the Center for the Promotion of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Japan Institute of International Affairs options to improve Japanese-German cooperation on nuclear arms control and nonproliferation. The event took place at the embassy of Japan in Berlin and had been co-sponsored by the German Council on Foreign Relations.
01 November 2010
Quo vadis NATO?
On October 22, Oliver Meier participated as a panelist in the
conference "Quo vadis NATO? Cold War relic or instrument of peace",
which was organized by the Green party in the German Bundestag. He
discussed with former NATO commander General Egon Ramms and member of
Parliament Frithjof Schmidt the "Future role of NATO - collective
security and disarmament". NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen delivered the keynote address to the conference, which was attended by more than 400 participants.
08 October 2010
Workshop on nuclear deterrence in Ankara
IFSH was a co-sponsor of a workshop on NATO’s deterrence posture and Turkish security, held in Ankara on October 4. The roundtable was part of the project on reducing the role of tactical nuclear weapons in European security sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Diplomats, decision-makers and experts from Turkey and other NATO member states discussed the role of deterrence in South-East Europe as well as NATO’s future deterrence posture against the background of debates around the Alliance’s new Strategic Concept. These issues were also at the centre of discussions of several workshop participants in the Turkish Parliament as well as in the Turkish defence and foreign ministries on October 5. The following day, a delegation of participants headed for Brussels to take part in a roundtable sponsored by the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation on the impact of NATO nuclear posture on European security and for meetings at NATO headquarters to discuss the new Strategic Concept.
16 July 2010
Roundtable on credible deterrence
The problem of NATO providing credible deterrence in the
21st century and options to reduce the role of tactical
nuclear weapons were at the center of a two-day seminar
that took place in Warsaw on July 5-6 and brought together
experts and decision-makers primarily from Central and Eastern
Europe. The event was hosted by the Polish Institute of
International Affairs and had been co-organized by IFSH,
the Arms Control Association and the British American Security
Information Council as part of a project funded by the William
and Flora Hewlett Foundation on reducing the role of tactical
nuclear weapons in Europe. Oliver Meier gave a presentation
on “Reducing the role of nuclear weapons in Alliance
doctrine: Options for a new consensus.”
26 April 2010
New Publication
Subrata Ghoshroy/Götz Neuneck(eds), South Asia at a
Crossroads. Conflict or Cooperation in the Age of Nuclear
Weapons, Missile Defense, and Space Rivalries (Demokratie,
Sicherheit, Frieden, Bd. 197), Baden-Baden 2010, 330 S.,
ISBN 978-3-8329-5398-0.
12 March 2010
Japanese-German Dialogue on Non-Proliferation
On March 8-9 Oliver Meier took part in the Japanese-German
Dialogue on Non-Proliferation, which was organized by the
Heinrich-Böll Foundation and the Japanese-German Center
Berlin in cooperation with the Center for the Promotion
of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Japan Institute
for International Affairs in Tokyo. Oliver Meier spoke on
perspectives for cooperation between Japan and Germany on
nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation. His presentation
can be found on the website of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
10 June 2009
New Publication on Arms Control
Wolfgang Zellner/Hans-Joachim Schmidt/Götz Neuneck
(eds.), Die Zukunft konventioneller Rüstungskontrolle
in Europa / The Future of Arms Control in Europe, (Demokratie,
Sicherheit, Frieden, 194), Baden-Baden 2009, 560 S., ISBN
978-3-8329-4786-6.
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24 November 2008
IFAR-WORKING PAPER 13:
The Revolution in Military Affairs,
its Driving Forces, Elements and Complexity
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05 September 2008
IFAR-WORKING PAPER 11:
Eine Europäische Weltraumstrategie
und die Europäische Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
(ESVP)
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