International Security

Head

Dr. Claudia Major

Head of Research Division

claudia.major@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 430
Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- Security and defence policy
- Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- German defence and security policy
- Nato
Dr. Matthias Schulze

Deputy Head of Research Division

matthias.schulze@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Digitalisation, cyber, technology
- Security and defence policy
- Cyber-security
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Digital Policy and Cyber
Projects
- The Digitalisation – Cyber – Internet Cluster

Research

Sven Arnold, M.A.

Visiting Fellow

sven.arnold@swp-berlin.org
Lieutenant Colonel (GS) Torben Arnold, M.Sc.

Visiting Fellow

torben.arnold@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Security and defence policy
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- German defence and security policy
Jakob Bund

Associate

jakob.bund@swp-berlin.org
Dr. Pia Fuhrhop

Associate

pia.fuhrhop@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 321
Areas of Expertise
- Security and defence policy
- Europe
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Defence industry and procurement
- Military technology
Dr. Liviu Horovitz

Associate

Liviu.Horovitz@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Security and defence policy
- Arms control
- Nato
- Transatlantic relations
- Weapons of mass destruction / proliferation
PD Dr. habil. Markus Kaim

Senior Fellow

markus.kaim@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 294
Areas of Expertise
- Afghanistan
- Canada
- Crisis management
- Euro-Atlantic security
- German defence and security policy
- Military operations abroad
- Nato
- Transatlantic relations
- UN missions
Major i.G. (OF-3) Aldo Kleemann, M.A.

Visiting Fellow

aldo.kleemann@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Security and defence policy
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- German defence and security policy
Dr. Michael Paul

Senior Fellow

michael.paul@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Arctic
- China
- Indo-Pacific
- Russian Federation
- Ukraine
- United States
- Arms control
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- Maritime security
- Nato
Dr. Jonas Schneider

Associate

jonas.schneider@swp-berlin.org
Commander Göran Swistek, M.A.

Visiting Fellow

goeran.swistek@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Security and defence policy
- Baltic countries
- Baltic region
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- German armed forces (Bundeswehr)
- Maritime security
- Nato
Dr. Judith Vorrath

Senior Associate

judith.vorrath@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Civil wars
- Fragile states
- Organized crime
- United Nations
- United Nations Security Council
Lydia Wachs, M.A.

Associate

lydia.wachs@swp-berlin.org
Areas of Expertise
- Russia, E. Europe, Central Asia
- Security and defence policy
- Arms control
- Weapons of mass destruction / proliferation

Research Support

Lisa Becker

Research Assistant

lisa.becker@swp-berlin.org
Martha Stolze

Research Assistant

martha.stolze@swp-berlin.org
Mandy Bader

Assistant

mandy.bader@swp-berlin.org
Emma Plate

Student Assistant

emma.plate@swp-berlin.org
Dieter Ziß, M.A.

Information Research Specialist

dieter.ziss@swp-berlin.org
phone:+49 30 88007- 305
Camille Borrett, M.A.

Data Analyst

camille.borrett@swp-berlin.org
Judith Köhler, Dipl.-Sow.

Information Manager

judith.koehler@swp-berlin.org
Torsten Schütz, Dipl.-Soz., Wiss. Dok.

Information Manager

torsten.schuetz@swp-berlin.org

SWP Publications

- Liviu Horovitz
- Lydia Wachs
France’s Nuclear Weapons and Europe
- German
Options for a better coordinated deterrence policy

SWP Comment 2023/C 15, 09.03.2023, 7 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023C15
- Lydia Wachs
New Start vor dem Aus? Rüstungskontrolle als Teil Moskaus nuklearer Erpressungsstrategie

Moskau hat den New-Start-Vertrag mit den USA ausgesetzt. Damit bleibt nun auch die strategische Rüstungskontrolle nicht mehr von den geopolitischen Spannungen verschont. Der Schritt dürfte jedoch vor allem Russlands strategische Position schwächen, meint Lydia Wachs.

Kurz gesagt, 03.03.2023
- Liviu Horovitz
- Anna Clara Arndt
One year of nuclear rhetoric and escalation management in Russia’s war against Ukraine: An updated chronology

This working paper attempts to collect Russia's nuclear rhetoric in its war against Ukraine and the reactions of the West.

Research Division International Security, Working Paper Nr. 1/2023, February 2023, 165 pages, 165 Pages
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- Michael Paul
Arktische Kollateralschäden des russischen Angriffskrieges

Die nationalistische Machtpolitik Russlands hat der einst friedlichen und konstruktiven Zusammenarbeit in der Arktis ein Ende gesetzt. Stattdessen droht am Polarkreis ein Abbild geopolitischer Konflikte zu entstehen, meint Michael Paul.

Kurz gesagt, 16.02.2023
- Göran Swistek
- Michael Paul
Geopolitics in the Baltic Sea Region
- German
The “Zeitenwende” in the context of critical maritime infrastructure, escalation threats and the German willingness to lead

SWP Comment 2023/C 09, 16.02.2023, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023C09
- Sven Arnold
- Torben Arnold
Germany’s Fragile Leadership Role in European Air Defence
- German
The need for adjustments at all levels of the European Sky Shield Initiative

SWP Comment 2023/C 06, 02.02.2023, 8 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023C06

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In this project, initiated in 1993 as “Ebenhausen Dialogue”, the General Inspector of the German Bundeswehr invites annually a group of high-ranking military leaders to discuss current topics of foreign and international security policy. The dialogue aims to facilitate a critical exchange of views. Temporarily there were up to three seminars: Dialogue with the Russian Federation (1993-2013), Dialogue with Russian Field Officers (2001-2009), and the ongoing Dialogue with Ukraine (since 1995).
Geostrategic changes and the deterioration of the German and European security environment over the last decade pose new challenges for Germany's security and defence policy. In the context of Sino-American rivalry and the question of Europe's capacity to act, expectations are growing, including among many partners, for Germany to become more involved and take on more concrete responsibility in the field of security and defence policy.

SWP Armed Forces Dialogue

In this project, initiated in 1993 as “Ebenhausen Dialogue”, the General Inspector of the German Bundeswehr invites annually a group of high-ranking military leaders to discuss current topics of foreign and international security policy. The dialogue aims to facilitate a critical exchange of views. Temporarily there were up to three seminars: Dialogue with the Russian Federation (1993-2013), Dialogue with Russian Field Officers (2001-2009), and the ongoing Dialogue with Ukraine (since 1995).
Strategic Threat Analysis and Nuclear (Dis-)Order (STAND)

Geostrategic changes and the deterioration of the German and European security environment over the last decade pose new challenges for Germany's security and defence policy. In the context of Sino-American rivalry and the question of Europe's capacity to act, expectations are growing, including among many partners, for Germany to become more involved and take on more concrete responsibility in the field of security and defence policy.

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