About the conference: The international security environment is increasingly being marked by the demise of the classical arms control architecture, the rise of great power politics, and eroding trust among states. Its future is unclear. New developments in military and dual-use technology, as well as weapon modernization programmes, add complexity to any effort towards peace and security. This interdisciplinary conference examines the impacts of new technologies. It seeks concepts on how to achieve a more resilient security environment through scientific contributions and policy measures towards crisis resolution, risk assessments, confidence-building, and arms limitations. Nuclear, biological, chemical and space threats, as well as developments in information technology, will be examined.
Here, Registration link: <http://sps21.fonas.org>, you can now find the preliminary programme and register for the conference!
SPS’21 is funded by the German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF), the Volkswagen Foundation (VWS) and the German Research Association for Science, Disarmament and International Security (FONAS).
Organization:
Programme Committee
Sibylle Bauer
Director of Studies, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Anja Dahlmann
Head of Project, International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin
Friederike Frieß
Senior Scientist, Institute of Safety and Risk Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Malte Göttsche
Junior Professor, Nuclear Verification and Disarmament, RWTH Aachen University
Filippa Lentzos
Senior Research Fellow, Dept.of Global Health & Social Medicine and Dept.of War Studies, King’s College
Götz Neuneck
Professor, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, Hamburg
Irmgard Niemeyer
Head of Division, Nuclear Safeguards and Security, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Thea Riebe
Research Associate, Science and Technology for Peace and Security, TU Darmstadt
Jantje Silomon
Researcher, International Cybersecurity, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, Hamburg
Organizing Committee
Malte Göttsche
Junior Professor, Nuclear Verification and Disarmament, RWTH Aachen University
Christian Reuter
Professor, Science and Technology for Peace and Security, TU Darmstadt
Coordination
Jakob Brochhaus
Assistant, Nuclear Verification and Disarmament, RWTH Aachen University