IFSH co-hosted a session for the German Forum Security Politics organized by the Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik (BAKS). It explored how Germany can effectively respond to China’s rapid military buildup across cyber, nuclear, and conventional domains. Matthias Schulze outlined China’s cyber strategy, that encompasses economic espionage, political spying, military cyberwarfare, and domestic surveillance, targeting technology transfer…

Mateusz Łabuz was one of the keynote speakers in the Constitutional Club in New Delhi. The event was organized by the Future Shift Labs and served as a platform to launch the new report on digital threats published by the organization. Mateusz discussed, among other things, the conclusions from an earlier report by Future Shift…

Mateusz Łabuz was keynote speaker during the seminar organized by the Western Institute from Poznań. Mateusz presented detailed analysis on cybersecurity, analyzing the new challenges policymakers face in this area and the new threats emerging with technological advancements. The presentation was an introduction to an academic discussion on the limits of cybersecurity and the possibilities…

Mateusz Łabuz took part in two workshops as part of the Cyber ​​Agora program implemented in cooperation between the German Marshall Fund, EU Cyber ​​Direct and Microsoft. The seminars serve as preparation for the European Cyber ​​Agora conference, which will take place on October 22-23, 2025 at the Microsoft Technology Center in Brussels. Its aim…

Mateusz Łabuz was a speaker at a seminar organized by Gemeinschaft Katholischer Soldaten, during which the issues of cybersecurity, disinformation and security policy were raised. The participants discussed, among others, the concept of cognitive warfare and contemporary threats related to the development of modern technologies. Much space was devoted to cybersecurity strategies and new vectors…

Mateusz Łabuz was a speaker at the Friedenswerkstatt “Konflikte und Konfliktbearbeitung im digitalen Raum” organized by the Evangelical Church in Germany. The event was organized to better prepare social institutions in Germany for the challenges related to the development of modern technologies. In his speech, Mateusz talked about cyber threats and information threats, which are…

Mateusz Łabuz took part in the Promotionskolleg “Sicherheit und Entwicklung im 21. Jahrhundert” seminar organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. He presented a speech on the subject of systemic competition regarding the regulation of artificial intelligence. Mateusz raised numerous issues related to the confronting visions of governance in the field of AI and modern technologies, and…

The Shaping Cybersecurity Conference 2024, co-organized by the German Federal Foreign Office (AA), the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) and the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, will bring together experts to discuss the challenges posed by China’s cyber operations and technological ambitions. The disruptive potential of China’s vision for a global Internet, driven by…

Cyberattacks and information operations accompanying the Russian invasion of Ukraine have underlined the disruptive potential of digital technologies well beyond the immediate conflict zone. Already prior to the war, criminal cyberattacks against critical infrastructure have become major national security threats, heightening geopolitical tensions due to tacit or even active state support.  Against the backdrop of…

For the official opening of the IFSH research focus “International Cybersecurity”, the team around project leader Dr Mischa Hansel organised an event titled “With Zero Trust to Global Trust? International Cybersecurity in Light of the SolarWinds Attack”. More than 50 representatives from science, business, diplomacy, politics and the media took part in the interdisciplinary workshop. After an opening…