After the attacks in Munich, Aschaffenburg, Magdeburg, Mannheim and Solingen, the impression has arisen that terrorist violence is on the rise, and that Islamist-motivated perpetrators are particularly responsible for this. The long article in the online magazine Krautreporter examines the question on the basis of six misconceptions about Islamist terrorism.

How can cognitive biases and groupthink in decision-making be systematically mitigated? Red Teaming provides a proven methodological approach to challenge assumptions, optimize strategic planning, and enhance decision resilience. At the Wargaming and Information Systems Research Program at the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS), we had the opportunity to discuss the method and its core principles with two of its original developers. Our exchange focused on how Red Teaming is applied in both research and practice.

From February 27 to 28, the Center for Center for Crisis Early Warning (CCEW) participated in the German Data Science Days 2025.

From February 24 to 25, the Center for Center for Crisis Early Warning (CCEW) participated in the "Conflict & Change" PhD Workshop in London.

From December 10 to 12, the Center for Crisis Early Warning (CCEW) participated in the UniBw AI Retreat 2024 in Garmisch-Patenkirchen.

Register Now! Online-Roundtable with Eva Herschinger on the Purpose of IR-scholarship in a World of Crisis on January, 27

Leading experts from academia and practice gathered at the Universität der Bundeswehr to discuss the role of wargaming in research and strategic decision-making.

In the past couple of months, Verena Jackson has been featured in various media outlets discussing current developments in cybersecurity, Russian sabotage and espionage, as well as the state of German intelligence services.

New ICCT-report by Eva Herschinger and co-authors on the gaps in research on gender and radicalization

From October 28 to 30, the Center for Crisis Early Warning (CCEW) participated in the workshop for PhD candidates in Peace and Conflict Studies in Bavaria

In their article, former CISS Director Uwe Borghoff and colleagues describe how the Intelligence College in Europe (ICE) strengthens European intelligence cooperation.

The CCEW Symposium 2024, titled ‘Predictive Synergies: Crisis Early Warning & Foresight’ took place from September 19 to 20.

Our Wargaming and Information Systems team at the CISS participated in and contributed to the NATO Wargaming Initiative 2024 (WIN24) conference in a number of ways.

CISS Munich organised an event in cooperation with VHS SüdOst.

Submit your proposal now for the conference of the DVPW group at CISS.

The BAMF study examines the role of gender images for radicalization and deradicalization. Eva Herschinger is one of the co-authors.

New article by Uwe Borghoff and Christian Nitzl published in Informatik Spektrum.

The CISS research program "Wargaming and Informations Systems" recently conducted a wargame with the Bundeswehr, exploring Scrum and agile principles in military structures.

Verena Jackson is conducting a comparative law project at Stanford University (USA) on the similarities and differences in the legal frameworks for cybersecurity in the EU and the US.

Presentation by Verena Jackson on the legal and ethical challenges of using AI in military systems

The thematic group "Critical Security Studies" of the German Political Science Association (DVPW) invites you to a digital workshop on "Accountability and Control of Intelligence Services in Germany" on Monday, May 13, 2024 (9:30 am - 1:00 pm).

Eva Herschinger speaks on the topic in a report of the Spanish newspaper "El Confidential"

Presentation by Uwe Borghoff on "Application of Named Entity Recognition (NER) in Military Intelligence" at the International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory.

Prof. Dr. Carlo Masala is the new director of CISS.

New article by Eva Herschinger and Martin Koch on the global fight against terrorism

PD Dr. habil. May-Britt Stumbaum classifies the background and current developments in the China-Taiwan conflict.

Christian Nitzl, Jan Landsiedel, and Uwe Borghoff outline wargaming in an article for the journal Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management.

Workshop (in German) on September 18, 2023 (9am-1pm): Register now!

The Center for Crisis Early Warning cordially invites you to the CCEW SYMPOSIUM 2023 "Crisis Early Warning: What's Next?" on October 23 and 24, 2023.

In the podcast "Critically Linked" Eva Herschinger talks about the topicality of the work "Hegemony and Socialist Strategy" by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe.