Security and Defense Research in Hamburg

Ensuring societal security requires the targeted use of research and technology, as defined by the High-Tech Agenda Germany. The changing geopolitical landscape, new threat scenarios, and natural and man-made disasters underscore this necessity. Cybersecurity is therefore a key prerequisite for a resilient society.

The PIER PLUS profile PIER Conflict, Cooperation, and Security, experts from the University of Hamburg, the GIGA, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Helmut Schmidt University, the Hans Bredow Institute (Leibniz-HBI), and the Institute for Peace and Security Research (IFSH) who are active in this field come together.

Key Projects of the PIER PLUS Partners

German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

GhostPlay – Simulation for AI-Based Decision-Making Processes (German)
HYBRID EYE (German)

Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH)

University of Hamburg

Security and defense research at the University of Hamburg is diverse: Several departments are conducting research on topics such as improving the efficiency of crisis management, cybersecurity, the protection of critical infrastructure, the prevention of radicalization, and societal security commitments in catastrophic times.