AT THE EDGE?
How Europe Should Respond to Nuclear Threats
Montag, 01.06.2026
| 13:25 Uhr |
Shuttle Bus from train station Wunstorf |
| 14:00 Uhr |
Check in |
| 14:30 Uhr |
Words of Welcome |
| 14:45 Uhr |
KICK-OFF TALK | The New Nuclear Age: Risks, Realities, and the Road Ahead Ankit PANDA, Stanton Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington D.C. |
| 15:30 Uhr |
Coffee & Cake Break (at the Dining Hall) |
| 16:00 Uhr |
Discussion continues |
| 16:45 Uhr |
Break |
| 17:00 Uhr |
POLICY PANEL | The Big Three: Decoding the Nuclear Policies of Russia, China and the United States from a European Perspective INSIGHTS INTO THE SITUATION … …FROM BEIJING Jiang Tianjiao, Associate Professor at the Development Institute, Fudan University and Deputy Director at the Center for BRICS Studies, Visiting Scholar at Yale Law School, Shanghai (online) … FROM WASHINGTON Nicole Grajewski, Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Assistant Professor at the Centre de Recherches Internationales (CERI), Paris/Washington D.C. …AND FROM MOSCOW Andrey Baklitskiy, Senior Researcher, Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme, UNIDIR (United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research), Geneva |
| 18:30 Uhr |
Dinner |
| 19:30 Uhr |
POLICY PANEL | Doing It the European Way? Nuclear Deterrence in Europe in Light of Declining US Commitment: Perspectives from France and the UK Mélanie ROSSELET, Senior Advisor, Policy Planning Division, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Associate Fellow at CIENS/ENS UIm and former Director of Strategic Analysis at CEA, Paris Peter WATKINS, Visiting Professor, School of Security Studies at King’s College and Former Director General (2014-18) at the UK Ministry of Defence, London |
| 21:00 Uhr |
Informal get together |
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* = invited ** = preliminary confirmed |
Dienstag, 02.06.2026
| 08:15 Uhr |
Invitation to Morning Prayer |
| 08:30 Uhr |
Breakfast |
| 09:30 Uhr |
BROAD PICTURE TALK | What Happened to Global Zero: Did We lose Sight of Nuclear Disarmament? Juliane HAUSCHULZ, Board Member, ICAN Germany (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) and IPPNW Germany (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War), Berlin Hans KRISTENSEN, Director, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists, Washington D.C. Paul VAN HOOFT, Research Leader, Defence and Security, RAND Europe, The Hague (online) |
| 10:45 Uhr |
Coffee & Tea Break |
| 11:00 Uhr |
BREAKOUT SESSION PART 1 | Crucial Nuclear Policy Issues – Especially for European Have-Nots |
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Forum I: Still Room for Contribution? How Could Europe Add To Nuclear Risk Minimization and Arms Control Tarja CRONBERG, Distinguished Associate Fellow, SIPRI, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Solna Oliver MEIER, Head of Programme on Nuclear and Multilateral Disarmament, European Leadership Network, Berlin/London Moderation: Linda OSTERMANN, Research Associate, Human Technology Center (HumTec) at RWTH Aachen University |
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Forum II: Disruptive? Exploring the Links between Technological Innovation and Future Nuclear (In)Stability? Eleni EKMEKTSIOGLOU, Policy Fellow, on Risk Reduction, Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Strategy, BASIC (British American Security Information Council), London/Paris Tristan VOLPE, Senior Researcher, Arms Control and Emerging Technologies Project, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH), and Associate Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey/Berlin Moderation: Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum |
| 12:30 Uhr |
Lunch |
| 13:20 Uhr |
Sight Seeing Tour Monastery (Meeting Point at the Reception) |
| 15:00 Uhr |
Coffee & Cake Break (at the Dining Hall) |
| 15:30 Uhr |
BREAKOUT SESSION PART 2 | Crucial Nuclear Policy Issues – Especially for European Have-Nots |
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Forum III: Potential Nuclear Flashpoints in Europe and the Future of (Un)conventional Escalation Management Ulrich KÜHN, Head, “Arms Control and Emerging Technologies”, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH), Hamburg Polina SINOVETS, Head of the Odessa Center for Non-Proliferation (OdCNP) and Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations, Odessa Moderation: Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum |
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Forum IV: A Gap too Wide? How to Bridge the Growing Divide Between Different Constituencies in the Nuclear Field Jana BALDUS, Policy Fellow at the European Leadership Network (ELN) and Associated Researcher, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), London Jean-Marie COLLIN, Associate Researcher in the Group for Research and Information on Peace and Security (GRIP) and Spokesman of ICAN France, Paris Moderation: Davis ELLISON, Strategic Analyst and Chair of the Initiative on the Future of Transatlantic Relations, The Hague Center for Strategic Studies (HCSS), The Hague |
| 17:00 Uhr |
Coffee & Tea Break |
| 17:15 Uhr |
OUT OF THE BOX SESSION | Discussing Innovative Ideas of Relevance in Future Nuclear Policy (in parallel Breakout Groups) In this interactive part, we will break up into small groups in a mini open space-like setting to discuss innovative, out-of-the-box topics related to the future of nuclear policy. |
| 18:30 Uhr |
Dinner |
| 19:30 Uhr |
EVENING TALK| The Future of Iran’s Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Program – What Role for the Europeans? Stephan KLEMENT, Special Envoy Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Special Adviser on Iran Nuclear Issues, EEAS, Brussels Azadeh ZAMIRIRAD, Head, Africa & Middle East Research Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin |
| 20:45 Uhr |
Informal Come Together |
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* = invited ** = preliminary confirmed |
Mittwoch, 03.06.2026
| 08:30 Uhr |
Breakfast |
| 09:30 Uhr |
BREAKOUT SESSION PART 3 | Discussion in Parallel Forums will be continued |
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Forum V: Atomic Options Avanceé? Deterrence and Nuclear Sharing in the European Way Héloïse FAYET, Research Fellow and Head, Deterrence & Proliferation Research Program, Institut Français des Relations Internationales, Paris Oliver THRÄNERT, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Research Division, International Security, German Institute for International and Security Policy (SWP), Berlin Moderation: Lucian BUMEDER, Researcher, Arms Control and Emerging Technologies Research Group, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH), Hamburg |
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Forum VI: No Fear of the “Fear Debate”: How to Debate Deterrence including its (Un)Ethical Implications in the Wider Public? Astrid KAUSE, Junior Professor of Sustainability Science and Psychology, University Leuphana, Lüneburg Michal ONDERCO, Professor of International Relations in the Department of Public Administration and Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam Moderation: Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum |
| 11:00 Uhr |
Coffee & Tea Break |
| 11:15 Uhr |
CONCLUDING PANEL | What Future Role for European Nuclear Have-Nots? Nassima BARROWS, Acting Director of Nuclear Policy at NATO, Brussels Giorgio FRANCESCHINI, Nuclear Expert, Division OR09 (Nuclear Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament), German Foreign Office, Berlin Thomas HAJNOCZI, Advisor to Mayors for Peace, Board Member of BASIC and Former Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the Austrian Foreign Office, Vienna Krzysztof WĄSOWSKI, Department of Strategy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland, Warsaw |
| 12:30 Uhr |
Farwell Lunch |
| 12:50 Uhr |
Shuttle to Train Station/ Airport |
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* = invited ** = preliminary confirmed |