Cluster for Natural and Technical Science Arms Control Research

We research emerging technologies and developments in the natural sciences from an interdisciplinary perspective. Military innovations, digital warfare and disinformation influence the balance of power and create uncertainty. In order to provide impetus for arms control at the international level, it is important not only to identify emerging problems at an early stage, but also to have the technical competence to address these problems. That is why we develop scientifically sound bases for recommendations for action to strengthen arms control.

In the CNTR research and transfer cluster, researchers from the natural and social sciences work together closely. We are based at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), the Technical University of Darmstadt and Justus Liebig University Giessen.

CNTR is organized into three research groups:

 Emerging Disruptive Technologies 

Chemical and Biological Weapons Control 

Science for Nuclear Diplomacy

These three groups generate synergies in a cross-cutting research area focused on the topic of artificial intelligence. The natural and technical science research is complemented by the research area “Arms Control Law”.