The members of the Executive Board of the German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF) have elected Malte Göttsche as their new chair. On May 5, at an event marking the DSF’s 25th anniversary, the outgoing Executive Board was farewelled and the new Executive Board was welcomed. With Malte Göttsche, for the first time a natural scientist is taking the lead of the Executive Board.
Göttsche has been a member of the board since 2024 and succeeds Professor Ulrich Schneckener, who led the board for over ten years. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to further strengthen the foundation’s work and provide new impetus in the field of research. I would like to thank Ulrich Schneckener for his tireless dedication, which has put the foundation on its current path to success,” he declares.
As part of the event, Christopher Daase, Deputy Director of PRIF, spoke on a panel discussion titled “World Politics Without Rules? Europe’s Options for Stabilizing the International Order.” Also participating in the panel were Robin Geiß (Director of UNIDIR, Geneva), Gwendolyn Sasse (Research Director, ZOiS, Berlin), Nils Schmid (Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Defense), and Cilja Harders (Head of the Center for Politics in the Maghreb, Mashreq, and Gulf, FU Berlin). Malte Göttsche delivered the closing remarks.
Prof. Dr. Malte Göttsche is a Professor for Peace Research in Natural Sciences at PRIF and TU Darmstadt, co-speaker of the Cluster for Natural and Technical Science Arms Control Research (CNTR), and Head of the Research Group Science for Nuclear Diplomacy. He researches nuclear non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament with a focus on the development of verification methods and technologies.
The German Institute for Peace Research (DSF) was founded in October 2000 by the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Its mission is to promote peace research in Germany and ensure its independence.
