At this year's edition of the Leibniz Association's online event “Book a Scientist”, PRIF scientists will once again be available for direct discussions with all interested parties. This time, Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan, Maximilian Tkocz, Fabian Unruh and Constantin Winkler will be taking part on behalf of PRIF. The online exchange will take place on June 03, 2025.
Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan discusses “Arms exports in areas of conflict between security intreests and legal norms”. Arms exports to crisis regions raise numerous legal, ethical and security questions. What do arms exports mean for the law of neutrality? And how are they embedded in political discourses on security? Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan answers questions on international (public) law regarding arms exports to war zones.
Maximilian Tkocz will present the topic “Foreign policy, international relations and the question of relations between science and politics”. He is available to answer questions on all aspects of foreign and security policy, in particular the role of science in this area. This is often more diverse than is perceived by the public. What is the responsibility of science? Where does science have an impact and what influence do researchers and scientists have in international politics?
Fabian Unruh talks about “Nuclear weapons and the role of technology in disarmament”. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and repeated nuclear threats by President Putin and his entourage brought nuclear weapons back in the discussions of Western societies. Do we need a “German nuke”? What happens if Russia uses nuclear weapon? Should we disarm nuclear weapons and how? In this conversation you can talk about nuclear weapons, their history and physical principles and how nuclear arms control treaties work.
Constantin Winkler is available to answer questions about antisemitism and radicalization in gaming. Anti-Semitism is communicated in various forms in gaming contexts. This happens both unconsciously and implicitly as well as very openly and boldly. In many cases, it becomes clear that these antisemitic manifestations refer to reality outside the gaming sphere and influence it in turn.
At the “Book a Scientist” online event, interested parties can talk online for 25 minutes with an expert from the Leibniz Association. The individual one-on-one meetings take place between 10–11.30 and 16–17.30. Appointments can be booked on the Leibniz website.