Frank Kuhn

Doctoral Researcher

I am passionate about the inter­section between inter­national relations theory, military techno­logy, and diplo­matic history.

Frank Kuhn is a Doctoral Researcher at PRIF’s Research Depart­ment Inter­national Security. He is also the Project Coordinator for the Cluster for Natural and Technical Science Arms Control Research (CNTR). His research interests include nuclear deterrence, arms control and non-proliferation, as well as military techno­logy and strategy. Frank Kuhn is a member of the Young Deep Cuts Commission.

CV

| since 2024
Doctoral Researcher at PRIF

| since 2023
Project Coordinator, Cluster for Natural and Technical Science Arms Control Research (CNTR)

| 2019–2022
Student/Research Assistant at PRIF Press and Public Relations / EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium

| 2018–2022
M.A. International Studies/Peace and Conflict Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt and TU Darmstadt

| 2021
Exchange Student, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

| 2020
Internship at the Federal Foreign Office, Division S03 – Crisis Prevention, Stabilization and Peacebuilding, Berlin

| 2015–2018
B.A. Political Science, Goethe University Frankfurt

Publications

  • Mehr als nur Abschreckung: Mittelstreckenwaffen und Multi-Domain-Operationen in Europa
    | 2024
    Kuhn, Frank (2024): Mehr als nur Abschreckung: Mittelstreckenwaffen und Multi-Domain-Operationen in Europa, PRIF Spotlight, 9, Frankfurt/M.. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2409
  • Nuclear Sharing in Europe
    | 2024
    Rand, Lindsay; Selezneva , Daria; Kuhn, Frank; Bumeder, Lucian (2024): Nuclear Sharing in Europe, YDCC Report, Hamburg: Deep Cuts Project. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13268549
    Publication
  • US-amerikanische Nuklearwaffenpolitik nach der US-Wahl 2024: Das Ende der nuklearen Abrüstung?
    | 2024
    Kuhn, Frank (2024): US-amerikanische Nuklearwaffenpolitik nach der US-Wahl 2024: Das Ende der nuklearen Abrüstung?, PRIF Blog.
    Publication
  • No Quick Solutions: A Different Approach to Hypersonic Arms Control
    | 2024
    Kuhn, Frank (2024): No Quick Solutions: A Different Approach to Hypersonic Arms Control, War on the Rocks.
    Publication
  • Court Orders Dutch Government to halt the Export of F-35 Parts to Israel: Implications for the War in Gaza and Beyond
    | 2024
    Kuhn, Frank; Hoffberger-Pippan, Elisabeth (2024): Court Orders Dutch Government to halt the Export of F-35 Parts to Israel: Implications for the War in Gaza and Beyond, PRIF Blog.
    Publication
  • Verbesserte Glaubwürdigkeit: Zur Bedeutung der F-35A für die nukleare Teilhabe
    | 2023
    Kuhn, Frank (2023): Verbesserte Glaubwürdigkeit: Zur Bedeutung der F-35A für die nukleare Teilhabe, PRIF Spotlight, 12, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2312
  • Making Nuclear Sharing Credible Again: What the F-35A Means for NATO
    | 2023
    Kuhn, Frank (2023): Making Nuclear Sharing Credible Again: What the F-35A Means for NATO, War on the Rocks.
    Publication
  • Das Raketenabwehrsystem Arrow 3: Eine fragliche Beschaffung
    | 2023
    Kuhn, Frank (2023): Das Raketenabwehrsystem Arrow 3: Eine fragliche Beschaffung, PRIF Blog.
    Publication
  • Kampfflugzeuge für die Ukraine und das Risiko der Eskalation: Ein Realitätscheck
    | 2023
    Kuhn, Frank (2023): Kampfflugzeuge für die Ukraine und das Risiko der Eskalation: Ein Realitätscheck, PRIF Blog.
    Publication
  • Offensive Realism and the Rise of China: A Useful Framework for Analysis?
    | 2021
    Kuhn, Frank (2021): Offensive Realism and the Rise of China: A Useful Framework for Analysis?, E-International Relations.
    Publication

Further Activities