Alexander K. Bollfrass
West Germany’s renunciation of nuclear weapons shaped NATO strategy and global non-proliferation norms. This episode explores how Germany balanced deterrence, dependence and diplomacy in the nuclear age.
In this episode of The Arms Control Primer, host Dr Alexander Bollfrass is joined by Prof Marina Henke of the Hertie School and Dr Andreas Lutsch of the Bundesnachrichtendienst’s Federal University. Together, they examine Germany’s post-war nuclear trajectory, from early ambitions and NATO’s nuclear-sharing arrangements to accession to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and today’s renewed debate over deterrence in Europe amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Dr Alexander Bollfrass is the Head of Strategy, Technology and Arms Control, focusing on preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, weapons of mass destruction and related delivery systems, as well as risk reduction and arms control.
Prof Marina Henke is a Professor of International Relations at the Hertie School in Berlin. Previously, she was an Associate Professor at Northwestern University, and a Lecturer and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. She holds a PhD in Politics and Public Policy from Princeton University, and published a book titled “Constructing Allied Cooperation” with Cornell University Press in 2019. Her research interests include grand strategy, nuclear security and European security and defence policy.
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