Berlin Information Center for Transatlantic Security

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The Berlin Information Center for Transatlantic Security ( BITS ) is a private peace research institute and specialist information center based in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg .

history

In June 1991 peace researchers from the former GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany founded the institute, which has since dealt with questions of foreign and security policy, arms control and disarmament as well as military and military-political issues. The center is currently headed by Otfried Nassauer . The BITS-Förderverein eV supports the information center.

Content focus and activity

Focus

The focus of the content work is or was:

• Nuclear weapons, nuclear strategy and nuclear weapons policy of the nuclear-armed states
• the development of NATO and NATO-Russia policy
• the emergence and development of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP)
• Developments in German security policy and the Bundeswehr
• Arms exports and arms industry
• Particularly inhumane weapons and their treatment under international law ( landmines , cluster munitions , "non-lethal" weapons)

activity

The information center maintains an Internet presence through which the publications of the center are accessible as well as access to collections of official documents (e.g. military service regulations, arms control treaties and international humanitarian law treaties) and thematically structured collections (e.g. Iran's nuclear program , German arms export policy or the development of NATO strategies). Databases available online enable access to the Internet presence of other institutions that work on security policy issues and the meaning of military and security policy abbreviations.

The institute is used by the media as a source for arms policy issues. Otfried Nassauer serves as a commentator.

Specialized library

The institute maintains a publicly accessible specialist library that can be used by appointment with the staff. Around 7000 specialist books, around 150 specialist journals and well over 20,000 studies and primary sources are available there.

Employee

In addition to the head of Otfried Nassauer, there are also scientific staff at BITS, who are supported by freelancers. a .:

• Alexander Lurz (later research associate at MP Jan van Aken , Die Linke )
• Alexander Neu (meanwhile Member of the Left parliamentary group )
• Niels Dubrow (meanwhile employed by Member of the Bundestag Ute Finckh-Krämer , SPD)
• Gerhard Piper (formerly a member of the editorial team of Antimilitarism Information )
• Manfred Schünemann (former diplomat of the German Democratic Republic)
• Christopher Steinmetz (meanwhile and formerly research assistant at MP Paul Schäfer , Die Linke )
• Ulf Terlinden (employee of the Heinrich Böll Foundation )
• Oliver Meier (meanwhile employee of the Science and Politics Foundation )
• Roman Deckert

Publications

• 50 years of nuclear weapons in Germany (BPB)
• ona: Nuclear weapons: computer tricks make disarmament appear bigger - Spiegel Online, April 22, 2010
• Otfried Nassauer: Bombs in Europe: US Ministry wants to modernize old nuclear weapons - Spiegel Online, March 15, 2010
• Resterampe in the Eifel (DRadio)

Web links

• Website of the Berlin Information Center for Transatlantic Security

Coordinates: 52 ° 32 ′ 11.5 "  N , 13 ° 25 ′ 15.3"  E