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The threat of nuclear war between the United States, Russia or China is greater today than at any time in the past 60 years. The talk will analyze the nature of the threat and argue that the deterrent of mutually assured destruction (MAD), though continuing to impose a disciplining  effect, is an unreliable safeguard against nuclear escalation, generally and particularly in today's strategic landscape. A radical focus on strengthening and building a legal and political infrastructure aimed at avoiding and ultimately, precluding, great power conflict is necessary.

The increasing availability of digital video material has led to its widespread use in the social sciences, especially in processual and relational approaches. However, methodological reflection has lagged behind this development.

The roundtable participants will discuss the opportunities and challenges involved in combining text and video sources for studying protest in the digital age.

Die interdisziplinäre Veranstaltung zielt darauf ab, mit kollaborativen Arbeitsmethoden zu experimentieren und eine bessere Einsicht in die Schlüsselaspekte der Spieleproduktion zu entwickeln. Hierfür werden die unterschiedlichen Fähigkeiten der Teilnehmer:innen, wie analytisches Denken, kreative Problemlösungsstrategien, Visualisierungskompetenz und Transferorientierung, in interdisziplinäre Teams eingebracht.