Publikationen – BIGS Potsdam

Research

Our research focuses on civilian and homeland security issues. From counter-terrorism and intelligence policies to social resilience and economic aspects of security, BIGS takes on topics that are at the center of the enduring conflict between liberty, security and prosperity. We analyze homeland security policies from a local (i.e. Brandenburg), German as well as an international perspective.

An Overview of our Publications

Topic

Author

Year

Series

Project

Wir bauen die Cybernation – Eine Strategie für eine sichere, souveräne und prosperierende Zukunft

June 2026
Katharina M. Schwarz, Timo Kob, Olaf Janssen, Peter Wirnsperger, Andreas Barke, Michael Barth, Ferdinand Gehringer, Sven Herpig, Andreas Könen, Philipp Müller, André Roosen, Sofie Schönborn

Contribution

The Economic Council (Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V.) has published a strategy paper titled “Wir bauen die Cybernation – Eine Strategie für eine sichere, souveräne und prosperierende Zukunft”. Building on a […]

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Weltraumsicherheit – Risiken, Abhängigkeiten und Handlungsoptionen für Wirtschaft und Staat

May 2026
Deloitte und Esther Kern

Contribution

Modern societies are increasingly reliant on satellite systems for communication, navigation, financial transactions, and security. At the same time, new satellite constellations and geopolitical tensions are significantly increasing the likelyhood […]

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Balancing Openness and Protection: Cybersecurity Governance in German Research Institutions

April 2026
Tim Stuchtey, Esther Kern, Hanna Denecke, Andreas Könen, Nadine Nagel

Number 12

Cybersecurity has emerged as a defining challenge for research governance. In Germany, universities and public research institutes operate within a highly open, internationally connected scientific ecosystem that amplifies both innovation […]

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Ein resilientes Glasfasernetz für Deutschland

March 2026
Albrecht Broemme

Number 24

Germany’s digital infrastructure is a central component of its security architecture. As government, industry, energy supply, and logistics are increasingly controlled digitally, network outages can have significant impacts on the […]

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Stärkung der Rettungskette unter Extremwettereinflüssen durch den Einsatz von Künstlicher Intelligenz am Beispiel Lausitz

February 2026
Joachim von Beesten, Nahid Akhtar, Jesse Beisegel, Hanna Denecke, Felix Dohmeier, Armin Fügenschuh, Sai Jithendra Gangireddy, Thorsten Hansler, Franz Kroll, Mario Müller, Tim Stuchtey, Sascha Zell, Ingolf Zellmann

Number 12
AIRCIS

The mFund project AIRCIS – Artificial Intelligence in Rescue Chains aimed to increase the resilience of rescue services in Lusatia. To this end, the number of incidents was predicted using […]

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Strategien gegen die Verbreitung von Desinformation in Deutschland – für alle Generationen

January 2026
Hanna Denecke

Number 15 Perspectives on Homeland Security

Disinformation affects us all, young and old alike. However, initiatives that help people recognize and classify disinformation are often aimed at a young target group. This study aims to outline […]

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INTEL: NextGeneration – Einblicke in die Wahrnehmung jüngerer Sicherheitsmitarbeitender in Deutschland

November 2025
Esther Kern, Liv Rodefeld

Contribution

This study presents the results of a comprehensive opinion survey of employees and vocational trainees aged up to 35 in the private security industry in Germany. The survey examined how […]

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Operation Plan Germany

June 2025
Tim Stuchtey

Contribution

In this article for the American-German Institute (AGI), Tim Stuchtey comments on Operation Plan Germany. He argues that the new German government should not focus solely on buying equipment for […]

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Der politisch-ökonomische Kontext der Dekarbonisierung im Bereich des Rettungswesens, der Feuerwehr und des Katastrophenschutzes

February 2025
Kai Beerlink

BIGS Essence Number 23
Power2Rescue

This short study, which was conducted as part of Power2Rescue, examines the political, economic and technological framework conditions for decarbonization in the emergency services, fire departments and disaster relief services. […]

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Ergebnisbericht: Cyberresilience-Framework. In IT-Krisen schneller agieren. (Kurz: RESI)

February 2025
Marc Arnold (Stadt Heilbronn), Dr. Gökhan Bal (ehm. Deutsche Bahn AG), Ralf Benzmüller (G-DATA), Nils Brinker (intcube GmbH), Jens Crueger, Lisa-Katharina Franzke (Cloud Resilience Lab), Sabine Griebsch (GovThings), Michael Große, Adnan Kadric, Bianca Kastl (ÖGD), Esther Kern (BIGS), Janka Kreißl (Dunkelblau GmbH & Co. KG), Klaus Landefeld (eco-Verband), Franz Lantenhammer, Doris Rehn (BSI), Sebastian Roth (envia TEL GmbH), Markus Saborowski, Julia Schütze, Vivian Simon (Buch-Autorin, Fachjournalistin), Erik Velten (BSI), Marco Zander (BSI).

Contribution

This report documents the workstream “Cyber resilience framework. Acting faster in IT crises” (RESI), which was carried out from December 2023 to November 2024 as part of the Cybersecurity Dialogue.

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