Anja Dahlmann

Anja Dahlmann serves as Head of the Berlin Office and researcher at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) at the University of Hamburg since October 2021, leading the research and transfer project 'Arms Control and Emerging Technologies'. She is concurrently pursuing her PhD under Prof. Elvira Rosert. Previously, she worked at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) as researcher and head of 'The International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons' (iPRAW), advising German Parliament and Government on humanitarian arms control and autonomous weapon systems.

She earned her Master of Arts in Political Science with additional focus on international and European law from the University of Göttingen in 2013.

Dahlmann's research centers on international humanitarian law, arms control, emerging technologies, and United Nations processes. She actively monitors international negotiations on autonomous weapon systems under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and critically analyzes German defense policy, particularly regarding armed drones. Her doctoral work examines norm development processes in International Relations concerning autonomous weapons.

Her 2022-2024 publications reveal strong interdisciplinary engagement with artificial intelligence's military implications, covering digital battlefields, feminist arms control frameworks, global arms dynamics, national security strategy integration, and drone/LAWS regulation. This output positions her at the nexus of technology assessment, security policy, and international legal frameworks.

She maintains active involvement in key collaborative initiatives:

• Research and transfer project 'Arms Control and Emerging Technologies' at IFSH
• FCAS Forum collaboration with Airbus and Fraunhofer Institute
• Former membership in the International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons (iPRAW)