Technological competition between the US and China is one of the defining features of contemporary geopolitics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the global semiconductor industry, a sector whose ...

2024 was a year in which an already profound geopolitical shift became more marked – with serious implications for global security. We are seeing a trend toward power politics at the expense of ...

Space systems are an integral part of modern war fighting. Militaries use them to conduct everything from reconnaissance to communications and data transfers, mission planning, and maintain ...

Bestandesaufnahme der Schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen globalen sicherheitspolitischen Entwicklungen. Es beleuchtet dieses Jahr unter anderem die Bedeutung eines ...

The establishment of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) was a long-standing Soviet idea that gained traction in the 1970s. From 1973 to 1975, East and West engaged in a ...

Islamist armed actors frame their struggle in terms derived from the Qur’an and the Prophetic traditions. In recent years, such groups have expanded and consolidated power in different intrastate ...

This paper aims to learn from community-led mediation processes to help international and local actors promote peace in more effective and legitimate ways. It provides a frank overview of the ...

The Center for Security Studies heads into the Fall Semester 2025. Here you can find an overview of courses in various programs that are taught by CSS employees.

Recent revelations of Chinese government-backed hacking show a recurring pattern: prominent hackers behind groups such as APT17, APT27, APT41, Flax Typhoon, and Red Hotel—monikers given by ...

China has become a leading nation in scienceand technology (S&T). Through large investments, centralized long-term planning, and its open-door policy, China has improved its innovation system as well ...

Peacebuilding and conflict prevention initiatives worldwide increasingly rely on so-called “PeaceTech” applications, i.e., digital tools that support conflict early warning, mediation, and ...

The Indo-Pacific is rapidly becoming the world’s new geopolitical and geo-economic epicentre. Yet the evolving role of European actors and the European Union remains notably understudied. «Europe’s ...