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 ...

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 ...

With several devastating wars currently highlighting both the urgency and fragility of ceasefire arrangements, the demand for practical knowledge on when and how ceasefires can support peace has never ...

Confronted with the reemergence of Russian imperialism and uncertainty over the durability of the transatlantic alliance, European states are slowly coming to terms with a strategic reality long ...

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 ...

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 ...

Space is increasingly contested and congested. There are over 10,000 active satellites in space. This is a seven-fold increase compared to a decade ago. This rapid growth and the fact that there is no ...