The EU’s embrace of its role as a “geopolitical actor,” and NATO’s renewed focus on deterrence and defense have had a ...

Since the “Zeitenwende”, the shape of Switzerland’s neutrality has once again become a controversial subject domestically.

Leonard Schliesser is a Senior Researcher with the Risk and Resilience team at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. His research focuses primarily on critical infrastructure security, ...

The risk and resilience reports provide a focused discussion of aspects of security risks and vulnerabilities, risk analysis and management, emergency preparedness, and crisis management – often with ...

In the wake of recent bank failures, high-level proposals suddenly abound for the taxation of financial transactions or financial institutions. But rather than give in to injunctions to "seize ...

In France, Germany, and the UK, the authority responsible for the cyber defense of satellites depends on the nature of the targeted system. Cyber commands largely oversee the cyber defense of space ...

Auf Russlands militärische Aggression gegen die Ukraine reagierte der Bundesrat Ende Februar 2022 mit einer klaren Haltung: Die Schweiz verurteilte den Völkerrechtsbruch «aufs Schärfste» und übernahm ...

Die Schweiz erarbeitet derzeit die Sicherheitspolitische Strategie 2025. Ein wichtiger Aspekt wird das Thema der sicherheitspolitischen Kooperation sein. In offiziellen Dokumenten wie dem ...

Dieser Cyber Defense Report untersucht alle weiteren Cyber-Operationen, die während des Krieges in der Ukraine bisher gegen den Weltraumsektor durchgeführt wurden. Der Bericht befasst sich mit den ...

In Frankreich, Deutschland und dem Vereinigten Königreich hängt die für den Cyberschutz der Satelliten zuständige Behörde von der Art des betroffenen Systems ab. In den drei europäischen Ländern sind ...

“CSS Mediation Resources” is a series that aims to provide methodological guidance and insights to mediators, negotiators and peace practitioners working to address violent political conflicts. It is ...

On 11 December, the CSS held an Evening Talk on the topic of “The Swiss OSCE Chairmanship 2014.” The speakers were Ambassador Heidi Grau, head of the OSCE Task Force at the Swiss Foreign Ministry, and ...