International crises are a stress test for governments, offering opportunities to rally citizens but also risking dissatisfaction with tough policy choices. While trust in government has fluctuated in ...

Within this theme, developments within the Euro-Atlantic security environment and architecture that are relevant to Swiss foreign, security, and defense policy are in focus. A particular emphasis is ...

Civilian-combatant relations are central to armed conflicts around the world. They are crucial to understand the onset of violence, conflict dynamics, civilian victimization, and socio-political ...

The Ceasefire Project seeks to develop a stronger understanding of the role that ceasefires play in the transition from war to peace. Ceasefires are a regular occurrence in armed conflict, yet we know ...

Technological competition has long been at the heart of international security. Economic containment vis-a-vis the Soviet Union has been a key pillar of the United States’ grand strategy during the ...

Mauro Gilli is a Senior Researcher in Military Technology and International Security. He received his PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University in 2015, with major in International ...

Miriam Dahinden works as a graphic designer at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) where she is responsible for the design and layout of the CSS publications. Before joining the Center in 2011, she ...

The Strategic Trends series offers a concise analysis of major developments in world affairs, with a primary focus on international security. The annual volumes provide succinct interpretations of key ...

The Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) analyzes recent events, trends and developments within contemporary Russian politics, economics and business, foreign policy, security and society. Each issue ...

The Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) offers different ways to complete a doctoral program. The 12 ECTS doctorates of the Department of Humanities, Social and State Sciences ...

The Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD) is a bimonthly internet publication jointly produced by the external page Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC-Georgia), the external page Research Centre for ...