It is difficult to surpass Stanley Hoffmann’s famous observation that “the history of the Atlantic Alliance is a history of crises.” Yet the current crisis in transatlantic relations feels distinctly ...

In the current debate surrounding defense capability, both energy security and climate change play a secondary role. In his new CSS analysis, Leonard Schliesser explains why increasing the energy ...

Podcast on Strategic Trends 2025 What do shifting power dynamics, the rise of global revisionism, and low-boil conflicts mean for national security? What are the gaps between the U.S. perspective and ...

This year's Bulletin opens with an interview with State Secretary Markus Mäder. Read the interview (in German) (PDF, 246 KB) The initial development of a security policy strategy enables the ...

Drought poses an increasing threat to Switzerland. What does this mean for civil protection organizations? What strategies can they adopt to prepare for and respond to it? The study 'Civil Protection ...

Reports and information disclosures by threat intelligence providers, government agencies, think tanks, and online hacktivists have exposed China’s elaborate multifaceted “hack-for-hire” ecosystem ...

Historically, discussions on cyber conflict have primarily centered on the involvement of state-sponsored or affiliated groups. Yet, the growing prominence of criminal actors – specifically, ...

Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow understood trust as a “lubricant” that makes social interaction smoother. Trust in government is thus a key resource for the functioning of society. While times of ...

Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine, Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel, Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the ongoing tensions over Taiwan ...

The Cyberdefense Project team of the Center for Security Studies was honored to be selected by the Swiss Cyber Institute to receive this year's “Excellence in Cybersecurity Research” Award. This ...

Since the “Zeitenwende”, the shape of Switzerland’s neutrality has once again become a controversial subject domestically. The Federal Council has so far seen no need to change course, but will have ...

A few hours prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia’s military intelligence (GRU) launched a destructive cyberattack against ViaSat’s KA-SAT satellite network, which was ...