Mediation Perspectives: Ambiguity and Worldviews in the Implementation of...
To bridge disagreements between conflict parties during the early stages of a mediation process, mediators like to apply creative ambiguity where they deliberately use ambiguous language for sensitive...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: Culturally Oriented Mediation
Image courtesy of Alamy. Mediation Perspectives is a regular series of blog contributions by the CSS Mediation Support Team and occasional guest authors. Culture becomes the elephant in the room when...
View ArticleWarren Buffett confronts the US-China rivalry
Image courtesy of REUTERS/Scott Morgan, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett (left) and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger are seen at the annual Berkshire shareholder shopping day in Omaha, Nebraska,...
View ArticleFrom natural hazards to cyber resilience: Moving beyond traditional risk...
Image: The Concept of Embodied Uncertainty as visualized by Sword-Daniels et al. (2018) Affluence and vulnerability are often seen as opposite sides of a coin – with affluence generally understood as...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: MSN Commentary on the UN Guidance on Mediation of...
Image courtesy of the National Library of Scotland / Flickr, Open air cookery near Miraumont-le-Grand, Western Front, during World War I. Mediation Perspectives is a regular series of blog...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: MSN Commentary on the UN Practice Note on Climate...
Image courtesy of Joanne Francis / Unsplash Mediation Perspectives is a regular series of blog contributions by the CSS Mediation Support Team and occasional guest authors. In this blog, we discuss the...
View ArticleCentral Asia: Challenges Intensify, Geopolitics Doesn’t
Once considered an island of democracy in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan – here its presidential office, the White House – hosted the last Central Asia summit in July 2022. (Source: Chatrina Schumacher, July...
View ArticleRussia’s Great-Power Moment in Africa
Image courtesy of REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ethiopian counterpart Demeke Mekonnen arrive at Russian Embassy for tree planting ceremony during Lavrov’s visit...
View ArticleRegions with Local IS Branches and Affiliates
This week’s featured graphic shows the core IS’ state as of March 2022 as well as its affiliates in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. For a deeper assessment of the danger the IS still poses, read...
View ArticleQuiet Compliance: China’s Dilemma Over Western Sanctions Against Russia
Image courtesy of The Russian Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons The quiet compliance of Chinese companies...
View ArticleWhy India Remains Neutral over Ukraine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin at the 21st India–Russia Annual summit in New Delhi on December 6, 2021. (This image is a copyrighted work of the Government of India, licensed...
View Article“Sincere about Ulterior Motives”: The Invasion of Ukraine and Russia’s...
A day after Russia’s President Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Conti, a hacker group suspected to be largely based in Russia and known for financially extorting Western companies,...
View ArticleRussia’s hypersonic story in Ukraine: “Is this a dagger which I see before me?”
Image courtesy of @mod_russia on Twitter. What does the reported first battle use of a hypersonic missile mean for the dynamic of Putin’s war in Ukraine? Open-source intelligence sources suggest that...
View ArticleCSS Mediation Perspectives: How Ceasefires Affect Conflict Ripeness
Image courtesy of Julian Stallabrass / Wikimedia, Mural from the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, a non-state actor in Mexico. Mediation Perspectives is a regular series of blog contributions by...
View ArticleAt the Crossroads of Central and South Asia
This week’s featured graphic shows how Afghanistan’s location at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia ensures that its future will affect the dynamics of China-Russia relations in both...
View ArticleKazakhstan on the Belt, on the Road
This week’s featured graphic illustrates Kazakhstan’s central role in China’s Belt and Road Initiative as of September 2019. For more on the country and its geo-strategic position, read Benno Zogg’s...
View ArticleMarket Shares of Foundries in the Chip Industry in Q2 2021
This week’s featured graphic shows market shares of companies in the chip industry, more specifically in its contract manufacturing segment. For more information on microchips and on fragile networks...
View ArticleGDP and Perceptions of Corruption in Eastern Europe
This week’s featured graphic shows the GDP as well as perceptions of corruption in Eastern Europe. For more on the latest economic and political developments of the Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, read...
View ArticleRoles within the Fighter Jet Inventories of Germany, France and Spain
This week’s featured graphic shows the roles within the fighter jet inventories of Germany, France and Spain. For more on current developments of European fighter programs, read Amos Dossi and Niklas...
View ArticleConsequences of Climate Change in Switzerland
This week’s featured graphic illustrates the consequences of climate change in Switzerland. For more on Climate Change in the Swiss Alps, read Christine Eriksen and Andrin Hauri’s CSS Analysis in...
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