States are Far Less Likely to Engage in Mass Violence Against Nonviolent...
This article was originally published by Political Violence @ a Glance on 8 May 2018. What drives governments to crack down on and kill their own civilians in the context of popular uprisings? This is...
View ArticleIf the Transatlantic Relationship Sneezes, Will NATO Catch a Cold?
This article was originally published by War on the Rocks on 21 May 2018. On May 17, when NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Donald Trump at the White House, part of...
View ArticleIran and Israel are Racing toward Confrontation in Syria
This article was originally published by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in May 2018. Israel has long been wary of Iran’s power projection in the Levant, particularly in Syria. Ties between...
View ArticleNew Joint Tasks Require a Great Deal of Coordination
This graphic outlines the multi-level stakeholder coordination utilized by Switzerland to address security threats- both physical and cyber. For more on subsidiarity and the evolution of Swiss security...
View ArticleSurvey «Studie Sicherheit 2018»
The Military Academy at ETH Zurich and the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich have published the annual survey «Sicherheit 2018». Since 1999, the study has evaluated long-term trends and...
View ArticleGlobal Military Spending Remains High at $1.7 Trillion
This article was originally published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 2 May 2018. Total world military expenditure rose to $1739 billion in 2017, a marginal increase...
View ArticleJihadi Networks in Switzerland: Regional Clusters and their Transnational Links
On 25 May 2018, the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich, together with the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip) and the University of Lucerne, hosted a conference on “Jihadi...
View ArticleThe US National Defense and International Affairs Budget
This graphic outlines the US national defense and international affairs budget from 1990-2019. For more the US’ budgetary realities and the international and domestic implications of a fiscally...
View ArticleWhat We Know – and Don’t Know – about Religious Civil Wars
This article was originally published by Political Violence @ a Glance on 23 May 2018. Ongoing civil wars in Syria, Mali, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Uganda illustrate the need to...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: Training Secular Diplomats on the...
Mediation Perspectives is a periodic blog entry that’s provided by the CSS’ Mediation Support Team and occasional guest authors. Each entry is designed to highlight the utility of mediation approaches...
View ArticleDeterrence in Cyberspace
This article was originally published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) on 1 June 2018. Foreword In the past three years, barely a week has gone by without a report of a critical...
View ArticleUS Soft Power Since 2012
This graphic compares public perception during the Obama presidency (2012) to that of the Trump presidency (2017) on issues pertaining to American culture and leadership. For more on the US’ global...
View ArticleIran, Russia: What’s at Stake in the Syrian Civil War
This article was originally published by Geopolitical Futures (GPF) on 23 May 2018. The era of foreign intervention in Syria is coming to an end – at least that’s what Russian President Vladimir Putin...
View ArticleMerkel and Macron: Edging towards Change?
This article was originally published by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) on 7 June 2018. Angela Merkel finally responds to Emmanuel Macron’s Europe reform plans – but through the pages...
View ArticleAfter Crimea: The Future of Nordic Defence Cooperation
This article was originally published by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in 2018. Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) was originally about cost-effectiveness. The Nordic...
View ArticlePrice Range of Electricity Costs by Source, 2010 and 2016
This graphic contrasts the price range of electricity costs stemming from renewable sources with that of fossil fuels for the years 2010 and 2016. For more on the interplay between technological...
View ArticleIs the UN Security Council Losing Legitimacy?
This article was originally published by Political Violence @ a Glance on 7 June 2018. The UN Security Council (UNSC) is at a precipice. The Trump administration’s recent announcement that the US would...
View ArticleFour Fast Facts on Denuclearization
This article was originally published by the IPI Global Observatory on 14 June 2018. The Singapore Summit between the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong-un, and US...
View ArticleIn Search of the Real Indo-Pacific
This article was originally published by YaleGlobal Online on 14 June 2018. Global powers show renewed interest in the Indo-Pacific region, but should resist piling on with geopolitical intentions The...
View ArticleThe EU Global Strategy Resilience Index
This graphic charts changes in resilience (using the EU’s definition of resilience) of select EU member states from 2015 to 2017. For more on the role of resilience in contemporary deterrence efforts,...
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