This is Not Us – and Yet it is Us: Why Gendered Analysis of Terrorism is...
This article was originally published by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) on 21 March 2019. Known as one of the safest and most isolated countries in the world, New Zealand has experienced its...
View ArticleThe US National Defense and International Affairs Budget
This graphic outlines the US national defense and international affairs budget from 1990-2019. To find out more, click here to read Jack Thompson’s Strategic Trends 2018 chapter on how the US is...
View ArticleChina’s ‘New Type of Security Partnership’ in Asia and Beyond: A challenge to...
This analysis1 was originally published by the Elcano Royal Institute on 26 March 2019. Since 2013 China has clearly called for the creation of a new security architecture in Asia. The May 2015 white...
View ArticleMost Important US Trading Partners By Rank
This graphic maps and ranks the US’ most important trading partners by trade volume. For an analysis of how this ranking is reflected in the Trump administration’s approach to trade policy, read Jack...
View ArticleWays Out of the Crisis: Recalibrating European Security
This article was originally published by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIF) on 23 April 2019. European Security is in crisis. Like every crisis, this one not only has a prior history, it has also...
View Article“Stabilising” the Middle East: A Historical Perspective
This article was originally published by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) on 28 March 2019. The relevance of “continuities” in relation to the history of the region and its inhabitants has been...
View ArticleGross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development: USA and China
This week’s featured graphic charts the convergence of Chinese and US GDP expenditure on research and development. Does it suggest that the West is about to lose its edge in military technology?...
View ArticleThe Chinese Military’s Exploitation of Western Tech Firms
This article was originally published in The Strategist by the Australian Strategic Policy (ASPI) on 12 April 2019. For more than a year, debate has raged over allegations that the Chinese military is...
View ArticleAfter Crimea: Does NATO Have the Means to Defend Europe?
This article was originally published by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in April 2019. Military spending may now figure in public conversation about NATO. But the alliance, at 70...
View ArticleRegional Organizations in the Post-Soviet Space
This chart maps the overlap in membership of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Collective Security...
View ArticleUnderstanding Trends in Electoral Violence: Lessons from South Africa
This article was originally published by Political Violence @ a Glance on 25 April 2019. The African continent will see two dozen elections in 2019. While many observers herald this year’s surfeit of...
View ArticleA Close Look at France’s New Military Cyber Strategy
This article was originally published by War on the Rocks on 23 April 2019. “Cyber warfare has begun and France must be ready to fight it,” Florence Parly, the French minister for the armed forces,...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: Third Party Pressure Fueling Rebel Fragmentation
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 ArticleTariff Levels: US and Key Trading Partners
This graphic outlines the average tariff levels applied on all imports by the US and a selection of its key trading partners. For an analysis of the Trump administration’s trade policies and the...
View ArticleAI and Autonomous Systems Are Urgent Priorities for Today’s Defence Force
This article was originally published in the Strategist by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) on 29 April 2019. The 2016 defence white paper and the decades-long integrated investment...
View ArticleReducing Press Attention to Reduce Terrorism?
This article was originally published by Political Violence @ a Glance on 1 May 2019. The Easter morning attack in Sri Lanka reminds us that, when it comes to terrorism, governments often want to...
View ArticleInternational Students at US Universities
This graphic outlines the rising number of international students enrolled at US universities since 1999. To find out what this trend could mean for the transfer of specialized knowledge from Western...
View ArticleSicherheit 2019: The Trend of Opinions on Foreign, Security, and Defense Policy
On Tuesday 28 May 2019, the Military Academy at ETH Zurich and the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich published the annual survey “Sicherheit 2019”. Since 1999, the study has evaluated long-term...
View ArticleA Politically Neutral Hub for AI Research
This article was originally published by the ETH Zukunftsblog on 24 May 2019. The growing politicisation of AI harbours risks. Sophie-Charlotte Fischer and Andreas Wenger propose a hub for AI research...
View ArticleEconomic Ties Between EAEU Members in 2017
This graphic maps the volume of trade between members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), including Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and Belarus. For an analysis of the role the EAEU plays in...
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