General Haftar and the Risks of Authoritarian “Stability” in Libya
This article was originally published by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in February 2020. On 8 January 2020, Turkey and Russia sought to broker a cease-fire between warring factions in Libya,...
View ArticleMapping the Known Unknowns of Cybersecurity Education
This article was originally published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on 3 February 2020. Many universities are starting to include cybersecurity as a course of study. While there is a high...
View ArticleCountering Online Foreign Influence in 2020 Elections
This article was originally published by Political Violence @ a Glance on 23 January 2020. Social media has proved an essential tool for catalyzing political activism and social change around the...
View ArticleSelected Urban Conflicts
This graphic provides an overview of recent military conflicts and long lasting protests in cities around the world. For insights on how urban areas are becoming primary battlefields in conflicts, see...
View ArticleIt’s that Time of the Decade Again: Some Considerations for NATO’s Eighth...
This article was originally published by the NATO Defense College on 22 January 2020. In the Declaration that emerged from the December 2019 London Leaders Meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: Understanding Self-immolation in Sri Lanka
Mediation Perspectives is a periodic blog entry that’s provided by the CSS’ Mediation Support Team and occasional guest authors. Since the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, representatives of the...
View ArticleThe Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on Central Asia and the South...
This article was originally published by the E-International Relations on 14 February 2020. In September 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping first announced his strategic vision of “One Belt, One Road”...
View ArticleHotspots for Outbreaks of New and Recurring Diseases
Why is the coronavirus affecting some territories more than others? This week’s featured graphic illustrates the hotspots for outbreaks of new and recurring diseases. For more on global health security...
View ArticleWhere Do Sahel Terrorists Get Their Heavy Weapons?
This article was originally published by the Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS) on 12 February 2020. With arms flows from Libya declining, military barracks and poorly controlled national stockpiles...
View ArticleCyber Deterrence Is Dead: Long Live Cyber Deterrence!
This article was originally published by the Council on Foreign Relations on 18 February 2020. Born in the 1990s, the thinking on cyber deterrence was nurtured by the U.S. Department of Defense in...
View ArticleHow the Coronavirus Impacts China and its Foreign Policy
This article was originally published by the United States Institute of Peace on 13 February 2020. The U.S. and China have a mutual interest in containing the outbreak, but exchanges over the virus...
View ArticleThe ESA and Switzerland
This week’s featured graphic provides an overview of the European Space Agency (ESA) member states and more. For an insight into space security and technological development, see Michael Haas’ CSS...
View ArticleHow to Train Your AI Soldier Robots (and the Humans Who Command Them)
This article was originally published by War on the Rocks on 21 February 2020. Artificial intelligence (AI) is often portrayed as a single omnipotent force — the computer as God. Often the AI is evil,...
View ArticleThe Future of Values in Cyber Security Strategies
This article was originally published by the Elcano Royal Institute on 27 February 2020. Theme While national cyber security strategies have proliferated worldwide in the past decade, most have been...
View ArticleConnecting the Dots: The West’s Wars at Home and Abroad
This article was originally published by the Oxford Research Group on 28 February 2020. The war on terror has been underway for nearly two decades. Yet there is still little appreciation in some...
View ArticleEconomic Ties Between EAEU Members
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...
View ArticleShaping Beats Decoupling: Alternatives to Global Conflict between the United...
This article was originally published by the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) on 02 March 2020. China is increasingly seen as the central threat to the liberal Western...
View ArticleWill the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Survive the 2020s?
This article was originally published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) on 20 February 2020. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the...
View ArticleCan Europe Become a True Strategic Power?
This article was originally published by the IPI Global Observatory on 4 March 2020. President Emmanuel Macron of France laid out a bold vision for Europe during the Munich Security Conference (MSC)...
View ArticleImports to Switzerland
As a highly developed, landlocked resource-poor country that relies on imports for many vital commodities and services, Switzerland is comparatively vulnerable to disruptions of supply. This graphic...
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