Bundestag Hack Redux: More Smoke Than Mirrors
This article was originally published by the Council on Foreign Relations on 8 June 2020. In early May, it was reported that Germany’s federal prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Dmitriy Badin, the...
View ArticleSecurity, Political and Economic Competition between the US and China
The US-Chinese rivalry is becoming the prime mover of global affairs. This graphic outlines the competition between these two countries focusing on Europe at the security, political and economic...
View ArticleThe Pandemic Could Enhance NATO’s Resilience
Image courtesy of Kristof Rixmann/DVIDS. This blog belongs to the CSS’ coronavirus blog series, which forms a part of the center’s analysis of the security policy implications of the coronavirus...
View ArticleCovid-19: Ursprung des neuen Coronavirus und Gegenmassnahmen
Am Donnerstag, 14. Mai 2020, fand am Center for Security Studies (CSS) der ETH Zürich das dritte Brown Bag Webinar zum Thema «Covid-19: Ursprung des neuen Coronavirus und Gegenmassnahmen» statt....
View ArticleUS Strategic Options in the Western Pacific
This graphic maps US strategic options in the Western Pacific, including air and naval bases settings, defense treaties, offshore control and maritime containment, among others. For an analysis of each...
View ArticleKeeping Up with the Digital COVID Jungle
Image courtesy of Free-Photos/Pixabay This blog belongs to the CSS’ coronavirus blog series, which forms a part of the center’s analysis of the security policy implications of the coronavirus crisis....
View ArticleTop Ten Patent Cooperation Treaty Applicants in 2018
This graphic illustrates the main applicants to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 2018 by countries and companies, such as Huawei, Mitsubishi, and Intel, among others. For an insight into the...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: Moving Training from Room to Zoom
Image courtesy of Team Tumult Mediation Perspectives is a periodic blog entry that’s provided by the CSS’ Mediation Support Team and occasional guest authors. In the context of COVID-19-related...
View ArticleStrategic Trends 2020: China, the US, and World Order
On 28 May 2020, Dr Jack Thompson, former Head of the Global Security Team at the CSS and currently a Senior Strategic Analyst at The Hague Centre for Security Studies, presented his chapter on “China,...
View ArticleEurasia’s Trade Partners
This graphic illustrates the total values of Eurasian countries’ trade with China, the EU, Russia and the rest of the world – including imports and exports – between October 2018 and September 2019....
View ArticleThe Politics and Science of the Future
Assembling Future Knowledge and Integrating It into Public Policy and Governance This article is the concluding chapter of The Politics and Science of Prevision: Governing and Probing the Future,...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: Trump, the Bible, and the Instrumentalization of...
Image courtesy of The White House/Flickr Mediation Perspectives is a periodic blog entry that’s provided by the CSS’ Mediation Support Team and occasional guest authors. In the evening of 1 June, one...
View ArticleChina and the US’ Internal Challenges
China and the US may be economic superpowers, but they are both facing significant internal challenges. As an example of these challenges, this graphic points out how China’s annual population rate is...
View ArticleUnusual Ceasefires in Unusual Times: Why COVID-19 Ceasefires Remain an Exception
Image courtesy of Jeffery Harris/DVIDS This blog belongs to the CSS’ coronavirus blog series, which forms a part of the center’s analysis of the security policy implications of the coronavirus crisis....
View ArticleStrategic Trends 2020: Chinas Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasien
Chinas Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) ist ein beispielloses Projekt, das mit vielen Facetten daherkommt und schwer zu fassen ist. Im CSS Brown Bag Webinar am 11. Juni 2020 befasste sich Benno Zogg,...
View ArticleWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Global Innovation Index
As this graphic illustrates, since 2011 China has increased its investments in innovation to great effect. China’s tech industry now rivals its European counterparts, which puts pressure on European...
View ArticleThe Weaponisation of Synthetic Media: What Threat Does this Pose to National...
Image courtesy of geralt/Pixabay This article was originally published by the Elcano Royal Institute on 14 July 2020. Theme The weaponisation of hyper-realistic synthetic video, audio, images, or texts...
View ArticleCorona and the Future of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Ever since President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the nuclear agreement with Iran in 2018, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has been in crisis. Tehran has taken various steps that...
View ArticleThe Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasia
For transit between China and Europe, railway links are paramount. Albeit at least three times more expensive than shipping, overland rail transport can cut transportation times in half to around two...
View ArticleThe Failure of Academic Progress in Cybersecurity
Image courtesy of andrew_t8/Pixabay. This article was originally published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on 20 July 2020. Academic progress in cybersecurity studies from a social sciences...
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