International crises are a stress test for governments, offering opportunities to rally citizens but also risking dissatisfaction with tough policy choices. While trust in government has fluctuated in ...

The EU’s embrace of its role as a “geopolitical actor,” and NATO’s renewed focus on deterrence and defense have had a significant impact on their respective approaches to partnerships. Both emphasize ...

The CSS publishes various reports on security policy issues.

Nobelpreisträger Kenneth Arrow bezeichnete Vertrauen einst als «Schmiermittel» eines sozialen Systems. Ohne Vertrauen in die Regierung kann eine Gesellschaft nicht richtig funktionieren. Der Aufbau ...

Der «Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)» analysiert Ereignisse, Trends und Entwicklungen im Hinblick auf die politische, wirtschaftliche, sicherheitspolitische und gesellschaftliche Situation in Russland ...

The Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zürich is a center of competence for Swiss and international security policy. It offers security policy expertise in research, teaching, and consulting ...

Within the CIS PhD program, the Center for Security Studies (CSS) offers PhD positions. Besides the writing of the doctoral dissertation, the students attend courses in their field of specialization ...

Diese Ausgabe kontextualisiert die Verabschiedung des Gesetzes „über die Transparenz ausländischer Einflussnahme“ bzw. „über ausländische Agenten“ in Georgien. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf den ...

As part of the CSS’ vision of contributing to a more peaceful and secure world, the CSS’ think tank activities aim to improve the quality of Swiss and international security policy and peace promotion ...

The Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) analyzes recent events, trends and developments within contemporary Russian politics, economics and business, foreign policy, security and society. Each issue ...

There are a multitude of studies tracing the patterns of disinformation dissemination via twitter and other platforms, but very little research has systematic examined the mechanisms by which ...