Drought poses an increasing threat to Switzerland. What does this mean for civil protection organizations? What strategies can they adopt to prepare for and respond to it? The study 'Civil Protection ...

The risk and resilience reports provide a focused discussion of aspects of security risks and vulnerabilities, risk analysis and management, emergency preparedness, and crisis management – often with ...

Ivo Capaul is a Researcher in the Defense Policy and Arms Acquisition team at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. His research interests include military strategy and doctrine, ...

State sponsorship of terrorism is a complex and important topic in today's international affairs – and especially pertinent in the regional politics of the Middle East and South Asia, where Pakistan ...

Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow understood trust as a “lubricant” that makes social interaction smoother. Trust in government is thus a key resource for the functioning of society. While times of ...

Trockenheit stellt für die Schweiz eine zunehmende Bedrohung dar. Was bedeutet das für Bevölkerungsschutzorganisationen? Mit welchen Strategien können sich diese ...

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

Lennart Maschmeyer is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. His current book project focuses on the subversive nature of cyber conflict and its strategic ...

Miriam Dahinden works as a graphic designer at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) where she is responsible for the design and layout of the CSS publications. Before joining the Center in 2011, she ...

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 ...

The Strategic Trends series offers a concise analysis of major developments in world affairs, with a primary focus on international security. The annual volumes provide succinct interpretations of key ...

Mauro Gilli is a Senior Researcher in Military Technology and International Security. He received his PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University in 2015, with major in International ...