What do shifting power dynamics, the rise of global revisionism, and low-boil conflicts mean for national security? What are the gaps between the U.S. perspective and a European one? These questions ...

Neither Switzerland nor the EU are directly threatened by large-scale and prolonged power outages this winter; Ukraine is. The issues surrounding the security of power grids, energy supply, and energy ...

Western states increasingly face attacks that fall into a gray zone between war and peace. The outbreak of a conventional war on European soil has accentuated this trend. In order to describe this ...

The Cyberdefense Project team of the Center for Security Studies was honored to be selected by the Swiss Cyber Institute to receive this year's “Excellence in Cybersecurity Research” Award. This ...

From the buildup of Russian tanks along the Ukrainian border to images of destruction raging through cities and villages, we all watched the war in Ukraine unfold with images from the sky. When Russia ...

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 ...

Reports and information disclosures by threat intelligence providers, government agencies, think tanks, and online hacktivists have exposed China’s elaborate multifaceted “hack-for-hire” ecosystem ...

In France, Germany, and the UK, the authority responsible for the cyber defense of satellites depends on the nature of the targeted system. Cyber commands largely oversee the cyber defense of space ...

Historically, discussions on cyber conflict have primarily centered on the involvement of state-sponsored or affiliated groups. Yet, the growing prominence of criminal actors – specifically, ...

Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine, Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel, Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the ongoing tensions over Taiwan ...

This book tries to answer the following seven questions: ...

Nuclear threats have become a regular occurrence since the start of Russia’s fullscale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. President Vladimir Putin, his close associates, and Russian media ...