Switzerland: Products

 

The Swiss think-tank products of the Center provide concise information on international security policy and seek to foster dialog on Swiss security policy.

 

CSS Analysis in Security Policy

The policy brief series CSS Analysis in Security Policy offers a focused discussion of current developments and events in international security. The briefs are published in three languages: the English version is geared at an international audience, the German and French versions often look more closely at what the respective security issues mean for Switzerland. In doing so, they reflect an institutional viewpoint of the CSS.

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  Nr. 134: Die NSS 2014: Auf dem Weg zu einer Obama-Doktrin?

  Herausgeber: Daniel Trachsler

  Fachexperte(n): Martin Zapfe

  Serie: CSS Analysen zur Sicherheitspolitik

  Verlag(e): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich

  Publikationsjahr: 2013

  
  
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  Nr. 133: Europarat: Zeit für Reformen

  Herausgeber: Daniel Trachsler

  Fachexperte(n): Matthias Bieri

  Serie: CSS Analysen zur Sicherheitspolitik

  Verlag(e): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich

  Publikationsjahr: 2013

  
  

Bulletin on Swiss Security Policy

The annual Bulletin on Swiss Security Policy deals with current issues in Swiss foreign and security policy and presents selected CSS projects. It provides information on developments in Swiss security policy as a contribution to public debate on security policy.

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  Bulletin 2012 zur schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik

  Author(s): Marco Wyss, Jonas Hagmann, Tibor Szvircsev Tresch, Daniel Trachsler, Tim Prior

  Editor(s): Andreas Wenger, Daniel Trachsler

  Series: Bulletin zur schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik

  Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich

  Publication Year: 2012

  
  

Study Sicherheit

The annual study Sicherheit, a joint publication by the CSS and the Military Academy at ETH Zurich, evaluates long-term trends and tendencies in public opinion on foreign, security, and defense policy issues in Switzerland. It is based on representative surveys conducted every year.

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  Sicherheit 2012

  Aussen-, Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitische Meinungsbildung im Trend

  Author(s): Tibor Szvircsev Tresch, Andreas Wenger, Silvia Würmli, Julie Craviolini, Esther Vogler-Bisig

  Editor(s): Tibor Szvircsev Tresch, Andreas Wenger

  Series: Sicherheit

  Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Militärakademie an der ETH Zürich

  Publication Year: 2012

  
  

Risk and Resilience Reports

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 a specific focus on implications for Switzerland. They are produced by the Risk & Resilience Research Group at the CSS.

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  Preparing for Disasters in Global Cities

  An International Comparison

  Author(s): Tim Prior, Florian Roth

  Series: Risk and Resilience Reports

  Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich

  Date: 2013/04/30

  Publication Year: 2013

  
  

Mediation Reports/Studies

The aim of the mediation reports is to support mediators and negotiators in gaining knowledge and skills for effective peace negotiations and conflict transformation. They are produced by the Mediation Support Project (MSP), which is a joint endeavor of the CSS and swisspeace, and the Culture and Religion in Mediation (CARIM) program. MSP publications focus on mediation in track 1 peace processes. CARIM publications focus on how to deal with the cultural and religious dimensions of conflict and mediation.

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  Peace Mediation Essentials

  Gender and Peace Mediation

  Author(s): Cordula Reimann (swisspeace)

  Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; swisspeace

  Date: 2012/05/01

  Publication Year: 2012

  
  

Other Reports/Studies

The CSS publishes various reports on security policy issues.

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  Zivile Nachrichtendienstsysteme im europäischen Umfeld der Schweiz

  Ausgewählte fusionierte und getrennte zivile In- und Auslandsnachrichtendienste im Vergleich

  Author(s): Marco Wyss

  Editor(s): Andreas Wenger

  Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich

  Publication Year: 2011

  
  

ETH Workshops on Swiss Security Policy

The ETH Workshops on Swiss Security Policy aim to deliver impulses for strategic thinking in Switzerland and to lay the foundation for revising and developing Swiss security policy. They are conducted in cooperation with the Security Policy sector at the General Secretariat of the DDPS. Around 30 participants from the spheres of academia, the administration, politics, and the armed forces participate in these events.

Other Events

The CSS organizes a number of workshops to promote cooperation and the exchange of ideas between academics and security policy-makers engaged in practical work.

Media Contributions

The CSS fosters public discussion on security policy through regular media contributions. The secretariat of the CSS will be glad to handle your requests for interviews, articles, and analysis. Please contact Astrid Karrer (karrer@sipo.gess.ethz.ch; +41 44 632 40 25).

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  A Long Way from Home

  It Was Probably the Internet, Not Chechnya, That Radicalized the Boston Bombers

  Author(s): Lorenzo Vidino

  In: Vice Magazine

  Date: 2013/05/01

  Publication Year: 2013