Wyss, Marco, Dr.

 

Marco Wyss is a senior researcher at the Center for Security Studies (CSS). He earned his Doctorate at the Universities of Neuchâtel (History) and Nottingham (Politics and International Relations) with a thesis on Anglo-Swiss relations during the Cold War, in which he assesses the role of arms transfers, neutrality and Britain. Marco Wyss holds a Master's degree in History and Philosophy from the University of Neuchâtel, and a Master's degree in International History and Politics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Prior to joining the CSS, he was an assistant in History at the University of Neuchâtel, a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics' IDEAS Centre, and a visiting scholar at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. He is also Secretary General of the Bibliographical Committee of the International Commission of Military History and the Scientific Editor of the International Bibliography of Military History.

 

His fields of expertise include neutrality, arms transfers, Swiss foreign and security policies, British foreign and security policies, the transformation of European armed forces, international history, the Second World War, the Cold War, and strategy. He is currently broadening his expertise by studying France's African strategy and peacekeeping in Africa.

Selected Publications

Monographs

• Wyss, Marco (2012) Arms Transfers, Neutrality and Britain's Role in the Cold War, Leiden, Boston: Brill.
• Wyss, Marco (2010) Un Suisse au service de la SS, Neuenburg: Editions Alphil – Presses universitaires suisses.

Journal Articles

• Wyss, Marco (2012) 'Neutrality in the Early Cold War', Cold War History 12, 1: 25–49.
• Wyss, Marco (2011) 'Military Transformation in Europe's Neutral and Non-Allied States', RUSI Journal 156, 2: 44–51.
• Wyss, Marco (2011) 'Is Kosovo the Beginning and the End?', Baltic Security and Defence Review 13, 1: 51–70.
• Wyss, Marco (2011) 'A War-Profiteer or a Strategic Lightweight?', Militärhistorisk tidskrift 2009–2010, 311–339.
• Wyss, Marco (2010) 'Jet Propulsion Technology in Switzerland', Traverse: Zeitschrift für Geschichte – Revue d'histoire, 3: 113–124.
• Wyss, Marco (2007) 'Un suisse au service de la SS', Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Geschichte 57, 4: 417–440.

Book Chapters

• Wyss, Marco (2012) 'Peacekeeping in Afrika und die militärische Friedensförderung der Schweiz', in: Wenger, Andreas; Trachsler, Daniel (eds.) Bulletin 2012 zur schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.
• Wyss, Marco (2011) 'Abhängigkeit wider Willen oder Drang zum Westen?', in: Bott, Sandra; Schaufelbuehl, Janick Marina; Zala, Sacha (eds.) Die Internationale Schweiz in der Zeit des Kalten Krieges – Relations internationales de la Suisse durant la Guerre froide, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Geschichte (SGG), pp. 31–45.
• Wylie, Neville; Wyss, Marco (2011) 'Neutrality de jour', in: McDonough, Frank (ed.) The Origins of the Second World War: An International Perspective, London: Continuum.

Reports/Studies

• Wyss, Marco (2011) Zivile Nachrichtendienstsysteme im europäischen Umfeld der Schweiz, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Media Contributions

• Wyss, Marco (2011) 'Revisiting the Nene Blunder', IDEAS Today, 2011/06/01.
• Wilner, Alex; Wyss, Marco (2011) 'The Case for the F-35', The National Post, 2011/05/16.

Other Publications

• (2011) 'No. 92: Clashing over Fighters', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.