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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  No. 134: Die NSS 2014: Auf dem Weg zu einer Obama-Doktrin?

  Die Obama-Administration wird im Jahr 2014, möglicherweise sogar schon 2013, ihre zweite Nationale Sicherheitsstrategie (NSS) veröffentlichen. Substanzielle Haushaltszwänge setzen hierfür den Rahmen. Daher werden sich die USA zunehmend auf ihre Kerninteressen konzentrieren. Die nächste NSS sollte vor allem Antworten auf drei Herausforderungen geben: Die Neudefinition bestehender Allianzen; die Rückbesinnung auf Asien; und die Einhegung der US-Drohneneinsätze. Eine kohärente «Obama-Doktrin» wird die neue NSS jedoch wahrscheinlich nicht darstellen.
  
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  No. 133: Europarat: Zeit für Reformen

  Die Schweiz feiert ihre fünfzigjährige Mitgliedschaft im Europarat. Diese Organisation erbringt speziell im Menschenrechtsbereich einen unverzichtbaren Mehrwert. Gleichzeitig bemängeln Kritiker, der Europarat sei zu wenig effizient, inhaltlich zu verzettelt und es gebe zu viele Doppelspurigkeiten mit anderen internationalen Organisationen. Seit 2010 werden der Europarat und sein Aushängeschild, der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte, reformiert. Vom Erfolg dieser Reformen hängt ab, wie relevant der Europarat für Europa und die Schweiz bleibt.
  

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2012

• (2012) 'No. 126: Smart Pooling: State of Play in European Defence and Armaments Cooperation', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 125: Nepal’s Faltering Peace Process and Swiss Engagement', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 124: The Syrian Civil War: Between Escalation and Intervention', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 123: Israeli Perspectives on the Arab Uprisings', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 122: The Chemical Weapons Ban: Status and Prospects', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 121: The North Korean Nuclear Issue: Between Containment and Dialog', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 120: Swiss Nuclear Phaseout: Energy Supply Challenges', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 119: Somalia: Little Hope for Peace', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 118: The Arctic: Thaw with Conflict Potential', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 117: India-US Relations: Progress Amidst Limited Convergence', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 116: NATO's Chicago Summit: Alliance Cohesion Above All Else?', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 115: Myanmar: Limited Reforms, Continued Military Dominance', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 114: Women, Peace, and Security', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 113: Iraq after the US Withdrawal', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 112: Implications of the Debt Crisis for Swiss Foreign and Security Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 111: PPPs in Security Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 110: The OSCE: Fighting for Renewed Relevance', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 109: Afghanistan: Withdrawal and a Regional Solution?', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 108: Representing Foreign Interests: Rebirth of a Swiss Tradition?', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2012) 'No. 107: Nuclear Weapons in the Middle East: Here to Stay', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.

2011

• (2011) 'No. 106: Swiss Foreign Policy 2012', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 105: Mediating Conflicts with Religious Dimensions', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 104: Fukushima and the Limits of Risk Analysis', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 103: Crisis Mapping: A Phenomenon and Tool in Emergencies', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 102: South Africa: A Hamstrung Regional Power', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 101: The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 100: New Libya: Political Transition and the Role of the West', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 99: A Fragmented Europe in a Frail Congo', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 98: Al-Qaida's Uncertain Future', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 97: Pakistan After Bin Laden', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 96: EU Foreign Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 95: Russia's North Caucasus', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 94: The Middle East Conflict', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 93: Brazil: Powering Ahead', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 92: Clashing over Fighters', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 91: Impartial and Stuck: NATO's Predicament in Libya', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 90: Human Security', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 89: Nuclear Disarmament', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 88: Progress in Biotechnology as a Future Security Policy Challenge', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2011) 'No. 87: EU Civilian Crisis Management', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.

2010

• (2010) 'No. 86: NATO and Missile Defense', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 85: NATO Summit: Forward-Looking Decisions, Difficult Implementation', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 84: The African Standby Force Put to the Test', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 83: Economic Sanctions', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 82: Intelligence Agencies', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 81: Switzerland and the EU', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 80: Privatising Security', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 79: Post-Conflict Democratization', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 78: The Military Utility of Drones', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 77: The Libyan Affair: Afterthoughts on Swiss Crisis Management', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 76: Unconventional Gas: Producer Pickle or Consumer Curse', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 75: To Draft or not to Draft? Conscription Reform in the EU', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 74: Obama's Nuclear Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 73: Rising India', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 72: UN Security Council Reform', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 71: Cyberwar', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 70: Yemen: Challenges of Counterterrorism', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 69: European Energy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 68: Finland: Crisis Management and Territorial Defence', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2010) 'No. 67: Swiss Military Operations Abroad', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.

2009

• (2009) 'No. 66: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 65: The Crisis of the NPT', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 64: British Defence Policy at a Crossroads: East of Suez Revisited?', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 63: Swiss Civilian Peace Support', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 62: Risk Communication in Security Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 61: Swiss Foreign Policy 2009', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 60: Resilience: A Tool for Preparing and Managing Emergencies', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 59: Iran: Domestic Crisis and Options for the West', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 58: US$147/B One Year On', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 57: The New Appeal of Nuclear Energy and the Dangers of Proliferation', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 56: Conflict and Cooperation in Europe's Eastern Neighborhood', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 55: Making Waves: Piracy Floods the Horn of Africa', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 54: Alliance of Contradictions: After NATO's Anniversary Summit', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 53: Nuclear Disarmament: US and Russia Resume Negotiations', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 52: Strategic Foresight', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 51: Last Throw of the Dice? US Strategy in Afghanistan', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 50: The Swiss Security Policy Report', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 49: The Middle East Conflict After the Gaza War', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 48: The Campaign Against Terrorism', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2009) 'No. 47: Pakistan: Anatomy of a Crisis, Skeletal Opportunities', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.

2008

• (2008) 'No. 46: The French White Paper on Defense and National Security', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 45: The Growing Importance of Civilians in Armed Conflict', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 44: Swiss Foreign Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 43: Iran Nuclear Crisis', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 42: Comprehensive Approaches to International Crisis Management', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 41: US Foreign Policy under Bush', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 40: Security and Development', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 39: Caucasus Crisis: Implications and Options for the West', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 38: Africa's Growing Strategic Relevance', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 37: Switzerland and the EU', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 36: Energy Security of the European Union', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 35: Switzerland's Controversial Middle East Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 34: Information Operations', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 33: Cracks in the Foundations: NATO After the Bucharest Summit', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 32: Open Source Intelligence', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 31: The European Armaments Sector', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 30: Risk Management in Security Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 29: Kosovo's Controversial Independence', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 28: ESDP After Lisbon', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2008) 'No. 27: Current Strategic Trends', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.

2007

• (2007) 'No. 26: Climate Change and Security Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 25: After Annapolis: A Fragile Peace Process in the Middle East', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 24: Environment-Related Conflicts', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 23: Strategic Crisis Management', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 22: NATO and EU Rapid Response', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 21: Is Turkey Heading for Strategic Reorientation?', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 20: Swiss Neutrality', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 19: The Korean Peninsula: Room for Cautious Optimism', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 18: The Rise of Islamists in the Near East', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 17: Sarkozy to set New Course for French Foreign Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 16: Critical Infrastructures: Vulnerabilities, Threats, Responses', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 15: Russia is Not Breaking with the West', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 14: German Defense Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 13: The Illicit Drug Industry as a Security Policy Challenge', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 12: US Missile Defense', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 11: The Difficult Stabilization of Afghanistan', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 10: The EU and the Transformation of European Security', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 9: Ahead of the Status Decision: Kosovo Between New Violence and Volatile Peace', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 8: The Rise of China', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 7: UN Peace Operations in Transition', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 6: The Role of the Private Sector in Security Policy', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2007) 'No. 5: Biological Risks: Protection from Pandemics and Bioterrorism', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.

2006

• (2006) 'Nr. 4: Baustelle Bündnis: Die Nato nach dem Gipfel von Riga', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2006) 'No. 3: After the Baker Commission: What Next in Iraq?', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2006) 'No. 2: Energy Security: Oil Shortages and their Implications', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.
• (2006) 'No. 1: Iran's Nuclear Ambitions', CSS Analysis in Security Policy.