The establishment of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) was a long-standing Soviet idea that gained traction in the 1970s. From 1973 to 1975, East and West engaged in a ...

The Bulletin 2025 begins with an interview with Federal Councillor Martin Pfister, Head of the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), in which he discusses the security ...

In a time of multiple, overlapping crises and tectonic geopolitical and economic shifts, Swiss security policy also faces major challenges. The CSS focuses on analyzing and assessing the security ...

The growing complexity of border-transcending security issues confronts the international community with a plethora of challenges. Within the topic of “Global Security”, we examine how geopolitical ...

The world is undergoing a precarious transition marked by geopolitical tensions, economic disruption, fragmented global governance and weakening multilateralism. This volatility is notably exemplified ...

This issue of the Russian Analytical Digest draws attention to Russia's evolving relationship with Tatarstan and the Chechen Republic. First, it discusses power sharing between Tatarstan and Moscow.

Bestandesaufnahme der Schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen globalen sicherheitspolitischen Entwicklungen. Es beleuchtet dieses Jahr unter anderem die Bedeutung eines ...

Die Gründung der Konferenz über Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa (KSZE) war eine seit Langem bestehende Idee der Sowjetunion, die in den 1970er Jahren an Bedeutung gewann. In einem zweijährigen ...

This paper aims to learn from community-led mediation processes to help international and local actors promote peace in more effective and legitimate ways. It provides a frank overview of the ...

Die Studie von Joane Holliger untersucht, wie internationale und lokale Akteure aus gemeinschaftsgeführten Mediationsprozessen lernen können, um Frieden wirksamer und mit grösserer Legitimität zu ...

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 ...

Rapid and effective humanitarian response depends on maintaining a clear, up-to-date understanding of how armed conflicts impact civilian populations, including the location and extent of ...