This Risk and Resilience Report examines current practices, existing vulnerabilities, and possible approaches to preparing for and managing drought events in Switzerland. In light of the current ...

Drought conditions persist in Switzerland. According to the Federal Government's external page latest drought bulletin, the highest danger level remains in effect across the country, with no relief in ...

No. 344: Cultural Consumption in Wartime Russia Author (s): Elizaveta Gaufman, Radzhana Buyantueva, Zaur Gasimov, Viacheslav Kartavyi Editor (s): Fabian Burkhardt, Vassily Klimentov, Robert Orttung, ...

The topics are often analyzed for their relevance to Switzerland, but are generally also of interest to an international audience. The CSS Analyses have been superseded by the CSS Policy Briefs.

Gorana Grgić and Daniel Möckli place this year’s edition of Strategic Trends in the context of profound changes in the international order, characterized by shifting power balances, increasing rivalry ...

The IT Army of Ukraine was stood up in an ad-hoc manner without a clearly structured and proven plan. Born out of necessity, the IT Army subsequently evolved into a hybrid construct that is neither ...

Any analyst writing about Donald Trump’s presidency faces a choice: treat his actions as personal idiosyncrasies or place them in a broader theoretical frame. This analysis considers both. The past ...

Recent revelations of Chinese government-backed hacking show a recurring pattern: prominent hackers behind groups such as APT17, APT27, APT41, Flax Typhoon, and Red Hotel—monikers given by ...

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 ...

Armenia will hold parliamentary elections on 7 June 2026. A stronger strategic focus on Europe appears to be favoured by most contestants, but pragmatic relations with Russia are also regarded as ...

In 2025, China enacted several export controls on rare earth elements (REEs), critical minerals that are essential for consumer electronics, renewable technologies, and the aerospace and defence ...

This chapter addresses the types of cyber operations that were conducted against the space sector as well as the types of space entities that have been targeted by threat actors in the context of the ...