The current erosion of the international order and increasing return to power politics at the expense of international law, multilateralism, security and peace make the Center for Security Studies ...

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 ...

The Center for Security Studies’ annual flagship publication, Strategic Trends, identifies key developments shaping international politics and global order. Today’s geopolitical landscape is marked by ...

This CSS Study by Simon Aebi and Jurgena Kamberaj examines individual disaster preparedness among the Swiss population. Building on previous studies conducted in 2011 and 2017, it provides an updated ...

AI-enabled decision-support systems are now deeply embedded in military infrastructures, particularly on the side of Israel and the United States. These systems integrate satellite imagery, ...

The proliferation of emerging technologies including drones, AI, hypersonic missiles, advanced communication networks, cyber, and space-based assets, is increasingly shaping contemporary conflicts.

The military escalation between Israel, the United States, and Iran, along with the regional spread of the war, are shaping the security situation in the Middle East. However, Europe and other parts ...

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 ...

Simon Mason, Sebastian Kratzer and Edward Jackson argue that collaborating over environmental issues can be an entry point for security and peace talks. A global increase in environmental degradation ...

In her new CSS Analysis, Gesine Weber examines how the EU has fundamentally revised its approach as a security actor by strengthening cooperation with external partners. The new Security and Defense ...

Technological competition between the US and China is one of the defining features of contemporary geopolitics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the global semiconductor industry, a sector whose ...

Space systems are an integral part of modern war fighting. Militaries use them to conduct everything from reconnaissance to communications and data transfers, mission planning, and maintain ...