Special Theme: The Security Policy Implications of the Coronavirus Crisis

Over the next two years, the CSS will study the medium- and long-term consequences of the coronavirus pandemic in the framework of two research projects. The emphasis will be on national and international crisis management as well as the implications of the crisis for international relations and for national and international security policy. This page brings together all publications, events, consultancy services, education and training formats, and media contributions created in connection with and relevant to the Covid-19 crisis.

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News

Publication | German Review on the United Nations
external page COVID-19 and WHO Crisis Management

The accusation of alleged subjection to China fails to recognize the dilemma of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the fight against infectious diseases. Despite the limited possibilities for action, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the essential role of the UN Specialized Agency as a control center in the international protection against epidemics, argues CSS senior researcher Jan Thiel in this article for the German Review on the United Nations.

Publication | CSS Policy Perspectives
COVAX Needs a Political Future

The financial strengthening and institutional development of the new multilateral vaccine platform COVAX is in the health, economy and security interests of Western states, argue Michèle Gemünden and Jan Thiel in this CSS Policy Perspective. However, unilateral pre-sale contracts weaken this new multilateral procurement mechanism, which aims to ensure access to vaccines for all risk groups and medical personnel worldwide, regardless of the purchasing power of the respective states.

Publications

Wenger, Andreas; Hauri, Andrin; Scharte, Benjamin; Kamasa, Julian; Thiel, Jan; Haas, Michael; Kohler, Kevin; Thränert, Oliver; Vuille, Annabelle; Zogg, Benno (2020), 'Bulletin 2020 on Swiss Security Policy', Bulletin on Swiss Security Policy, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Bund, Jakob; Leonard, Ann-Sophie (2020), 'No. 269: Information Battleground: Vaccines', CSS Analyses in Security Policy, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Thiel, Jan (2020), 'No. 268: The WHO’s Dilemma in Global Outbreak Response', CSS Analyses in Security Policy, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

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Media Contributions and Blogs

external page Kamasa, Julian; Thiel, Jan; (2021), 'Switzerland Should Participate in the EU's Epidemic Control System in order to Be Prepared for the Next Pandemic', Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

Bringas, Alejandra; Kohler, Kevin (2020), 'Facial Recognition will Outlast COVID-19', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

external page Thänert, Oliver (2020), 'The Virus Causes these Ruptures in the International System', Swissinfo.

Friedli, Marc (2020), 'The New EU Budget and Defense: Narrowing the Capabilities-Expectations Gap', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Abatis, Katrina; Schäublin, Emanuel (2020), 'Infectious Narratives: US, China, and COVID-19', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

external page Zogg, Benno (2020), 'States of Denial: Strongmen and Covid-19', International Policy Digest.

Wiehler, Claudia (2020), 'Unusual Ceasefires in Unusual Times: Why COVID-19 Ceasefires Remain an Exception', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Scharte, Benjamin (2020), 'Knowing Better - Lessons from the Corona Crisis', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

external page Zogg, Benno (2020), 'Corona Exposes the Weaknesses of Autocrats', Tages-Anzeiger.

Schepers, Névine (2020), 'The US-China Clash over Corona Has Implications for Nuclear Arms Control', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Kamasa, Julian (2020), 'Lifting Border-closures in Europe: More Coordination, Less National Go-it-Alones', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Dossi, Amos (2020), 'The Armed Forces as a Strategic Crisis Insurance? Military Policy Implications of the Corona Crisis in Europe', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Watanabe, Lisa (2020), 'The Coronavirus in Libya: Halting the Violence to Enable the Fight', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

external page Roth, Florian (2020), 'Bouncing forward – How Findings from Resilience Research Can Help in the Corona Crisis', Fraunhofer ISI.

Scharte, Benjamin (2020), 'Switzerland Anticipated a Different Pandemic', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

external page Roth, Florian; Käser, Marco (2020), 'Using the Potential of Volunteers Efficiently', Tages-Anzeiger.

external page Clayton, Govinda (2020), 'Let There Be a Global Coronavirus Ceasefire', Gulf News.

Maschmeyer, Lennart (2020), 'Why the Covid-19 Crisis Offers an Opportunity for Lasting Change in Cybersecurity', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Watanabe, Lisa (2020), 'The Coronavirus and Regime-Protestor Dynamics in Algeria', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Zogg, Benno (2020), 'Europe’s Outlier: Belarus and Covid-19', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

Fischer, Sophie-Charlotte (2020), 'EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening: Protecting Strategic Assets and Technology During the Corona Crisis', CSS Corona Blog, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich.

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CSS Blog Series on the Coronavirus Crisis

This blog series features articles by CSS authors on the security policy implications of the coronavirus crisis and collects together relevant analyses produced by research insitutions and think tanks around the globe.