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Annual Report 2023
In the CSS Annual Report 2023, you can read more about the main focuses and activities of CSS in a year characterized by multiple, overlapping crises with a serious impact on global security.
Sicherheit 2024
The Military Academy at ETH Zurich and the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich have published the survey «Security 2024». Since 1999, the annual study has evaluated long-term trends and tendencies in public opinion on foreign, security and defense policy issues in Switzerland.
Understanding Cybersecurity in Outer Space
Cyberspace and outer space share many similarities due to their open, shared, expansive, transboundary, and intangible nature. The digitalization of space has increasingly interlinked space and cyberspace, exposing satellites, ground stations, and user terminals to cyber threats. Understanding the links between space and cyberspace is critical to better protect the space assets on which society relies.
Pyongyang’s Relations with Moscow and Beijing
An increasingly capable nuclear North Korea is seemingly growing closer to both Russia and China. While converging interests between the three states exist, there are limits to how deep their partnership runs and consequently risks of overestimating the extent of their coordination and cooperation. Nevertheless, security threats arising from these developing relationships are increasingly important and have implications for not only Northeast Asia, but also Europe.
From Vegas to Chengdu: Hacking Contests, Bug Bounties, and China’s Offensive Cyber Ecosystem
A new Cyberdefense Report is available
ETH CSS Public Event: Global Nuclear Risks and Non-Proliferation: A View from the IAEA
A conversation with Dr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
ETH CSS Evening Talk: Ukraine, the US, and European Security
A conversation with Rose Gottemoeller
Comparing Critical Infrastructure Policy Updates
Russian attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure and other crises over the last few years have led to significant critical infrastructure policy developments within the EU, NATO, and Switzerland. Recent efforts to address the challenging risk landscape emphasize resilience and cooperation to reduce the impacts of disruptive events.
Time to Make ‘Peace’ with the Bandits
Banditry in northern Nigeria continues unchecked. Interventions should prioritize the protection of civilians and combine dialogue, economic infrastructure, and enforcement.