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AWC Article Prize for Mauro Gilli
Mauro Gilli, senior researcher at the CSS, received the America in the World Consortium (AWC) Best Research Article on US Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy for his paper on ‘Why China Has not Caught Up Yet: Military-Technological Superiority and the Limits of Limitation, Reverse Engineering, and Cyber Espionage’. This article was written in collaboration with Andrea Gilli (NATO Defense College in Rome) and appeared in International Security.
Keeping the Skies Open over Europe
According to this CSS Policy Perspective by Névine Schepers, the Open Skies Treaty requires coordinated and outspoken European support to ensure its survival following the US’ withdrawal announcement. If the treaty is to continue, with or without US participation, resolving existing compliance issues with Russia will be crucial.
Learning from Corona: How Strategic Can We Be?
The health emergency and its economic consequences bear risks and opportunities for Europe's armed forces, argues Amos Dossi in this CSS Policy Perspective. On the one hand, there are short-term interventions in specifications and budgets, on the other hand long-term constructive impulses.
An ‘Etroika’ to Advance Europe’s Policy on Libya
Europe must seize the opportunity provided by a local shift in the military balance to develop a more coherent and unified position on the Libyan conflict. In this CSS Policy Perspective, Lisa Watanabe argues that failure to do so could leave it sidelined by Turkey and Russia.
Virus in the System: Russia and the Corona Crisis
In this new CSS Analysis Jeronim Perović argues that the coronavirus crisis is a strain on the Russian economy and constitutes a stress test for the popularity of the regime. Its political system will be busy managing the domestic consequences of the pandemic for some time, which could result in foreign policy being more strongly guided by economic considerations.
Coronavirus: A Double-edged Sword for China
In this new CSS Analysis Brian Carlson argues that China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, including its effort to shape the narrative, is likely to have major geopolitical implications. For China, the pandemic is a double-edged sword. The government’s shortcomings in responding to the virus have damaged its image around the world. Yet, Chinese leaders may believe that their country will emerge from the crisis more powerful than before.