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Europe’s greater strategic autonomy alone will not provide European security, argues Dominika Kunertova in this CSS Policy Perspective. The Sino-American rivalry is an opportunity for Europe to boost its conventional defense capabilities while galvanizing the transatlantic partnership with a new Chinese dimension.

This year’s Bulletin on Swiss Security Policy starts with an interview with Federal Councilor Viola Amherd. In the following five contributions, our authors address the opportunities for Switzerland through a seat on the UN Security Council, a basis for the debate on a general compulsory military service, Switzerland as a co-creator of the digital space, challenges and opportunities for the OSCE due to changing multilateralism, and international stability and the security of digital products.

CSS' Nele Achten’s report for the Geneva Dialogue of Responsible Behavior in Cyberspace provides an overview of public policies around the security of digital products. It summarizes the challenges that public policymakers are frequently facing in this context and the solutions that have been adopted. It also elaborates how the relatively new policy area of digital product security can be distinguished from cybersecurity regulations around critical infrastructure protection and data security.

This CSS Cyberdefense Report by Sean Cordey and Kevin Kohler provides a historical and technological background to neutrality and a breakdown of the legal debates regarding the application of the law of neutrality in cyberspace.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, awareness about vulnerabilities in the health care sector increased. Experts from governments, civil society, and industry called for more cybersecurity regulation that clarifies responsibilities and expectations. Regulation is one answer, but some issues require other policy solutions, such as further international cooperation, argues Nele Achten in this CSS Analysis.

The interplay of a pandemic, extreme weather events and geopolitical power dynamics have exposed the fragile networks underpinning the semiconductor industry. Because microchips are almost indispensable in daily life, the current shortage situation raises questions about supply chain security, argues Julian Kamasa in this CSS Analysis.