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Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the future of Switzerland and the world has been viewed more pessimistically and neutrality more critically. The willing-ness to cooperate is increasing: a slight majority of the Swiss population calls for a rapprochement with NATO. Voters also want to strengthen the defense ca-pability. This is shown by the evaluations of the "Sicherheit 2023" survey, which is published by the Military Academy (MILAK) at ETH Zurich and the CSS at ETH Zurich.

Wargaming can be a powerful tool for educating soldiers, developing military doctrine, and determining future investment strategies. However, wargaming also has real limitations: if misapplied, wargaming can reinforce bad assumptions and be used to justify unrealistic or faulty battle plans, argues Taylor Grossman in this CSS Analysis.