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What comes after Assad – and under what conditions can Syria transition towards the rule of law and economic recovery? In his latest CSS Analysis, CSS Senior Researcher Emanuel Schäublin examines the current situation in Syria and explores what groundwork must be laid for a sustainable transformation in the post-Assad era.

This CSS Cyberdefense report by Eugenio Benincasa examines how a core group of red hackers from the 1990s and 2000s laid the groundwork for China’s modern cyber capabilities and traces their trajectories from early red hacker groups into professional cybersecurity roles.

China’s growing capabilities in science and technology have raised concerns about global power balances. In his CSS Analysis, Leo Eigner describes how, as geopolitical tensions increase, China is doubling down on its long-term vision of scientific and technological 'self-reliance' to transform itself into a technosecurity state.

The Center for Security Studies (CSS) and the studies of the Risk and Resilience Team are featured in the current Magazine of the Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP. 

In the current debate surrounding defense capability, both energy security and climate change play a secondary role. In his new CSS analysis, Leonard Schliesser explains why increasing the energy independence of armed forces makes sense militarily, environmentally, and economically. It reduces dependence on imports, relieves the burden on logistics, cuts CO₂ emissions, and bolsters resilience.

In her analysis, Gorana Grgić takes stock of the NATO Summit in The Hague. She highlights how the 5 per cent of GDP agreement on defense spending reflects a conceptual shift in burden-sharing and points toward greater European defense autonomy, but also faces major implementation challenges.