Dr. Amos Dossi

Dossi, Amos

Haldeneggsteig 4
8092 Zürich
Switzerland

Phone: +41 44 632 87 29
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Dr Amos Dossi is a Senior Researcher at the CSS Think Tank where he leads the Defense Policy and Armaments Acquisition team. His academic and applied research focuses on dynamics at the interface of military forces development and technological innovation, and their respective consequences for the defense postures of small and medium powers.

Prior to joining CSS, Amos Dossi worked for RUAG, an international defense contractor owned by the Swiss government. Before that, he was a researcher at the strategic studies chair of the Swiss Military Academy at ETH Zurich. During his undergraduate degree, he participated in the preparation and implementation of the Munich Security Conferences of 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Amos Dossi holds a Ph.D. in International Affairs and Political Economy from the University of St. Gallen, a M.Sc. in the History of Science and Technology from the University of Oxford, and a B.A. in Political Science and Modern History from the University of Zurich. His multiple award-winning doctoral dissertation, supervised by Prof. James W. Davis, Ph.D., explores the innovative and economic potentials of military technology development by small and medium powers.

Selected Publications

external page Dossi, Amos (2021) 'Rüstungspolitik in kleinen und mittleren Industriestaaten: Rahmenbedingungen, strategische Zugänge, Optionenraum', stratos 2, 21.

Dossi, Amos (2021) 'Muster der Rüstungskooperation in Europa', in: Carlson, Brian G.; Masuhr, Niklas; Lieberherr, Boas; Maduz, Linda; Larsen, Henrik; Merz, Fabien; Dossi, Amos; Kamasa, Julian; Schepers, Névine; Kunertova, Dominika; Scharte, Benjamin; Eriksen, Christine (eds.) Sicherheitspolitische Trends 2022–2030: Grossmächtekonflikt und Technologiewettbewerb, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich: 19-21.

Dossi, Amos; Masuhr, Niklas (2021) 'No. 291: European Fighter Programs: A Preliminary Assessment', CSS Analyses in Security Policy.

external page Dossi, Amos (2021) 'Deutsche Rüstungspolitik: Ohne individuelle Strategiefähigkeit keine erfolgreiche Kooperation', Europäische Sicherheit & Technik, Mittler Report Verlag.

Dossi, Amos (2020) ‘Corona-​Aufarbeitung: Sind wir strategiefähig?’, CSS Policy Perspectives 8, 7.

Dossi, Amos (2020) ‘Nationale Streitkräfte sind das Rückgrat einer integralen Krisenvorsorge’, Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

Dossi, Amos (2020) ‘Streitkräfte als strategische Krisenversicherung? Militärpolitische Implikationen der Corona-​Krise in Europa’, CSS Blog.

Dossi, Amos; Keohane, Daniel (2019) ‘Die Ständige Strukturierte Zusammenarbeit (PESCO) als Instrument europäischer Sicherheits-​ und Integrationspolitik: Hintergrund, Perspektiven, Implikationen für die Schweiz’, CSS Study.

Dossi, Amos (2019) ‘No. 241: PESCO Armament Cooperation: Prospects and Fault Lines’, CSS Analyses in Security Policy.

external page Dossi, Amos; Mantovani, Mauro (2018) ‘Bodengestützte Luftabwehr: Zeitlos Relevant’, Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitschrift 184, 4: 36-​37.

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