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The purpose of the Resources section of the CSS website is outreach - i.e., it features the analyses of CSS experts, external partners and like-minded institutions in order to promote dialogue on international relations and security-related issues. CSS Resources is the successor to the International Relations and Security Network (ISN).

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Featured Publications

Jul 2020 | Publications

No 116, Caucasus Analytical Digest: Pu­blic Opini­on In Geor­gia: New Cau­ca­sus Ba­ro­me­ter Re­sults

This issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest focuses on Public Opinion in Georgia: New Caucasus Barometer Results. Firstly, David Sichinava discusses the evolution of people’s attitudes towards conflict resolution in Georgia. Secondly, Rati Shubladze and Tamar Khoshtaria analyze trends and inconsistencies in popular support for democracy in Georgia. Thirdly, Dustin Gilbreath tackles the trajectory of trust in the most trusted institution in the country, the Orthodox Church of Georgia.

Jul 2020 | Publications

Russian Analytical Digest No 255: Countering Violent Extremism

The topic of this issue is Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). Firstly, Ekaterina Sokirianskaia analyzes the general approaches to countering violent extremism work that have been implemented in the North Caucasus through various governmental and non-​governmental agencies. Secondly, Lydia U. Kurbanova analyzes the rhetoric of third-​year female students of Chechen State University related to the online recruitment of women into extremist organizations. Thirdly, Victoria Gurevich identifies what makes families unique in their capacity to influence loved ones undergoing violent radicalization, addresses some common misconceptions about their role in the radicalization process, and highlights some potential challenges of family involvement in CVE. Fourthly, Mareta Dzeitova analyzes the context in which prevention work against radicalism and extremism takes place through the prism of the experience of the Genesis Fund, a North Caucasus NGO that has been engaged in such work since 2005.

Jul 2020 | Publications

2014 als Zäsur? Streitkräfteentwicklung in der NATO

In this report, Niklas Masuhr examines the strategic and operational adjustments that NATO members have made since 2014 with regard to Russia. In order to do so, it focuses on five selected members of the Alliance, the US, the UK, France, Poland and Germany, regarding their land forces and respective political, technological and Alliance strategic contexts. This publication is in German.

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