Resources
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).
CSS News
Japan’s Approach to Peace Promotion
Japan’s approach to peace promotion bears distinct characteristics, ensuring long-term development to give war-torn societies tangible peace dividends. The work adapts to local contexts, with financial commitment to co-creating social values through dialogue. Combining humanitarian and mediation work in the same spirit can further enhance peace.
Mediation as a State Enterprise in Türkiye
Türkiye’s geography and history, constructed as exceptional through decades of political discourse, enables Ankara to forge a distinctive state identity and position itself as an “in-between”. While this strategy opens the possibility for Ankara to play a mediating role in international conflicts, it also introduces a degree of ambiguity and unpredictability.
Ceasefire Monitoring and Verification and the Use of Technology: Insights from Ukraine 2014–2022
The aim of this book is to review the use of technology in monitoring and verifying ceasefires, drawing on the Ukraine experience between 2014 and 24 February 2022. It explores the question of how technology can be used to improve the monitoring of conflicts and the verification of whether parties are adhering to their agreements.
Intra-group Dialogue - Insights from Egypt and Thailand
What is intra-group dialogue? Why is it relevant for conflict transformation and peace promotion? And how does it work? Owen Frazer, Simon J. A. Mason, Hesham Gaafar, Ahmed Hamdon, Suphatmet Yunyasit and Duanghathai Buranajaroenkij explore these questions, drawing on recent literature and two case studies from Egypt and Thailand.
Switzerland's international cooperation in the field of armaments
How are Switzerland's international armaments relations structured - and how can they be further developed in a strategy-driven manner? Dr. Amos Dossi, Senior Researcher at CSS, explores this question in a study published today.
Featured Publications
Russian Analytical Digest No. 294: Whither Russia?
Russian Analytical Digest No 292: The Value of Public Opinion Polls
No 131, Caucasus Analytical Digest: Informality and Informal Practices in the Time of COVID-19: The Case of Georgia
CSS Blog Network
Here is a selection of articles recently featured on our blog.
Newsletter
Want to keep up to date with CSS? Sign up to our monthly newsletter here.
Contact
You can get in touch with CSS Resources via .