Publications

This edition of the RAD first examines how President Putin’s Russia seeks to maintain good relations with multiple actors in the Middle East that consider one another as adversaries, and the limits to this policy...chevron_right

This paper contends that while Indonesia and Turkey are formally secular states, both allocate a surprisingly high proportion of the state budget to administering Islam. In response, the author analyzes the bodies the two countries established to administer Islam...chevron_right

This publication features a collection of articles in which scholars, security practitioners and civil society leaders discuss approaches to addressing the internal conflict and resulting humanitarian...chevron_right

The articles in this issue of the SSQ address 1) how the Trump administration’s 2018 US National Defense Strategy represents more continuity than change with regards to how it fits in with the post-Cold War strategic tradition...chevron_right

This article contends that in an age of transatlantic tensions over the Iran deal, trade balances and steel tariffs, digital policy is uniquely poised to offer opportunities for greater US-EU cooperat...chevron_right

As the energy sector has become more globalized and increasingly complex in its reliance on software components, supply-chains risks have evolved and expanded. One such risk that stands out is ‘unintended taint’, namely flaws...chevron_right

Some economic actors misunderstand the term “cyber sovereignty” as a form of autonomy in cyberspace. This Trend Analysis argues that using the term “cyber sovereignty” in the same way as “autonomy” is a misnomer. To do this, the analysis explores the definition and the use of the term “cyber sovereignty”. It examines national cybersecurity strategies to see how states use the term. The results show that, with the exception of France, states rarely refer to this concept. This is due to the French bottom-up approach to sovereignty. The Trend Analysis looks then at the academic debate on cyber sovereignty and finds that it focuses on the applicability of principles of sovereignty in cyberspace. Finally, the research examines the debate on sovereignty in other domains: sea, air, and space. This showed that each domain went through discussions on the applicability of sovereignty, before the normalization of practices in international treaties.chevron_right

The Arab Spring has been a disappointment to many within and outside the Middle East and North Africa region. Only Tunisia, the country where it all began, has been able to ride out the transition fro...chevron_right

How have recent jihadist terrorist attacks in Western Europe and the attendant debate over countermeasures affected Swiss attitudes towards Islam?...chevron_right

Given the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) potential significance, particularly with regard to Russia and China’s engagement in Central Asia, this comprehensive CSS study explores 1) the SCO’s distinctive features in terms of its set-up and agenda...chevron_right

Terms like ‘religion’ and ‘secularity’ are fluid and context-dependent. So, how can educators design effective courses for peace practitioners, policy makers and mediators on the role of these concepts in conflict? In this report, Angela Ullmann responds by summarizing good practices for course organizers and curriculum developers dealing with these issues, based on the insights gathered at a practitioner exchange that took place at the University of Groningen in May 2017.chevron_right

The principle of subsidiarity—which holds that issues should always be dealt with at the lowest possible level of authority—has a long history in Swiss politics. Traditionally, this has also applied to Switzerland’s security...chevron_right

This paper argues that Finland sees Russia as a source of opportunities and threats. On the one hand, Russia is an important trade partner and Finland believes that intensive political contacts with Russia provide a boost for its international profile as a militarily...chevron_right

The four articles in this edition of the CTC Sentinel focus on 1) the threat posed by the so-called Islamic State (IS) to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia; 2) the motivations that led women to travel to the territory formally controlled by IS; 3) pro-IS instructional material distributed...chevron_right

In a conflict that has no easy answers and no solutions in sight, Boko Haram is already and will remain one of Africa’s enduring insurgencies. In order to understand better what Boko Haram is now and could be in the future...chevron_right