Publications

Over the last few years, tensions have arisen over the cultural, religious, and physical “space” of Islam in Europe. This article explores how governments deal with such debates by examining the “Fac...chevron_right

Gemäss eines Auftrag des Bundesrats wurde die Melde- und Analysestelle Informationssicherung (MELANI) 2006 evaluiert. Aufgrund der positiven Ergebnisse wurde entschieden, MELANI in der bisherigen Form...chevron_right

Diese Studie beschreibt die Strukturen und Akteure des Krisenmanagements in der EU und erklärt damit verbundene Prozesse. Dabei wird sie sich auf das militärische Krisenmanagement konzentrieren. Die S...chevron_right

Die Auseinandersetzungen und das politische Tauziehen um den Sicherheitspolitischen Bericht 2010 haben die sicherheitspolitischen Debatten in der Schweiz in den letzten Monaten geprägt. Die Beiträge z...chevron_right

Im Sommer 2008 beschloss der Bundesrat, die sicherheitspolitische Strategie der Schweiz zu überprüfen und bis im Herbst 2009 einen Nachfolgebericht zum Sicherheitspolitischen Bericht 2000 zu erarbeite...chevron_right

This focal report looks at risk communication (RC), which is an essential part of the risk management cycle. RC contributes to the transparency of intragovernmental risk analysis processes, informs ta...chevron_right

Dieses Factsheet bietet eine Einführung in einige grundlegende Aspekte der Risikoidentifikation. Es zeigt einleitend anhand konkreter Fälle, mit welchen Herausforderungen Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesel...chevron_right

This publication argues that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is not as anti-western as many analysts have stated, so the West should not rule out cooperation with the SCO on key objectives...chevron_right

This publication assesses core issues to be discussed at the May 2010 Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, namely verification, disarmament, civilian use and universality. The author anal...chevron_right

The 6th CRN Roundtable, which took place in November 2009, continued the Zurich Roundtable series on Comprehensive Risk Analysis and Management of the Crisis and Risk Network (CRN). Over the last deca...chevron_right

This paper addresses plans of the British government to come up with a new Strategic Defence Review (SDR), commenting on the challenges involved. It highlights the pressure arising from the involvemen...chevron_right

This paper examines civilian peace support as a key area of Swiss foreign and security policy. The author emphasizes that concrete political achievements should not distort perceptions as to what Swit...chevron_right

This paper explores challenges to Switzerland's foreign policy before the rising pressure of its special role in international relations and the long-term implications of globalization. It discusses t...chevron_right

This paper examines risk communication between political decision-makers, public authorities, experts and the general public as a central component in the official handling of complex and networked ri...chevron_right

This paper sketches a broad approach to public–private cooperation for critical infrastructure protection (CIP). Based on the network approach developed by governance theory, it is argued that CIP pol...chevron_right