Publications

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of major theories, discussions, and contributions in the disparate field of political ecology. In doing so, the review seeks to contribute to future res...chevron_right

This article focuses on the question of how conflicts over the use of scarce water resources can be mitigated. The aim of the article is to improve the transformation of international river conflicts ...chevron_right

Dieser Artikel untersucht und vergleicht zwei spezifische Dialogprozesse: der Eine ist im Rahmen eines Wassernutzungskonflikts im Nilbecken zwischen Ägypten, Äthiopien und Sudan situiert, der andere f...chevron_right

This paper describes how the availability of surface freshwater resources in Egypt, as in other developing countries in the Middle East, is a major challenge regarding food security. The article outli...chevron_right

This symposium report features a comprehensive review of Chinese relations with the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact allies from the early 1960s to the late 1980s. The report provides a chronological review...chevron_right

Diese Studie diskutiert Umwelt- und Ressourcentrends und ihre Konsequenzen für die Schweizer Sicherheitspolitik. Die Autoren beschreiben, wie die Abhängigkeit der Schweiz von Ressourcen aus instabilen...chevron_right

This report presents the findings of the 2004 CRN workshop in Stockholm, Sweden, on societal security and crisis management. The report documents the changes in national security concepts and provides...chevron_right

This doctoral thesis addresses conflict and cooperation issues relating to water resources in the eastern Nile basin. The author examines how large groups of people can use scarce resources in a coope...chevron_right

This paper is motivated by the insight that real market situations are conflicts, therefore it complements market-based policy instruments with conflict analysis approaches. The authors argue that thi...chevron_right

This publication, a summary of the 2003 CRN Workshop on "Civil and Military Defense Planning and Scenario Techniques" in Reichenau, Austria, examines why scenario planning is of importance in risk ana...chevron_right

This revised CIIP Handbook provides an overview of critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP) policies in fourteen countries; It presents national approaches to CIIP and examines the method...chevron_right

This book examines the extent to which Iran and Syria support terrorist and political violence movements in the Middle East and, more specifically, in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. The auth...chevron_right

This publication summarizes the proceedings of the 2003 CRN workshop in Oslo, Norway, which introduced a clear distinction between risk communication and crisis communication. Workshop participants ag...chevron_right

Dieser Bericht fasst den CRN-Workshop zum Thema Risikoanalyse zusammen. Die Autoren befassen sich mit der Methodik und dem Vorgehen der Risikoanalyse und diskutieren die Zukunft der Risikoanalyse Schw...chevron_right

This volume synthesizes the work accomplished at the 5th International Security Forum (ISF) in Zurich from 14 to 16 October 2002. It presents a thematic overview of 150 academic presentations distribu...chevron_right