Cyberdefense, Space and AI
Cyber, space, and artificial intelligence (AI) are pivotal research fields in contemporary security studies and on the modern battlefield. Cyber has taken on heightened significance as offensive cyber operations, hacktivism, and cybercrime shape the dynamics of conflict both on and off the battlefield. Space is a contested domain where control over orbital assets - used for communication, navigation, and intelligence gathering - can determine the success of military operations on Earth. Meanwhile, Artificial Intelligence is transforming modern warfare by accelerating decision-making, improving situational awareness, and automating combat systems.
At the Center for Security Studies, we analyze these critical issues to better understand the defense and security challenges facing Switzerland and promote a more peaceful world.
Current publications on Cyberdefense, Space and AI
Towards a Holistic Approach to PeaceTech Ethics
Author(s): Fabian Hofmann
Editor(s): Leo Eigner
Series: CSS Policy Perspectives
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2025
AI Decoded: Key Concepts and Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Human Rights and SDG Monitoring
Author(s): Jennifer Victoria Scurrell, Milica Mirković
Publisher(s): Geneva Academy
Publication Year: 2025
Electronic and Cyber Operations Against Space Systems
Author(s): Clémence Poirier
Editor(s): Gorana Grgić
Series: CSS Policy Perspectives
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2025
From Ransomware to Ransom War The Evolution of a Solitary Experiment into Organized Crime
Author(s): Max Smeets
Editor(s): Eugenio Benincasa
Series: CSS Cyberdefense Reports
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2024
Politicising Security at the Boundaries: Privacy in Surveillance and Cybersecurity
Author(s): Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Matthias Leese
Publisher(s): Barbara Budrich
Publication Year: 2019
From Madness to Wisdom: Intelligence and the Digital Crowd
Author(s): Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Jäger Mark Daniel
Editor(s): Loch K. Johnson, Mark Phythian
Publisher(s): Taylor & Francis
Publication Year: 2019
Shaping Cybersecurity Norms in ASEAN
Author(s): Miguel Alberto Gomez
Editor(s): Naufal Armia Arifin, Christian Pareira
Publisher(s): Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Publication Year: 2019
Cyber war – and nobody will come?
Author(s): Myriam Dunn Cavelty
Publisher(s): ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2018
Why Cyberattacks don't Work as Weapons
Author(s): Myriam Dunn Cavelty
Publisher(s): ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2018