Defense Policy and Armaments Acquisition
As great-power rivalries intensify and revisionist actors engage in increasingly probing behaviors, military security and defense are firmly back on the political agenda of Western states. Within this theme, we identify emerging trends in military doctrine, forces development, and armaments acquisition. Here, we place particular emphasis on the impact of new technologies and respective chances and risks for small and medium powers.
Current publications on Defense Policy
No. 13: Unpacking European Digital Sovereignty
Author(s): Pablo Wey, Arthur Laudrain
Editor(s): Clémence Poirier
Series: CSS Policy Briefs
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2026
Ein «Produktionsverbund Drohnen» für die Schweiz
Author(s): Amos Dossi, Ivo Capaul, Pablo Wey
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli
Series: CSS Studies
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2026
No. 6: Blind Spots in the Grey Zone: Contextualising Hybrid Threat Assessments
Author(s): Ivo Capaul
Editor(s): Leo Eigner
Series: CSS Policy Briefs
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2026