The Military Academy at the ETH Zurich is the educational institution for the education, training and development of Swiss armed forces' career officers in military sciences, military history, ...

The EU’s embrace of its role as a “geopolitical actor,” and NATO’s renewed focus on deterrence and defense have had a ...

The Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) analyzes recent events, trends and developments within contemporary Russian politics, economics and business, foreign policy, security and society. Each issue ...

Civilian-combatant relations are central to armed conflicts around the world. They are crucial to understand the onset of violence, conflict dynamics, civilian victimization, and socio-political ...

The Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zürich is a center of competence for Swiss and international security policy. It offers security policy expertise in research, teaching, and consulting ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the supreme authority of the Olympic Movement that acts as a catalyst for collaboration between all parties of the Olympic family. It ensures the regular ...

Technological competition has long been at the heart of international security. Economic containment vis-a-vis the Soviet Union has been a key pillar of the United States’ grand strategy during the ...

Over the years, numerous partners have provided us with the materials we've used to create an online library that specifically focuses on international relations and security studies. The library now ...

We will only achieve our ambitious goals with first-class staff members. In order to be able to attract and retain these, we create optimal framework conditions based on our basic values.

The series “CSS Analyses in Security Policy” has been discussing current developments in foreign and security policy and their contexts in a concise format since 2006. The topics are often analyzed ...

The “ETH/PRIO Civil Conflict CeaseFire” (CF) dataset is the first comprehensive global dataset covering the full range of ceasefire arrangements in civil conflicts between 1989 and 2020. In total, the ...

As part of the CSS’ vision of contributing to a more peaceful and secure world, the CSS’ think tank activities aim to improve the quality of Swiss and international security policy and peace promotion ...