Spillmann wurde 1937 in Zürich geboren, studierte Geschichte in Zürich, Rom und New Haven und habilitierte 1978 mit der Studie «Amerikas Ideologie des Friedens». Als Titularprofessor für neuere ...

"How can it be," asked Kurt R. Spillmann in his farewell lecture more than twenty years ago in the main auditorium of ETH Zurich, "that we do not know how to stop people from causing each other ...

Neither Switzerland nor the EU are directly threatened by large-scale and prolonged power outages this winter; Ukraine is. The issues surrounding the security of power grids, energy supply, and energy ...

The Cyberdefense Project team of the Center for Security Studies was honored to be selected by the Swiss Cyber Institute to receive this year's “Excellence in Cybersecurity Research” Award. This ...

From the buildup of Russian tanks along the Ukrainian border to images of destruction raging through cities and villages, we all watched the war in Ukraine unfold with images from the sky. When Russia ...

The initial development of a security policy strategy enables the establishment of a long-term strategic framework. In the first chapter, Andreas Wenger, Director of the CSS, analyzes the relevance of ...

Drought poses an increasing threat to Switzerland. What does this mean for civil protection organizations? What strategies can they adopt to prepare for and respond to it? The study 'Civil Protection ...

Reports and information disclosures by threat intelligence providers, government agencies, think tanks, and online hacktivists have exposed China’s elaborate multifaceted “hack-for-hire” ecosystem ...

Historically, discussions on cyber conflict have primarily centered on the involvement of state-sponsored or affiliated groups. Yet, the growing prominence of criminal actors – specifically, ...

Conflicts are growing ever more complex, with increased internationalization, splintering of conflict parties, new technologies, and multilateral institutions such as the UN in crisis. While worldwide ...

In response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, the Federal Council took a clear stance in late February 2022, condemning the breach of international law “in the strongest possible terms” ...

This book tries to answer the following seven questions: ...