Technological competition between the US and China is one of the defining features of contemporary geopolitics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the global semiconductor industry, a sector whose ...

2024 was a year in which an already profound geopolitical shift became more marked – with serious implications for global security. We are seeing a trend toward power politics at the expense of ...

“CSS Mediation Resources” is a series that aims to provide methodological guidance and insights to mediators, negotiators and peace practitioners working to address violent political conflicts. It is ...

The growing complexity of border-transcending security issues confronts the international community with a plethora of challenges. Within the topic of “Global Security”, we examine how geopolitical ...

Der technologische Wettbewerb zwischen den USA und China prägt die aktuelle geopolitische Situation massgeblich. Dies wird nirgendwo deutlicher als in der globalen Halbleiterbranche. Sie ist für das ...

Ebenfalls wurden Chemiewaffen für gezielte Attentate eingesetzt, darunter 2017 für die Ermordung von Kim Jong Nam, dem Bruder des nordkoreanischen Machthabers Kim Jong Un, den 2018 verübten Anschlag ...

Space is increasingly contested and congested. There are over 10,000 active satellites in space. This is a seven-fold increase compared to a decade ago. This rapid growth and the fact that there is no ...

Meinungsverschiedenheiten über Ausweichmanöver zur Kollisionsvermeidung zwischen den Betreibenden werden zunehmen. Es braucht eine globale Plattform für das Management des Weltraumverkehrs (STM), um ...

Chemical weapons attacks have become a worldwide cause for concern in recent years. A large number of attacks featuring chemical agents, including sarin, sulfur mustard, and chlorine gas, were ...

Auch wenn internationale Sportorganisationen oft das Gegenteil behaupten – Sport und Politik vermischen sich oft. Als der Faschismus in den 1920ern und 30ern in Europa auf dem Vormarsch war, wurde der ...

The Strategic Trends series offers a concise analysis of major developments in world affairs, with a primary focus on international security. The annual volumes provide succinct interpretations of key ...

Tobias Pulver is a PhD candidate at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. He holds a Master’s degree in Comparative and International Studies from ETH Zurich and the University of ...