CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS

Strategic Trends offers an annual analysis of major developments in world affairs, with a primary focus on international security. Providing succinct interpretations of key trends rather than...read more

Daniel Möckli assesses whether the European Union will become a truly global player. Dr. Daniel Möckli is a senior researcher at the CSS and author of the recent publication The Strategic Weakening of Debt Ridden Europe.

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When the US pulled out of Iraq at the end of 2011, it could hardly hide the fact that its intervention had failed and that it was leaving behind an unstable country. The recent deepening of s...read more

The changes in Switzerland’s European neighbourhood brought about by the debt crisis have major repercussions on Swiss foreign and security policy. Bilateral relations with several countries...read more

PUBLICATION SERIES

The policy brief series CSS Analysis in Security Policy offers a focused discussion of current trends and developments in the field of international security. Launched in November 2006, the series comprises 20 policy briefs annually. They are produced by the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich and are available as an e-publication.

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Strategic Trends offers an annual analysis of major developments in world affairs, with a primary focus on international security. Providing succinct interpretations of key trends rather than a comprehensive survey of events, this publication will a...

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ABOUT STRATEGIC TRENDS ANALYSIS

Strategic Trends Analysis is a community platform on international security and world affairs featuring publications, graphics, and audio and video podcasts produced by the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. It hosts the two CSS publications series Strategic Trends and CSS Analysis in Security Policy. The platform seeks to contribute to a strategic dialogue among analysts, policy-makers, academics, the media, and the interested public by providing expert analysis and inviting users to comment on current security policy issues. Strategic Trends Analysis is run by the Strategic Trends Analysis unit of the CSS and the International Relations and Security Network (ISN).

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