The establishment of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) was a long-standing Soviet idea that gained traction in the 1970s. From 1973 to 1975, East and West engaged in a ...

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 ...

Die Gründung der Konferenz über Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa (KSZE) war eine seit Langem bestehende Idee der Sowjetunion, die in den 1970er Jahren an Bedeutung gewann. In einem zweijährigen ...

The risk and resilience reports provide a focused discussion of aspects of security risks and vulnerabilities, risk analysis and management, emergency preparedness, and crisis management – often with ...

The world is undergoing a precarious transition marked by geopolitical tensions, economic disruption, fragmented global governance and weakening multilateralism. This volatility is notably exemplified ...

Early detection saves lives but many humanitarian crises begin in places that are hard to reach or monitor. This project explores the use of nighttime lights (NTL) satellite data to enhance the ...

Rapid and effective humanitarian response depends on maintaining a clear, up-to-date understanding of how armed conflicts impact civilian populations, including the location and extent of ...

Die Studie von Joane Holliger untersucht, wie internationale und lokale Akteure aus gemeinschaftsgeführten Mediationsprozessen lernen können, um Frieden wirksamer und mit grösserer Legitimität zu ...

This paper aims to learn from community-led mediation processes to help international and local actors promote peace in more effective and legitimate ways. It provides a frank overview of the ...

(CSS) at ETH Zurich. Her work examines the dynamics of armed conflict and the roles of international organizations and humanitarian action in conflict-affected settings by using both quantitative and ...

D-ARCH Architektur D-BAUG Bau, Umwelt und Geomatik D-BIOL Biologie D-BSSE Biosysteme D-CHAB Chemie und Angewandte Biowissenschaften D-EAPS Erd- und Planetenwissenschaften D-GESS Geistes-, Sozial- und ...

Meret Steybe is a researcher working with Prof. Andreas Wenger at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. She is currently responsible for revising the CSS’s impact assessment, ...