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 ...

Confronted with the reemergence of Russian imperialism and uncertainty over the durability of the transatlantic alliance, European states are slowly coming to terms with a strategic reality long ...

The Center for Security Studies heads into the Fall Semester 2025. Here you can find an overview of courses in various programs that are taught by CSS employees.

The intensifying strategic competition between the US and China has made artificial intelligence (AI) one of the central pillars of national security policy. Major powers are investing heavily in ...

Recent revelations of Chinese government-backed hacking show a recurring pattern: prominent hackers behind groups such as APT17, APT27, APT41, Flax Typhoon, and Red Hotel—monikers given by ...

China has become a leading nation in scienceand technology (S&T). Through large investments, centralized long-term planning, and its open-door policy, China has improved its innovation system as well ...

Recent uncertainties regarding US intelligence sharing with Ukraine have highlighted Ukraine’s extensive reliance on US satellites. Europe, with its growing space capabilities, sees a chance to step ...

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 ...

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 ...

Few people know that Germany recently agreed to import 1.9 million Kenyan workers, or that it is currently mobilizing 500 000 Bundeswehr conscripts for military operations in Eastern Europe.

In four panels the Policy Workshop tackled three main questions facing European governments and semiconductor corporations: What are the main trends, developments, and strategies in the geopolitics of ...