The Eastern Europe - Analytical Digest Series consists of regular online Digests that provide in-depth analysis of recent events, trends, and developments in Eastern European politics, economics, ...

The Religion and Mediation Course (RMC) is a specialized training for mediators, peace practitioners, policy makers and others working to address violent political conflicts in contexts where religion ...

Jennifer Victoria Scurrell is a PhD Candidate at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. Her research interest focuses on human-AI interaction, AI supported influence operations ...

The EU – and Europe as a whole – is at a historical inflection point. Russia’s war against Ukraine, China’s persistent rise, and the return of an America First president pose severe challenges to its ...

Die Eastern Europe - Analytical Digest Serie besteht aus regelmässigen Online-Digests, die aktuelle Ereignisse, Trends und Entwicklungen in osteuropäischer Politik, Wirtschaft, Aussenpolitik, ...

How can conflict transformation and mediation processes adequately address the interplay between religion and politics? This question is at the heart of our Culture and Religion in Mediation program ...

The engagement in peace support operations during and after the Yugoslav Wars marked the start of a new era in Swiss security policy. For the first time ever, Berne deployed substantial armed ...

Die friedensfördernden Einsätze während und nach den Jugoslawienkriegen markierten eine Zeitenwende in der Schweizer Sicherheitspolitik. Zum ersten Mal engagierte sich die Eidgenossenschaft mit ...

Almost all peace processes involve ceasefires. These ceasefire arrangements vary greatly in terms of their timing, content, and connection to the political negotiation process. In Colombia, the ...

Fifteen months after the eruption of conflict in the Middle East, tenuous ceasefires have taken hold in Gaza and Lebanon, a new government is emerging in Syria in the wake of the fall of the Assad ...

Die EU – und Europa als Ganzes – befindet sich an einem Wendepunkt. Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine, der kontinuierliche Aufstieg Chinas und die Rückkehr des «America First»-Präsidenten stellen ...

Jascha Heynen is a Researcher at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. His research focuses on the intersection of technology and security politics, with particular emphasis on ...