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Die Schweizer Armee im Corona-Einsatz: Ein relevantes Szenario für die Streitkräfteentwicklung?
(2020)Bulletin zur schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik ~ Bulletin 2020 zur schweizerischen SicherheitspolitikIn this part of the Bulletin 2020, Michael Haas and Annabelle Vuille examine the contribution of the Swiss Armed Forces in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity in crisis management. They put this deployment into context of the current state of Switzerland's armed forces development. Finally, Haas and Vuille assess what effects the corona crisis could have on the further development, planning and role of the Swiss Armed Forces.Book Chapter -
Recommandations sous forme de questions clés pour le développement du cadre légal et du plan de lutte contre les pandémies
(2020)Bulletin zur schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik ~ Bulletin 2020 zur schweizerischen SicherheitspolitikThis article of the Bulletin 2020 contains a summary of the various teachings and results of the analysis throughout the entire Bulletin issue (in French). These are formulated as recommendations covering all chapters in the form of guiding questions that the authors consider important for the development of the legal and planning framework for coping with pandemics. The essence of the findings refers in each case to the specific passages ...Book Chapter -
Empfehlungen in der Form von Leitfragen für eine Weiterentwicklung des gesetzlichen und planerischen Rahmens der Bewältigung von Pandemien
(2020)Bulletin zur schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik ~ Bulletin 2020 zur schweizerischen SicherheitspolitikThis article of the Bulletin 2020 contains a summary of the various teachings and results of the analysis throughout the entire Bulletin issue (in German). These are formulated as recommendations covering all chapters in the form of guiding questions that the authors consider important for the development of the legal and planning framework for coping with pandemics. The essence of the findings refers in each case to the specific passages ...Book Chapter -
US-China Relations and the Specter of Great Power War
(2020)Strategic Trends ~ Strategic Trends 2020: Key Developments in Global AffairsAs the strategic rivalry between the US and China intensifies, militarized crises are becoming more likely and a major military conflict is no longer as remote as it once seemed. The far-reaching modernization of its armed forces has already led China to embrace a more sanguine view of how such a conflict might play out. Meanwhile, the United States is struggling to formulate a coherent response to a potential Chinese attempt to recast ...Book Chapter -
Strategic Trends 2020
(2020)Strategic TrendsStrategic Trends 2020 offers a concise analysis of major developments in world affairs, with a primary focus on international security. In the first chapter, Jack Thompson explores the main domestic determinants of the US-China rivalry and their implications at the international level. In the second chapter, Michael Haas and Niklas Masuhr show that a military conflict between the US and China is no longer as remote as it once seemed and ...Edited Volume -
Bulletin 2020 zur schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik
(2020)Bulletin zur schweizerischen SicherheitspolitikThe 2020 issue of the Bulletin is devoted almost exclusively to Switzerland's corona crisis management during the first wave in the first half of 2020. The first contribution is an interview with the Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces Thomas Süssli. In the subsequent six articles, our authors deal with recommendations for the development of the legal and planning framework for coping with pandemics, pandemic preparedness in Switzerland (Andrin ...Edited Volume -
Trends in der Streitkräfteentwicklung Kleiner Staaten
(2019)Bulletin zur schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik ~ Bulletin 2019 zur schweizerischen SicherheitspolitikAccording to Michael Haas and Annabelle Vuille, many small states face considerable challenges when deciding on the future orientation and composition of their defense forces. The geostrategic environment is becoming increasingly volatile and harder to predict, defense technology is rapidly changing, and financial leeway in defense expenditures is still limited. This renders the development of a coherent strategy, doctrine and planning ...Book Chapter -
The Eclipse of Western Military-Technological Superiority
(2019)Strategic Trends ~ Strategic Trends 2019In this Strategic Trends chapter, Michael Haas examines the advantage Western nations have enjoyed in military technology since the 1970s. He argues that this state of affairs is rapidly changing, as competitors embrace new technologies and duplicate or offset Western strengths – a problem to which there are no easy solutions. In his view, Western policymakers should act on several fronts to slow the process, while also adapting to a world ...Book Chapter -
Strategic Trends 2019
(2019)Strategic TrendsStrategic Trends 2019 offers a concise analysis of major developments in world affairs, with a focus on international security. In the first chapter, Jack Thompson considers the consequences of the Trump administration’s new approach to trade policy. In his view, the United States is powerful enough to extract trade concessions from all of its trading partners, and there may be some short-term advantages in following such a course of ...Edited Volume -
Bulletin 2019 zur schweizerischen Sicherheitspolitik
(2019)Bulletin zur schweizerischen SicherheitspolitikThe 2019 edition of the CSS’ annual “Bulletin on Swiss Security Policy” includes chapters on the development of armed forces in small states (Michael Haas and Annabelle Vuille), Switzerland and NATO (Henrik Larsen), the digital transformation of peace promotion (Julia Hofstetter and Boas Lieberherr), and the dilemma in dealing with Western foreign fighters detained in Syria and Iraq (Fabien Merz). The publication also features an interview ...Edited Volume