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Executive Summary KOF Economic Forecast, Winter 2018/2019
(2018)This is a summary of the 2018 winter forecast for Switzerland, released by the KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich on 13 December 2018, with a forecast horizon until the end of 2020. It first focuses on recent economic developments abroad, which constitute the most important conditioning factors for the Swiss economy, and then presents the main forecast results for Switzerland.Other Publication -
Präsident Trumps Kernwaffendoktrin
(2018)CSS Analysen zur SicherheitspolitikDie USA verfügen derzeit über rund 4480 Atomwaffen. Davon sind etwa 1740 einsetzbereit. Präsident Donald Trump hat in der kürzlich veröffentlichen «Nuclear Posture Review» die Aufgaben von US-Kernwaffen für die Zeit seiner Präsidentschaft deutlich gemacht.Other Publication -
La politique de Trump en matière d’arme nucléaire
(2018)Politique de sécurité: analyses du CSSLes États-Unis disposent actuellement de près de 4480 armes nucléaires, dont 1 740 environ sont opérationnelles. Dans la «Nuclear Posture Review» récemment publiée, le Président Donald Trump détaille les objectifs des armes nucléaires américaines pour la période de son mandat.Other Publication -
Security and Stability in Turkey
(2018)CSS Analyses in Security PolicyRecent developments in Turkey have far-reaching implications. Domestic political instability, jihadist terrorism related to the war in Syria, and the newly inflamed Kurdish conflict have led to a marked deterioration in the country’s security situation over the last few years. What are the causes of this development, and what does the future hold in terms of Turkey’s stability?Other Publication -
Executive Summary KOF Economic Forecast, Autumn 2018
(2018)This is a summary of the 2018 autumn forecast for Switzerland, released by the KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich on 3 October 2018, with a forecast horizon now extended to the end of 2020. It first focuses on recent economic developments abroad, which constitute the most important conditioning factors for the Swiss economy, and then presents the main forecast results for Switzerland.Other Publication -
Cyberspace is a Consensual Hallucination
(2018)CSS Policy PerspectivesCyberspace – an important part of modern life and the source of numerous modern security concerns – is being treated as a domain where the usual rules do not apply, a position stemming from a fundamental misconception: cyberspace does not exist.Other Publication -
Rethinking Mediation: Resolving Religious Conflicts
(2018)CSS Policy PerspectivesNon-religious conflicts declined in the 1990s and their occurrence has broadly flattened out since. This CSS Policy Perspective argues this indicates that classical conflict resolution approaches are generally working. Except, that is, when it comes to conflicts in which one or more of the issues being fought over have a religious dimension. Such conflicts have not only on been on the rise since the late 1970s, they now account for a ...Other Publication -
Research Evidence and Impact Evaluations at Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC)
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Der Militärpfeiler der OSZE: Der FSK-Vorsitz der Schweiz
(2018)CSS Analysen zur SicherheitspolitikIm Januar 2019 übernimmt die Schweiz turnusgemäss den Vorsitz des Forums für Sicherheitskooperation (FSK). Das FSK ist ein wenig bekannter, aber integraler Bestandteil der Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa (OSZE) und ein beschlussfähiges Organ. Das FSK berät und verhandelt jede Woche in Wien konkrete Massnahmen zur Stärkung von Sicherheit und Stabilität in Europa.Other Publication -
La politique de Trump au Moyen-Orient
(2018)Politique de sécurité: analyses du CSSLa politique de Donald Trump au Moyen-Orient marque un tournant par rapport à celle de Barack Obama. Le président actuel cherche à soutenir Israël et l’Arabie saoudite, tout en isolant l’Iran. Cette stratégie a émergé sans cohérence ni plan d’ensemble – et peu de signes indiquent que les membres du gouvernement aient mesuré les conséquences à long terme de leur approche.Other Publication