Niklas Masuhr


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  • Der Ukrainekrieg und westliche Militärstrategie
    Item type: Other Publication
    Masuhr, Niklas (2019)
    CSS Analysen zur Sicherheitspolitik
    Die NATO plant wieder für den Verteidigungsfall. Konventionelle Fähigkeiten haben Priorität, um Russland von einem Angriff auf die Allianz abzuschrecken. Der Krieg in der Ukraine wird als Szenario angesehen, an dem sich Militärstrategie und Streitkräfteplanung orientieren müssen. Aus diesem Grund laufen in nationalen Streitkräften zahlreiche Anpassungsvorhaben.
  • Russia's return to Africa in a historical and global context: Anti-imperialism, patronage, and opportunism
    Item type: Journal Article
    Duursma, Allard; Masuhr, Niklas (2022)
    South African Journal of International Affairs
    This article contextualises Russia's involvement in Africa through the lenses of the Soviet past, current rulership architecture in Russia, and its recent operations abroad. Russia deploys normative justifications like anti-colonialism to justify its involvement in Africa. Russian agents in Africa are drawn from vast political-oligarchic patronage networks, making these agents perfectly suited to operate in patronage-political contexts that are widely observed across Africa. The diffusion of Russian power projection is therefore likely a strength and not a weakness. The article further shows that Russian activities during the 2010s have predominantly been driven by opportunism as opposed to an attempt to turn Africa into a theatre of competition with the US and NATO, yet it seems that more strategic guidance is likely in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resultant increase in tensions with the West.
  • Strategic Trends 2020
    Item type: Edited Volume
    Haas, Michael; Larsen, Henrik Boesen Lindbo; Maduz, Linda; et al. (2020)
    Strategic Trends
    Strategic 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 that both sides are now very actively planning for the eventuality of a major war in the next decade or two. In Chapter 3, Henrik Larsen and Linda Maduz address the implications of China’s targeted influence attempts and of its Belt and Road initiative (BRI) for Europe. In the final chapter, Benno Zogg explores the BRI and its potential effectiveness from a regional perspective, focusing on China’s potential Eurasian zone of influence.
  • German Military Planning: Aims and Trade-Offs
    Item type: Other Publication
    Feltes, Alexander; Masuhr, Niklas (2023)
    CSS Analyses in Security Policy
    German security and defense policy faces considerable challenges. The armed forces are confronted with serious recruitment and financial issues, in addition to conflicts between political and military priorities.
  • The War against Ukraine Shapes NATO’s Future
    Item type: Other Publication
    Kunertova, Dominika; Masuhr, Niklas (2022)
    CSS Policy Perspectives
    The Russian invasion of Ukraine revitalized NATO and marked the return of US leadership in the alliance. However, the coming months may prove more difficult for NATO to navigate due to a series of dilemmas that could endanger its cohesion.
  • The War in Ukraine: First Lessons
    Item type: Other Publication
    Masuhr, Niklas; Zogg, Benno (2022)
    CSS Analyses in Security Policy
    As the war in Ukraine remains unsolved, many elements of the conflict still hang in the balance. However, early lessons can be drawn no matter the outcome; some military, some political. These will inform policymakers moving forward and highlight future challenges.
  • Sicherheitspolitische Trends 2021 – 2029: Die Post-COVID-19 Welt
    Item type: Other Publication
    Haas, Michael; Vuille, Annabelle; Schepers, Névine; et al. (2020)
    CSS Briefing Notes
    Every year, the CSS analyzes developments in world politics and their potential consequences for Switzerland over the next eight years. This year, we focus on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic around the world. Among others, topics include the US and NATO after Trump; the role of drones and robotics in armed forces; how Russia and China will likely emerge from the coronavirus crisis; security trends in regions around the Mediterranean including the Gulf, and how vaccines could help overcome the pandemic.
  • AUKUS: sous la surface
    Item type: Other Publication
    Masuhr, Niklas; Schepers, Névine (2022)
    Politique de sécurité: analyses du CSS
    Le partenariat AUKUS, un accord trilatéral sur les technologies de défense entre les États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni et l’Australie, traduit un changement de la posture de Washington dans la région. Il vise à resserrer les rangs avec d’importants alliés, notamment face à la Chine, et illustre la subordination des préoccupations diplomatiques et des questions de non-prolifération face à l’utilité stratégique.
  • Zielkonflikte der Bundeswehrplanung
    Item type: Other Publication
    Feltes, Alexander; Masuhr, Niklas (2023)
    CSS Analysen zur Sicherheitspolitik
    Die deutsche Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik steht vor grossen Herausforderungen. Die Streitkräfte sehen sich mit schwierigen Personalrekrutierungs- und Finanzfragen konfrontiert. Hinzu kommen Zielkonflikte zwischen politischen und militärischen Prioritäten.
  • AI in Military Enabling Applications
    Item type: Other Publication
    Masuhr, Niklas (2019)
    CSS Analyses in Security Policy
    The public debate over military use of artificial intelligence (AI) mainly revolves around autonomous weapons systems. Looking beyond the specific ethical and political considerations associated with that issue, there are important questions relating to the organizational, technical, and functional integration of AI-enabled systems that determine the balance between potential benefits and risks.
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