At the heart of the Center for Security Studies (CSS) research activities are key questions of contemporary security and strategy. We are particularly interested in the changing landscape of threats ...

The Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) analyzes recent events, trends and developments within contemporary Russian politics, economics and business, foreign policy, security and society. Each issue ...

Jascha Heynen is a PhD Candidate 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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

From the buildup of Russian tanks along the Ukrainian border to images of destruction raging through cities and villages, we all watched the war in Ukraine unfold with images from the sky. When Russia ...

The Belarus Analytical Digest is an internet publication jointly produced (six issues per year) by the external page Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen, the Center ...

The Moldovan Analytical Digest is a quartely internet publication jointly produced by the external page University of Fribourg/CH, external page the Research Centre for East European Studies at the ...

No. 004: Higher Education and Academic Freedom in Belarus after 2020 (2025) Belarus Analytical Digest Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), ...

Reports and information disclosures by threat intelligence providers, government agencies, think tanks, and online hacktivists have exposed China’s elaborate multifaceted “hack-for-hire” ecosystem ...

Historically, discussions on cyber conflict have primarily centered on the involvement of state-sponsored or affiliated groups. Yet, the growing prominence of criminal actors – specifically, ...

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