The Chinese Military’s Exploitation of Western Tech Firms
This article was originally published in The Strategist by the Australian Strategic Policy (ASPI) on 12 April 2019. For more than a year, debate has raged over allegations that the Chinese military is...
View ArticleInternational Students at US Universities
This graphic outlines the rising number of international students enrolled at US universities since 1999. To find out what this trend could mean for the transfer of specialized knowledge from Western...
View ArticleNow I Know My ABCs: US-China Policy on AI, Big Data, and Cloud Computing
This publication was originally published by the East-West Center in September 2019. Summary Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and Cloud Computing (ABC) have generated unprecedented opportunities...
View ArticleThe Iterative Relationship between Technology and International Security
This article was originally published by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) on 17 October 2019. Scientific breakthroughs and technological innovations are often subject to public discussion about...
View ArticleThe ESA and Switzerland
This week’s featured graphic provides an overview of the European Space Agency (ESA) member states and more. For an insight into space security and technological development, see Michael Haas’ CSS...
View ArticleInternational Students at US Universities
This graphic outlines the rising number of international students enrolled at US universities since 1999. To find out what this trend could mean for the transfer of specialized knowledge from Western...
View ArticleKeeping Up with the Digital COVID Jungle
Image courtesy of Free-Photos/Pixabay This blog belongs to the CSS’ coronavirus blog series, which forms a part of the center’s analysis of the security policy implications of the coronavirus crisis....
View ArticleThe Weaponisation of Synthetic Media: What Threat Does this Pose to National...
Image courtesy of geralt/Pixabay This article was originally published by the Elcano Royal Institute on 14 July 2020. Theme The weaponisation of hyper-realistic synthetic video, audio, images, or texts...
View ArticleContact Tracing Apps in Selected Countries
In the context of the global efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, digital technologies are taking on a role that is both visible and controversial. This graphic maps Contact Tracing Apps in...
View ArticleInterdependencies of Trends Relevant for the Swiss Civil Protection System
Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization, Climate Change – many overarching trends and developments have the potential to alter the lives of billions of people in the coming years. This graphic maps the...
View ArticleHacking Back Unpacked: an Eye For an Eye? Not So Fast
Image courtesy of Adi Goldstein/Unsplash. This article was originally published by the Elcano Royal Institute on 14 January 2021. Theme It had to happen eventually. Out of all the countries in the...
View ArticleInitiators and Defenders in Major Cyber Theft Incidents, 2000 – 2018
This week’s featured graphic maps the nations in which major cyber theft incidents were initiated and countries affected by these attacks between 2000 and 2018. To find out what this highlights about...
View ArticleInterdependencies of Trends Relevant for the Swiss Civil Protection System
This week’s featured graphic points out the interdependencies of trends relevant for the Swiss Civil Protection System. For more on uncertainties, challenges and opportunities of trends in civil...
View ArticleCell Broadcast: Sinnvolle Ergänzung zur Alarmierung der Bevölkerung
Im Ernstfall kann eine rechtzeitige öffentliche Warnung vor Extremereignissen Leben retten. Die Schweiz setzt dabei derzeit auf einen Mix aus Sirenen, Radio, Fernsehen und der Warnapp «Alertswiss». Da...
View ArticleStrategic Foresight: Can Prediction Challenges Be a New Tool for Governments?
Hindsight is 2020, foresight is 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly changed the lives of almost everyone on the planet, causing more than four million recorded deaths, changing the way we travel,...
View ArticleMarket Shares of Foundries in the Chip Industry in Q2 2021
This week’s featured graphic shows market shares of companies in the chip industry, more specifically in its contract manufacturing segment. For more information on microchips and on fragile networks...
View Article