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Abstract

The Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich is a Swiss academic center of competence that specializes in research, teaching, and information services in the fields of international relations and security policy. The CSS also acts as a consultant to various political bodies and the general public. The CSS is engaged in research projects with a number of Swiss and international partners. The Center’s research focus is on new risks, European and transatlantic security, strategy and doctrine, state failure and state building, and Swiss foreign and security policy. The CSS runs the International Relations and Security Network (ISN), and in cooperation with partner institutes manages the Comprehensive Risk Analysis and Management Network (CRN), the Parallel History Project on Cooperative Security (PHP), the Swiss Foreign and Security Policy Network (SSN), and the Russian and Eurasian Security (RES) Network. The Center for Security Studies is a member of the Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS), which is a joint initiative between the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich specializing in comparative politics and international relations. Zurcher Beitrage zur Sicherheitspolitik. This publication series comprises individual monographs and edited volumes that cover international security policy, and Swiss foreign and security policy. The publications are based on a broad understanding of security that encompasses military, political, economic, social, and ecological dimensions. They are published in German, English, or French. Electronic full-text versions of the publications are available at www.css.ethz.ch.