The purpose of the Resources section of the CSS website is outreach - i.e., it features the analyses of CSS experts, external partners and like-minded institutions in order to promote dialogue on international relations and security-related issues. CSS Resources is the successor to the International Relations and Security Network (ISN).
A conversation with Dr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
A conversation with Rose Gottemoeller
Russian attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure and other crises over the last few years have led to significant critical infrastructure policy developments within the EU, NATO, and Switzerland. Recent efforts to address the challenging risk landscape emphasize resilience and cooperation to reduce the impacts of disruptive events.
Banditry in northern Nigeria continues unchecked. Interventions should prioritize the protection of civilians and combine dialogue, economic infrastructure, and enforcement.
In this issue of the RAD eight Russia scholars with different backgrounds provide shorter comments on key areas of Russia’s future development. Taken together, the contributions cover Russia’s political regime, society and public opinion as well as the impact of sanctions and Russia’s role in international politics. Several contributions highlight the huge uncertainty involved in any assessments of Russia’s future. Accordingly, the authors do not make predictions but outline possible trends. chevron_right
This issue focuses on the methodological challenges of wartime polling. Denis Volkov engages with criticisms of Levada surveys. Bryn Rosenfeld answers four questions about wartime surveys. Jeremy Morris challenges the very existence of public opinion. Heiko Pleines introduces Discuss Data’s collection of open-?access raw opinion data. Anna Biriukova discusses wartime polling by Aleksei Navalny’s Anti-?Corruption Foundation. Elena Koneva and Alexander Chilingaryan highlight how the sociology of war is crucial for policymakers. Aleksei Minialo reflects on activist polling. Finally, Emil Kamalov, Ivetta Sergeeva, Margarita Zavadskaya, and Veronica Kostenko discuss their original panel survey data of the most recent wave of emigration. chevron_right
The topic of this issue is Informality and Informal Practices in the Time of COVID-?19: The Case of Georgia. Firstly, Irakli Korkia addresses corruption by analyzing 1) simplified state procurement procedures related to the healthcare sector and quarantine zones and 2) the vaccine deployment process; secondly, Rhiannon Segar discusses how informal forms of social capital have impacted the dissemination of information during the pandemic in the Georgian-?Armenian and Georgian-?Azerbaijani ethnic minority communities; thirdly, Tamar Tolordava underlines the importance of institutions (formal and informal) to help citizens learn about and internalize the new rules and restrictions important to defeating the pandemic. chevron_right
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