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CCEW Symposium 2026

On October 13 and 14, 2026, the CCEW Symposium 2026 took place at the Federal Academy for Security Policy in Berlin. It addressed a central question: How can conflict early warning provide reliable guidance in an era of growing power competition—and where are its limits?

CISS welcomes Ecuadorian Navy Delegation

CISS was very pleased to welcome a delegation from the Ecuadorian Naval War Academy, purposed to exchange expertise and strengthen cooperation.

Russian Hybrid Operations Post-2022: Counter-Intelligence Opportunities

The latest publication from the CISS Munich Series examines Russian Hybrid Operations Post-2022 and Counter-Intelligence Opportunities.

Drones: A challenge for internal and external security

The latest working paper in the CISS Munich Series deals with drones as a challenge to internal and external security and examines their potential areas of application.

Economic Security, Economic Protection and Collective Resilience

The new working paper from the CISS Munich Series examines how one can conceptually underpin and operationalize collective resilience in economic protection.

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference: Dynamics and Case Studies in the Digital Era

The latest Working Paper of the CISS Munich Series sheds light on the topic of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in the digital age.

Better Decisions Through New Perspectives: Workshop on Decision Support Red Teaming

How can new perspectives make planning processes more robust? A CISS workshop provided practical insights into Decision Support Red Teaming methods.

In the Spotlight of the (In-)Security Theatre? Changing Self-Representations of the Police in West Berlin

The new working paper in the CISS Munich Series by Marcel Schmeer examines how police self-representation.

Participation of the CCEW at ML4EO 2026

The Center for Crisis Early Warning (CCEW) was represented at the Machine Learning for Earth Observation (ML4EO) Conference 2026, held from 22–24 June at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom.

End of a Hegemony: Russia's waning influence in the South Caucasus and new regional powers

Shifting power dynamics in the South Caucasus after the end of Russian dominance.

Between Tactical Success and Strategic Failure: Rethinking Effectiveness in Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency

The latest working paper in the CISS Munich Series examines the challenges of evaluating the effectiveness of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency strategies.

Reminder: Registration for Online-Workshop "Masculinities, Militaries, Violence and Wars since 1945" is still open!

The workshop will be taking place on June 25th and June 26th, make sure to register by June 15th to ensure your place!

Call for Papers for the Annual Conference of the Critical Security Studies Thematic Group!

The annual conference of the DVPW Thematic Group will take place on November 5–6 in Heidelberg. Submit your proposal now!

Visualizing Hybrid Threat Dynamics: An Exploratory Analysis of Cyber Incidents and Physical Conflict Events

The new working paper in the CISS Munich Series, by Clara-Gabriela Clipea, explores the relationship between cyber operations and hybrid threats, and their impact on patterns of political violence.

Russia’s influence in the Western Balkans: Long shadow, short lever

The new working paper from the CISS Munich Series by Bojan Laganin discusses the scope and limits of Russian influence in Southeast Europe.

What Remains of the COVID-19 Protests for Intelligence Agencies in Europe – and How This Affects the Balance Between Security and Freedom

How intelligence agencies in the European Union are dealing with new protest movements

The role of theory in conflict prediction

The latest working paper in the CISS Munich Series, authored by Daniel Mittermaier, examines the link between theory and practice in early crisis warning.

Five Strategic Levers for Germany’s Defense Materiel Readiness

The new working paper in the CISS Munich Series by Robert Helbig discusses how capability development can be made more efficient.

Listening to the Digital Pulse of Dissent: How Online Activity Can Help Predict Protest and Conflict

The recently published working paper by Christian Oswald in the CISS Munich Series provides an overview of the potential use of digital trace data for predicting political instability.

Team Day and Kick-off at Lake Starnberg

At the beginning of the year, our team came together in Tutzing on Lake Starnberg to reflect on the months ahead and discuss key topics for our upcoming work.

"Leaving on a High Note?” – The Impact of Exits of International Peacekeeping Missions

The new Working Paper of the CISS Munich Series written by Lena Runge gives research insights on the exits of international peacekeeping missions.

Visit of Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr Centre for Digitalisation and Cyber and Information Domain Capability Development

On 5 February 2026, the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr Centre for Digitalisation and Cyber and Information Domain Capability Development (ZDigBw), Colonel Fahl, visited the Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS).

Uninterrupted payment transactions are relevant to security

Why payment transactions must be considered part of critical infrastructure

AI in Political Science Education: A Radical Rethink Is Needed!

Guest article on AI and teaching by Elvira Rosert, Frank Sauer and Eva Herschinger published in newspaper taz

Publication of the research paper: “Creating and Validating a Corpus and Dataset of Government-Issued Travel Advisories From the Internet Archives”

The research paper by Laura Braun und Christian Oswald (CCEW) “Creating and Validating a Corpus and Dataset of Government-Issued Travel Advisories From the Internet Archives” has been published.

CISS supports Intelligence College Europe (ICE)

CISS continues to support the Intelligence College Europe (ICE) through various courses offered from the portfolio of the Master of Intelligence and Security Studies (MISS).

Out Now: Paper on what we know about the role of gender in radicalization processes

Eva Herschinger co-authored a working paper on the state of research on the significance of gender for terrorism and radicalization

Islamist terrorism remains a global threat beyond 2025

In a new Metis-Study Eva Herschinger describes four scenarios on potential developments of Islamist Terrorism in the near future.

Participation in the GESIS International Expert Workshop on Earth Observation Data in the Social Sciences

From November 26 to 28, the Center for Crisis Early Warning (CCEW) participated in the GESIS International Expert Workshop on Earth Observation Data in the Social Sciences in Cologne.

New working paper published in the CISS Munich series

The new working paper, “Wargaming: Das ist kein Spiel!” [Wargaming: "It's Not a Game!"] by Christian Nitzl, has been published.