Sicherheit 2025
[Publikation MILAK & CSS ETH, 2025, Tibor Szvircsev Tresch et al.]
Die Studie Sicherheit ermittelt jährlich das Stimmungsbild der Schweizer Bevölkerung in Themen der Aussen-, Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik. Die diesjährige Ausgabe zeigt, dass eine Mehrheit der Schweizer Bevölkerung:
- sich sicher fühlt (86%);
- die weltpolitische Lage pessimistisch einschätzt (81%);
- sich eine Annäherung an die NATO wünscht (53%);
- die Armee als notwendig erachtet (80%);
Das Vertrauen in die Armee ist im Vergleich zum letzten Jahr gesunken (6.5/10 in 2025 vs. 6.8/10 in 2024).
Link: https://css.ethz.ch/publikationen/studie-sicherheit/details.html?id=/s/i/c/h/sicherheit_2025
Crucibles, Not Comfort, Shape Future Military Leaders
[War on the Rocks, 07.05.2025, J. William DeMarco]
DeMarco examines the challenge of having a U.S. military leadership culture that simultaneously cares for its members whilst preparing them for warfare. He highlights that «the shift toward compassion, emotional intelligence, and holistic leadership was needed». But «somewhere along the way, the military began to mistake comfort for care». As an answer to this lack of inner resilience he suggests structured hardship, as a tree only puts down strong roots when there is strong wind.
Link: https://warontherocks.com/2025/05/crucibles-not-comfort-shape-future-military-leaders/
Learning to Learn: Lessons for the US Army from the Israel Defense Forces’ Wartime Adaption
[Modern War Institute, 21.05.2025, John Spencer]
Whereas other studies tend to focus on what other armed forces can learn from the Russian-Ukrainian War and the War in Gaza, this report is centered around the question what other armed forces can learn from the IDF’s ability to learn. By employing innovative means, the IDF aims to foster an environment where (potential) issues are quickly identified, their solutions quickly developed, and where finally that knowledge of both the issue and its solution quickly reaches all the soldiers that will benefit from it. The paper concludes poignantly: «Urban combat will not slow down for PowerPoint» and suggests that «adaptation must move at the speed of battle». «For the US Army [and the Swiss Armed Forces; editor’s note], this means rethinking how it institutionalizes learning—not just in after-action reviews, but in the fight itself.«
Wandel
[Zeitschrift Innere Führung 2/25, Bundeswehr]
Diese Ausgabe der Bundeswehrzeitschrift IF befasst sich mit Wandel und der gleichzeitigen Kontinuität der Inneren Führung. Insbesonders empfehlenswert ist der Artikel Neutralität mit Ausnahmen – Die Schweiz und die NATO (S. 48+). Ebenso spannend sind die Artikel Gelebte Innere Führung (S. 24+), Wandel braucht Führung (S. 30+) und Wege der Inneren Führung (S. 36+).
What Ukraine Can Teach Europe and the World about Innovation in Modern Warfare
[Chatham House, 05.03.2025, Joyce Hakmeh]
This concise article of a British think tank describes the factors that allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to quickly innovate and adapt. These findings, of course, can similarly be applied to other militaries such as the Swiss Armed Forces. Amongst others, the article describes the importance of the government enabling innovation and not impeding it.
Military AI: Angel of our Better Nature or Tool of Control?
[War on the Rocks, 09.05.2025, Emelia Probasco, Minji Jang]
In this commentary, the authors come up with an interesting distinction for the roles of AI-enabled military systems. These systems can be used as tools, coaches or enforcers. Whereas as tools they simply help a human operator achieve a straight-forward goal, as coaches they provide advice for the operator who needs to take decisions in order to solve a more complex problem. As enforcers, the AI-enabled systems decide themselves. The authors discuss these three roles in the context of military ethics and the laws of war, yet the concept of the three roles of AI-enabled systems can be applied to a broad military and civilian context.
Link: https://warontherocks.com/2025/05/military-ai-angel-of-our-better-nature-or-tool-of-control/
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