Publications

This commentary places President Xi Jinping's ambitions for Chinese power in historical context. It claims that Xi's claim for a renaissance of Chinese power is more realistic and based in a more reas...chevron_right

This report reviews the US Department of Defense's (DoD) procurement of Mi-17 helicopters through Rosoboronexport, a Russian state-owned arms export firm. It examines (1) the reasons for DoD’s cancell...chevron_right

This paper presents the US Department of Defense's budgetary request for 2014. Providing a summary of the Department's plans and ideas for 2014, the paper reflects on the difficult choices involved in...chevron_right

Many African countries view the norms that now guide peacekeeping missions – such as the Responsibility to Protect – as mere rationalizations that justify the ousting of unwanted regimes in the Global South. Today, Kwesi Aning and others look at how the continent has reacted to these normative changes.chevron_right

This brief examines the role of women in conflict mediation. It argues that women’s potential in mediation remains largely untapped and that organizations engaged in peacemaking should improve their s...chevron_right

This paper presents the results of a survey exploring public opinion of the two Malawian presidents, Joyce Banda and Bingu Wa Mutharika. It identifies which of the presidents is seen to be better and ...chevron_right

This report reflects more than two years of research by the Atlantic Council’s Iran Task Force. It presents a wide range of issues related to Iran and makes a number of recommendations for the current...chevron_right

This report assesses the progress in Afghanistan from the security, governance, and economic development perspectives. It looks at the situation in Afghanistan leading up to ISAF’s 2014 withdrawal and...chevron_right

This study looks at the US 'Air-Sea Battle' operational concept and its implications for Australia. As part of its 'rebalance' towards the Asia–Pacific region, the US is reconsidering its military pos...chevron_right

This publication argues that what North Korea needs most is deeper economic and political engagement with the rest of the world. Sanctions on the country have a disproportionate impact on the weakest ...chevron_right

En este artículo, el autor analiza los dinámicos judiciales y xenófobos en Kirguizstán. El autor argumenta que la seguridad jurídica es aún muy débil. También hay un auge de un nacionalismo xenófobo q...chevron_right

En este comentario, el autor discute el liderazgo alemán y el riesgo moral en el contexto de la crisis económica de la Eurozona. El autor argumenta que Berlín nunca pidió ni buscó la hegemonía, más bi...chevron_right

This paper states that statistics about inequality within the Persian Gulf are mostly absent. The author argues that quantification could assist in resolving the regions own version of the global ineq...chevron_right

This paper is the first of a series of quarterly monitoring briefs (2013) which track the actions of five key regional actors - India, Iran, Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia - regarding Pakistan. Cover...chevron_right

This paper examines how Saudi Arabia's foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan is influenced by its wider engagement with other actors and issues in the region. The authors contend that there ...chevron_right