Publications

This paper analyzes the history of perceived rights in Tanzania, as narrowly applied to oil/gas and mining projects. Basically, the laissez faire approach that existed during the country’s colonial period yielded in time to...chevron_right

This text assesses the size and sophistication of Chinese foreign investments, not only in oil and gas but increasingly in construction, telecommunications, nuclear power and high-technology. The article’s authors particularly explore 1) the political and security impacts...chevron_right

This report describes how provincial-, district- and municipal-level institutions in Vietnam comprehend and then operationalize climate change adaptation strategies and disaster risk management policies. The report ultimately concludes...chevron_right

This brief first looks at Germany’s refugee and migration policy, which is the most obvious case in recent years of other European countries and institutions 'bandwagoning' on Berlin’s decisions. The text’s authors then argue that this propensity is...chevron_right

This brief assesses US-China relations and how they are likely to evolve under President-elect Donald Trump. The latter may indeed impose economic sanctions against Chinese export industries, but in most other respects Beijing may benefit from a neo-isolationist US administration that rejects 1) the US’ recent rebalancing to...chevron_right

This brief looks at what Vladimir Putin hopes to learn about Donald Trump’s future foreign policy, to include the latter’s vision of a future world order, the trade spaces the two countries might share with each other, and what a ‘reset’...chevron_right

This brief explores the surprisingly consistent views of power and self-interest that Donald Trump has held during the past two decades. Trump’s American nationalism, for example, is defined by a deeply Darwinian view of the world as a place of cutthroat competition that...chevron_right

This brief 1) examines the interactions between China and other countries in the nuclear power and telecommunications industries, to include their security and safety dimensions; and 2) provides policy recommendations in these particular areas. The nuclear section concentrates on...chevron_right

This brief argues that democratic cultures can act as safeguards against radicalization, but only if they make room for counterculture movements and radical political projects, even if they challenge democracy itself. This stance...chevron_right

This brief highlights the pitfalls of using counter-narrative campaigns to prevent radicalization. The text’s author concludes that 1) such narratives only work when their objectives, target groups and success criteria are...chevron_right

This brief takes a look at the risks migrants and rejected asylum seekers face when they’re forcibly returned to their point of origin. The text’s authors specifically argue that forced returns have become unduly criminalized and expose returnees to...chevron_right

This report takes stock of recent trends in the South China Sea region, primarily by focusing on three issues – 1) Beijing’s growing maritime assertiveness in the area and the tensions it’s raising; 2) the US’ heightened presence in...chevron_right

This paper examines the potential security implications of collaborating with Israel, particularly in the case of European counterterrorism. Despite the sophisticated domestic security mechanisms Israel has created, the text’s author argues that policy makers should...chevron_right

This paper traces the evolution of the transnational Somali economy since the 1980s and highlights the multiple ways in which business people interacted with political and military actors. More specifically, the text's authors 1) look at the economic record of...chevron_right

This report examines how local governments, agricultural advisory services, and natural resource management agencies are responding to climate change in the above nations. The text’s authors particularly focus on 1) the many disconnects that exist between the global climate change agenda and local practices, and 2) the impact climate change could have on existing social contracts and notions of state legitimacy.chevron_right