Publications

This report tells the story of UN mediation efforts in Myanmar through the lens of four special envoys: Alvaro de Soto, Razali Ismail, Ibrahim Gambari, and Vijay Nambiar. It examines the various strat...chevron_right

This work presents the personal reflections of Jean Ping, former President of the United Nations General Assembly and Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, on a variety of issues concern...chevron_right

There are over thirty United Nations-associated organizations that are members of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF). This reference guide is designed to make these bodies, and th...chevron_right

This guide provides an overview of the steps analysts can take to understand serious organized crime. It specifically introduces the Organized Crime Threat Assessment, a tool for generating a strategic picture of unlawful activities that can lead to evidence-based responses, both in terms of policy and operations.chevron_right

Persistent instability across Africa has prompted Nicoletta Pirozzi and others to analyze the seeming effectiveness of the Joint Africa‐European Union Strategy and the implementation of its 'co-owned' second Action Plan.chevron_right

This paper examines the response of external actors to the Arab Spring, particularly the United States and the European Union. The authors argue that the Arab Spring, whatever its final outcome, has s...chevron_right

Our partners at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies have released the 2012 edition of the NPT Briefing Book. It provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime and the NPT Review Cycle.chevron_right

China and the United States have been in disagreement over ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems for more than a decade. This paper focusses on the technical and political impacts of US BMD on China...chevron_right

This paper explores how China has tried to reconcile its key objectives and major national interests on the Korean Peninsula. On the basis of a closer exploration of security dynamics in the region, t...chevron_right

The article examines the importance of trust-building in US-China nuclear security relations. It argues that although the US and China have significant common interests in the field of nuclear securit...chevron_right

This article discusses opportunities and challenges to US-China cooperation on promoting international strategic stability. It argues that the US and China should follow a step-by-step and gradually m...chevron_right

This paper examines China-US trust building measures. It first reviews the main manifestations of mistrusts between China and the US on Nuclear Strategy and points out the potential unfavorable outcom...chevron_right

The article examines the threshold of “first strike uncertainty” in nuclear deterrent capabilities in the case of China. It argues that China only obtained this capability after it deployed the DF-3 i...chevron_right

The paper discusses the limitations of the IAEA regarding its nonproliferation function. It takes the Iran nuclear issue as an example to point out limitations of the IAEA nonproliferation implementat...chevron_right

The article presents the results of a research on the efficacy of nuclear assurances in preventing nuclear proliferation. It examines the case of South Korea in the 1960s, 70, and 80s, the United King...chevron_right