Publications

In this publication, Daniel Forti and Priyal Singh examine the evolution of the strategic partnership between the UN and the AU, with a focus on approaches to conflict prevention and crisis management. More specifically, Forti and Singh look at the partnership as it relates to 1) the member-state level in the UN Security Council and AU Peace and Security Council; 2) the operational level between various UN and AU entities; 3) several thematic issues, including mediation, peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction, women, peace and security, and more.chevron_right

At the 2016 NATO Summit in Warsaw, the Alliance set the terms for an enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. In this paper, Christian Leuprecht writes that the eFP is not merely a deterrence mechanism that relies on NATO’s reputation to guard its northeastern flank against Russia. Instead, he outlines how the eFP is an innovative deployment model developed in response to the dynamic and complex threat environment confronting the Alliance. Leuprecht also explores the prospects of applying the eFP framework elsewhere.chevron_right

This publication contends that the deplorable living conditions of North Korea’s residents and refugees have become more than a humanitarian issue and are major regional and international security con...chevron_right

This handbook provides concrete suggestions for how to develop and support gender-responsive project planning and execution in small arms control. More specifically, the handbook outlines gender-relat...chevron_right

This paper contends that climate change poses serious problems to peacebuilding missions. In response, the text’s authors examine the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), the work of which has be...chevron_right

Policy makers and scholars alike have long argued that post-colonial Africa has experienced many civil wars but very few interstate-armed conflicts. Based on a new data set, Allard Duursma et al questions this consensus. They find that transnational links are a major feature of armed conflict in Africa. As a result, conflict resolution and prevention should no longer be seen as solely an internal matter for the country concerned. Policy makers must systematically integrate the political interests of neighbors and regional hegemons in their planning for peace negotiations and peace support operations.chevron_right

This paper contends that one of the main challenges to the development of new measures for space security is the effective verification of compliance in space. For an agreement to be effectively verif...chevron_right

During the 2011 uprising that ousted dictator Muammar Gadhafi, revolutionary fighters in Libya rounded up large numbers of Gadhafi loyalists and detained them in prison facilities and makeshift detent...chevron_right

Throughout the conflict in Syria, the movement of people and goods has often been severely restricted by periods of prolonged fighting. Yet in many areas, local arrangements, historical circumstances,...chevron_right

This edition of the Naval War College Review focuses on 1) the architecture of Japan’s maritime-security system in the East China Sea; 2) North Korea’s increase in its asymmetric military capabilities...chevron_right

This edition of the RAD addresses Russia’s regional elections of 8 September 2019. First, Yana Gorokhovskaia looks at how the usually predictable regional elections sparked a conflict over which actors are allowed to participate in organized politics in Russia and which are not. Second, Jan Matti Dollbaum analyzes opposition politician Alexey Navalny’s strategy of “smart voting”, which attempts to concentrate all protest votes on the most promising oppositional candidate in any single-member district.chevron_right

In this report, Claudia Wiehler looks at the 31 ceasefires in Burundi between 1989 and 2017. Key insights include 1) that all of these ceasefires related to conflict over the political system, the replacement of the central government or the change of its composition; 2) 27 ceasefires were related to the peace process, 9 ceasefires were declared unilaterally, 18 were bilateral, and 4 multilateral; 3) 20 of the 31 ceasefires involved external mediators, and 4) fragmentation among non-state armed groups resulted in several phases of ceasefire negotiations and separate negotiated settlements.chevron_right

This article contends that on the global stage today, everyone is taking risks at the strategic and diplomatic levels, betting on the potential of possible benefits. The problem is that unpredictabili...chevron_right

This publication looks at how the geopolitical rivalries of the Gulf nations are playing out in the Horn of Africa. Key insights include 1) that Middle Eastern states, especially Gulf powers, are acce...chevron_right

This publication contends that Venezuela’s armed forces will play an important role in the state’s political future, as military support is vital to President Maduro’s survival, and because it would b...chevron_right