Publications

This paper argues that the central economic policy challenge the US and other advanced economies face is preparing their workforces to cope with rapid technological change. It’s not so much that these advances will create less work, argue the paper’s authors. The growing problem is...chevron_right

This bulletin briefly reviews Japan and India’s efforts to expand their cooperation with one another and, as the title suggests, argues that they need to take sound and steady steps to achieve closer strategic ties. After all, a headlong rush towards cooperation may...chevron_right

Over the past decade Haiti has been hard hit by natural disasters, the effects of which have been aggravated by the country’s low resilience. So what should international aid organizations and NGOs concentrate on in the future? This Alert argues that education and...chevron_right

In this report, Franklin Kramer and Lauren Speranza highlight Russia’s ongoing hybrid warfare against the Euro-Atlantic community and how the latter should respond further. After reviewing Moscow’s worldview and the four elements of the current threat, which include...chevron_right

The three articles in this issue of the CAD focus on the middle classes in the South Caucasus. The first piece looks at how Armenia’s middle class perceives itself, as illustrated in representative surveys. The second article posits that Georgia’s ‘middle class’ is both a concept and cohort that’s still largely…chevron_right

This report focuses on the multi-ethnic counties in the Rift Valley that have a history of significant election-related violence. It specifically examines the state of reconciliation efforts in the region and assesses the dangers of relying on a tenuous political alliance between...chevron_right

As the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) approaches its first anniversary, and shortly before the release of a Joint Communication on resilience by the EEAS and the European Commission, this volume sheds more light on the different definitions...chevron_right

Die Jahresstudie Sicherheit dient der Ermittlung langfristiger Trends in der aussen-, sicherheits- und verteidigungspolitischen Meinungsbildung in der Schweiz. Sie basiert auf im Jahresrhythmus durchg...chevron_right

When it comes to American national security and economic interests, African nations have rarely qualified as essential partners. According to Grant Harris, there are four reasons why that has to change – 1) the transnational threats originating from...chevron_right

We have reached the unsettled end of the post-Cold War era, argue this report’s authors. In practical terms, this means we’re seeing the erosion of Western power, renewed great power competition, the return of a worldwide ideological struggle, the intensification of...chevron_right

This brief argues that territorial insurgencies in Russia and the North Caucasus Region have transformed into violent Islamist movements and pushed Caucasians to join ISIS and al Qaeda, as illustrated by the recent St Petersburg Metro bombing. The text’s author further claims...chevron_right

Assessing the multidimensional costs of violence is difficult, says the author of this brief. In response, the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has developed a complex model that measures both the overt and hidden expenses that are involved. So, what does the data tell us...chevron_right

According to this Alert, Latin American countries account for nearly 9.5% of global Greenhouse Gas emissions, which ultimately jeopardize their economic, energy, and climate security. In response, the countries need to invest in low carbon development and hone renewable...chevron_right

Despite having only 8% of the world’s population, Latin America accounts for 38% of all homicides. According to this brief, the reasons for these numbers include 1) decades of dictatorial governments; 2) the dubious war on drugs; and 3) defective justice and penal systems.chevron_right

The author of this text isn’t happy. She believes Western analysts have depicted North Korea’s leadership cadre too narrowly. Put another way, the widespread preoccupation with Kim Jong Un as the country’s supreme leader is misplaced and dangerous. It either obscures or prevents a...chevron_right