Publications

In 2016, the Obama administration issued PPD-41, “Cyber Incident Protection,” which lays out the roles and missions US federal agencies should play in the case of cyber security incidents. PDD-41 did not, however, explicitly clarify what roles the Department of Defense should…chevron_right

This report accomplishes three basic tasks – it 1) identifies the primary drivers of change in the Mediterranean area; 2) lays out four possible futures for the region, particularly around the 2030 timeframe; and 3) provides policy recommendations that...chevron_right

As the title suggests, this paper lays out a strategy the US could follow in order to help African countries manage and overcome existing threats to their security. Basically, the strategy’s broad objectives include economic prosperity and development, greater security and...chevron_right

This brief argues that France currently has a pivotal role to play in two high-impact areas – 1) helping create a stronger European Union, and 2) reinforcing the transatlantic alliance. The reason for Paris’ elevated status is quite obvious – i.e., its geopolitical power in Europe is…chevron_right

This text contends that although Eritrea has long been stigmatized as a regional “spoiler” by Washington and, despite little evidence, remains under Security Council sanctions for supporting terrorist groups in Somalia, now is the time to rethink US-Eritrean relations...chevron_right

As this brief describes, the Turkish government has decided to increase its peaceful production of nuclear energy. In fact, it has reached tentative agreements with Russia and a Japanese-French consortium to build a nuclear power plant on the Mediterranean coast and one…chevron_right

It’s been two years since the EU and US imposed sanctions against Russia. So, just how effective have these mid-2014 measures been in deterring Moscow’s two-fisted foreign policy? The answer is not very. What’s worse, if the sanctions remain unchanged, let alone...chevron_right

This report focuses on the challenges of revitalizing the Bretton Woods economic system on behalf of a transnational order that serves the strategic interests of the United States and its Asian allies. The text concludes that to accomplish this end, the US needs to...chevron_right

OK, so why are some Eastern European countries seemingly less keen on joining NATO than they were in the 1990s? The authors of this text think it’s because 1) the countries haven’t quickly and easily graduated from the “school of democracy” or...chevron_right

This report lays out six possible economic trajectories that Latin America and the Caribbean nations might take up to the year 2030. Overall, the text’s authors project that 57 million people in the regions will join the middle class over the next 14 years and...chevron_right

This paper first discusses the underlying political conditions and state-society relations that generated instability in the Arab World before and after the uprisings of 2011. The text then examines the governance models that exist...chevron_right

This paper examines the ways in which the Russian government has attempted to influence both the politics and policy development of Europe, with a special emphasis on France, Germany and the UK. The Kremlin’s kitbag of options include...chevron_right

This paper reviews the European Commission's Capital Markets Union (CMU) action plan, which would allow EU economies to grow faster by removing barriers to cross-border investment. In particular, the text 1) looks at the reasons...chevron_right

This paper discusses how the permanent rotational presence of NATO troops in the Baltic States and Poland, which Alliance members agreed to at the 2016 NATO Warsaw Summit, will now form an integral part of Brussels' increased deterrence posture against...chevron_right

This brief discusses the available options for a NATO limited nuclear strike capability and the corollary issues they involve (military effectiveness, escalation control, burden sharing, cost effectiveness, etc.). Overall, the text’s author believes the options have merit, but he...chevron_right