Publications

In 2012 and 2015-2016 USIP research teams assessed Libya’s prison system, to include its organizational functions, infrastructure, security, and the state of prisoner well-being. This report combines and compares the findings of the two assessments, and...chevron_right

Many of the three million-plus internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Iraq want to return to home areas that are no longer controlled by the so-called Islamic State (IS). However, weak security and informal justice in these zones make returning to them a dicey proposition. In this report, Khitam Alkhaykanee summarizes the concerns raised and recommendations made by Iraqi IDPs, civil society organizations, and official government stakeholders on how to deal with this complex problem.chevron_right

This paper 1) discusses the warming relations between Iran and Turkey, which got a boost from Tehran’s show of support for the Erdogan government in the wake of the failed July 2016 military coup, and 2) speculates on how closer relations...chevron_right

This issue of the RAD features two articles on Russian economics. The first one compares the economic strategies advocated for the country by the Stolypin Club, the Ministry of Economic Development, and Alexei Kudrin’s group, all of which were analyzed by the Russian Economic Council earlier this year. The second article then explores the growing inequality in wealth and income in Russia, and their possible long-term repercussions.chevron_right

Well, if China had a hypothetical vote in the 2016 US Presidential Election, which candidate would it vote for? The author of this paper argues that although Beijing prefers others to sustain continuity in power, it seems to be more ambivalent this time around. Here are the reasons why the country may be less averse than normal to the idea of a Trump victory.chevron_right

This paper contends that the recent South China Sea (SCS) judgment, which the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued on 12 July 2016, gives ASEAN countries a fresh opportunity to reflect on their strategy in this dispute, and possibly to undertake a new set of confidence-building measures. However...chevron_right

This report provides an early assessment of Myanmar’s new democratically-elected government and the steps it’s taking to address the country’s authoritarian past. The text’s authors also examine some of the key challenges the country faces...chevron_right

This bulletin examines Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy views and their implications for the United States should she win the Presidential election in November 2016. The former US Secretary of State does indeed remain a strong advocate of US interventionism on...chevron_right

This paper analyzes how certain ‘inherent vulnerabilities’ and disproportionate exposures to economic and non-economic crises severely impact the economic development of small states. More specifically, the text’s author provides a detailed look at...chevron_right

This paper 1) analyzes the conceptual and practical foundations of international investment law (IIL), and 2) formulates a new investor protection framework that better reconciles the relationship between power, politics, and democracy. Put another way, the new approach...chevron_right

This report examines the massive emigration that’s occurring from the hopelessly dysfunctional Northern Triangle of Central America. Among other topics, the text’s authors focus on 1) the area’s porous borders; 2) the dimensions of the refugee-migrant problem; 3) the push/pull...chevron_right

This paper examines the July 2016 murder of an elderly priest in France and the impact it may have on religious-political relations in the country. In order to prevent a further breakdown in communal relations, the author urges...chevron_right

This paper examines the changes Indonesian President Joko Widodo Jowoki made to his Working Cabinet in July 2016. According to the text’s author, the controversial reshuffle saw Jokowi drop a number of popular reformist ministers whose departure may...chevron_right

This bulletin examines EU-China relations in the wake of their 12-13 July 2016 Summit, where obvious differences between the two sides prevented the traditional issuing of a joint statement. Above and beyond the usual frictions over...chevron_right

This issue focuses on the evolving security threats to South and Central Asia, which include the ongoing rivalry between the so-called Islamic State (IS) and al Qaeda. The featured articles examine 1) the growing global threat posed by IS; 2) the IS-al Qaeda rivalry in India...chevron_right