Publications

Today's report reviews the international trade in small arms and light weapons in 2013. In addition to identifying the year's top importers and exporters, the report also uses the 2016 Transparency Barometer to identify the most and least transparent small arms exporters in the world.chevron_right

Since its creation in 2011, the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has finalized its legal arrangements, assigned different roles and responsibilities among the five founding members, and set up its facilities. In light of these steps, this paper tracks...chevron_right

This text contends that the 18 March 2016 refugee agreement between the European Union and Turkey represents a significant shift in Brussels’ policies, which now focus on 1) “border security, camps and quotas,” and 2) the voluntary resettlement of refugee groups...chevron_right

This publication features three papers written by Chinese experts on the strategic role the Korean Peninsula plays in their country’s overall foreign strategy, and in its specific relations with North and South Korea. Some of the particular topics covered include...chevron_right

The largest crime scene in the world is our oceans. Rampant illegal fishing, for example, represents a $23 billion a year industry or 20% of the annual catch. Such pillaging of the seas’ resources represents a threat to vital global economic and security interests, argue Johan Bergenas and Ariella Knight, and here’s what we should do about it.chevron_right

This fact sheet provides an inventory update on the nine nuclear weapon-possessing nations in the world and also highlights recent nuclear force developments. In the first case, the text’s authors note that at the beginning 2016 the nine states possessed approximately 4,120 operationally deployed nuclear weapons and a total of 15,395 nuclear weapons. The latter number...chevron_right

This text calls for the creation or reinvigoration of a forum that will help Southeast Asia overcome its short- and long-term problems. After canvasing the regional platforms that already exist, the text’s author aligns on MANIS, which is a maritime cooperation forum made up of Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Singapore. In the author’s view...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the concept of Conflict Sensitivity (CS). More precisely, it 1) traces its origins; 2) gauges the degree to which it has managed to influence policy processes, frameworks, and techniques; 3) examines the private sector’s engagement with...chevron_right

The articles in this issue of “Perspectives on Terrorism” focus on 1) a new database on right-wing terrorism in Europe; 2) the impact of Israeli targeted killings on the course of the second Palestinian Intifada; 3) the function of the radicalization awareness network (RAN)...chevron_right

This brief 1) highlights the recent attempts to end the chronic violence that besets Balochistan, which is the most fragile province in Pakistan, and 2) wonders whether it’s possible for the province to break out of its “fragility trap” via the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project.chevron_right

This text's author examines China’s response to the responsibility to protect (R2P) concept has gone through three phases – opposition (2000-2005), toleration (2005-2008) and qualified acceptance (since 2009). In the last case, however, Beijing remains wary about using force in R2P scenarios unless it meets two criteria.chevron_right

This brief discusses the challenges Pakistan faces in implementing programs that are designed to counter violent extremism (CVE). The text’s author also recommends ways to overcome these challenges, including 1) developing a better understanding of the drivers of extremism; 2) matching how programs are designed with existing research; 3) aligning available funding with local capacities; and 4) adopting the best practices of existing CVE programs.chevron_right

This brief examines the role of cross border transactions in peacebuilding in Libya and identifies how issues regarding politics, donor money, minority groups, and identity politics straddle the border between Tunisia and Libya. The author concludes by contending that efforts to contain and resolve conflict in Libya must employ a regional lens and take into consideration the role of these cross-border transactions.chevron_right

This brief discusses the key findings and policy recommendations that were drawn from the August 2015 "Missing Peace Practitioners' Workshop" held in Kampala, Uganda. (The workshop examined how to respond to sexual and gender-based violence in conflict zones in Africa.) Some of the workshop’s recommendations include...chevron_right

This report by the US Department of State reviews the global terrorist threats and incidents that scarred 2015 and the counterterrorism measures taken against them. More specifically, the report...chevron_right