Publications

Do you need a future-oriented planning and implementation guide for global, regional and national disaster risk reduction (DRR)? If so, this paper provides it. In particular, it 1) explores the role o...chevron_right

This paper examines the extent to which states provide coherent and comprehensive financing of disaster risk reduction (DRR). More specifically, it looks at how DRR is financed; examines the financial...chevron_right

This paper examines the strategic value of China's investments in seaports across the Indian Ocean since the early 2000s. In particular, it analyzes whether there is evidence to support the string of ...chevron_right

This paper discusses the key issues covered in the first round of US-China dialogue on nonproliferation and nuclear security that took place in June 2014. These include 1) a comparison of US-China per...chevron_right

This paper looks at the EU's potential to diversify its gas supply by harnessing sources made available by new technologies. The author first reviews the prospects for shale gas, coal gas and biogas p...chevron_right

This paper examines an idea Poland put forth to the European Commission in May 2014 for a European energy union to improve energy security on the continent and the reasons why a similar proposal put f...chevron_right

This file examines Turkey's restrained, hands-off response to Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. It concludes that it isn't the approach Ankara necessarily wants to pursue, but it's the most appro...chevron_right

This brief discusses Brazil’s domestic challenges and their impact on its international standing in the context of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The author maintains that despite the country’s outstanding ...chevron_right

This paper compares Norway's and Poland's style of governance and explores whether and how the two countries can learn from one another in this area. Following a brief review of the literature on poli...chevron_right

This issue looks at political violence and terrorism, with a particular focus on the counterterrorism efforts of India and Pakistan. It includes articles on: 1) the ineffectiveness of Pakistan’s peace...chevron_right

This brief examines the cultural and intellectual linkages between India and Singapore which may provide fertile ground for strengthening the relations between the two countries. Drawing on previous s...chevron_right

This brief summarizes three reasons for optimism and three reasons for pessimism for the future trajectory of Indo-US relations. Reasons for optimism include growing shared geopolitical interests and ...chevron_right

This report discusses police and community-based security reforms in Northern Ireland and their impact on the peace process in the country. Among other issues, the authors examine Northern Ireland's c...chevron_right

This paper summarizes a conference on data and statistical measures of governance, peace and security in African states, held at the African Union in June 2014. Among other things, participants at the...chevron_right

This brief examines the reasons behind Brazil’s opposition to the inclusion of peace within the post-2015 development agenda. The authors start by discussing the emerging consensus that peace and secu...chevron_right