Publications

This report argues that the 2013 elections in Madagascar may have reinvigorated international support for the country, but it didn't resolve the causes and lingering consequences of its 2009 coup. As ...chevron_right

This article addresses historical analogies which draw a parallel between Europe prior to WWI in 1914 and relations between the West and powers such as China or Russia in 2014 to determine the possibi...chevron_right

This commentary discusses some of the challenges which Ukraine's prospective new president will face following the country's presidential elections in May 2014. According to the author, not only will ...chevron_right

This paper discusses the military aspects of the US rebalance toward Asia, with a particular focus on Washington’s development of Air Sea Battle capabilities to offset China’s Anti-Access and Area Den...chevron_right

This paper analyzes an address made on May 1st 2014 by Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer. The author argues that Ambassador Dermer's comments indicate that Israel's position on its ...chevron_right

This commentary analyzes the April 2014 presidential and parliamentary elections in Macedonia, which it concludes were efficiently administered, not free and unfair. In leading up to this conclusion, ...chevron_right

This paper provides a brief overview of the UK government’s Chilcot inquiry into the country's involvement in the 2003 Iraq war. It addresses the establishment of the inquiry, the controversies surrou...chevron_right

This policy brief examines the sociopolitical impact of illegal immigration between Bangladesh and India. In particular, the author discusses the treatment of Hindu vs Muslim immigrants in India, traf...chevron_right

This paper looks at what Russia’s 2014 intervention in Crimea suggests about the country’s future foreign policy under President Putin. In particular, the author examines what the intervention might m...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the prospective effects of Germany's pension reform on the country’s economic development as well as its 'lead-by-example' role inside the EU. Following a brief overview of t...chevron_right

This paper discusses how states can best protect sporting events from terrorist attacks, with a particular focus on how this can be achieved in Singapore. The authors suggest that just increasing the ...chevron_right

This report reviews the ongoing programs that will affect the expected size and shape of the US strategic nuclear force structure. It begins with an overview of this force structure during the Cold ...chevron_right

This report examines US foreign trade in the service sector including construction, retail, e-commerce, financial services and other areas. The authors also look at the policy challenges the US faces ...chevron_right

This report examines the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the US responses to its actions. The LRA, led by Joseph Kony, is a small, dispersed armed group in central Africa that originated in Uganda in...chevron_right

This paper discusses the security problems facing the Bay of Bengal as well as competition between China and India over influence in the region. The author states that India has long been the biggest ...chevron_right