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29 Apr 2014

Prospects for West Bengal in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections

Ronojoy Sen

Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

This brief discusses the position of West Bengal's political parties ahead of the 2014 parliamentary elections in India. The author first explains the reasons behind the Trinamool Congress party’s 201...

29 Apr 2014

Beyond The "Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus"

Richard Matthew

International Relations and Security Network (ISN)

This article discusses the energy security concept of the 'water-food-energy-climate nexus', or the idea that water, energy and food security are linked to one another and that a decision in one area ...

29 Apr 2014

Threat Perceptions in the OSCE Area

Wolfgang Zellner, Hüseyin Bağcı, Alejandro Barón, Jos Boonstra, Thanos Dokos, Arjan Dyrmishi, Frank Evers, David J Galbreath, Damba Ganbat, Samuel Goda, Barend ter Haar, Shairbek Juraev, Kornely Kakachia, Hakan Karaaslan, Elisa Lledó, Eva Maas, Kari Möttölä, Maria Radziejowska, Philip Remler, Johanna Richter, Raimonds Rublovskis, Nicolás Salmerón, Hans-Joachim Schmidt, Sonja Stojanovic Gajic, Oleksandr Tytarchuk, Andrei Zagorski

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

This study analyzes and compares the threat perceptions of 18 governments of OSCE participating states, based on country reports prepared by institutions and think tanks from across the OSCE area. The...

29 Apr 2014

China’s Juggling Act: Balancing Stability and Territorial Claims

Phillip C Saunders

Pacific Forum CSIS

This paper addresses the question of how China can reconcile its goal of attempting to maintain regional stability with its goal of increasing control over disputed maritime territories in the East an...

29 Apr 2014

The Last Hurrah: Why German Strikes Do Not Herald a Return to Old Trade Unionism

Sebastian Płóciennik

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

This brief discusses trends in industrial relations in Germany. The author argues that changing employment patterns in the country represent a long-term challenge to trade-unionism, which has shrunk c...

28 Apr 2014

NAFTA at 20: Overview and Trade Effects

M Angeles Villarreal, Ian F Fergusson

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been in effect since January 1, 1994. It continues to be of interest to Congress because of the importance of Canada and Mexico as US trading partne...

28 Apr 2014

Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations

Paul K Kerr

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

This report provides a brief overview of Iran’s nuclear program and describes the legal basis for the actions taken by the IAEA board and the Security Council after their investigations. It also discu...

28 Apr 2014

Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States: Can the Six Walk Together?

Yoel Guzansky

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

This paper discusses tensions between Saudi Arabia and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) over Riyadh's dominance and initiative to turn the organization into a full political union. ...

28 Apr 2014

Iraq: Falluja’s Faustian Bargain

International Crisis Group

International Crisis Group (ICG)

This report examines the precarious situation the city of Falluja in Iraq's Anbar province. The author explains that in December 2013, after police cleared a year-long anti-government sit-in, proteste...

28 Apr 2014

Environmental Security: Conflict or Cooperation?

Kent Butts, Bryan McDonald

International Relations and Security Network (ISN)

This article examines the food and environmental security challenges facing the world as well as how they relate to state security and stability. The authors also look at how shared threats and vulner...

28 Apr 2014

Polish–South Korean Relations: New Ways Forward

Justyna Szczudlik-Tatar, Piotr Mejssner

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

This brief discusses Poland’s strategic partnership with South Korea, particularly in terms of economic cooperation. The author argues that to widen cooperation as well as expand exports and attract K...

27 Apr 2014

The Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation and the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

Mark A Heller

Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

This paper addresses the April 23, 2014 agreement on reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, and the subsequent decision by the Israeli government to initiate a formal suspension of the Israeli-Palest...

26 Apr 2014

Assessing Drought Displacement Risk for Kenyan, Ethiopian and Somali Pastoralists

Justin Ginnetti, Travis Franck

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

This paper analyzes the phenomena of drought-induced displacement of pastoralists in parts of northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia and southern Somalia. It provides evidence-based estimates of the likeli...

25 Apr 2014

Migration Statistics

Oliver Hawkins

House of Commons Library

This note contains statistical data on immigration, emigration and net migration from 2001-2012 in the United Kingdom. It also sets out the 2012 estimates of the UK’s foreign-national and foreign-born...

24 Apr 2014

Ukraine and Security Disorder in Europe – A Defining Moment for the OSCE?

Erwan Fouéré

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

This commentary argues that the deployment of the OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine in 2014 represents a defining moment for the organization. The author says that through this deployment t...