Publications

This is a transcript of a discussion about Libya’s future. The first speaker, Elham Saudi from Lawyers for Justice in Libya, comments on the process of constitution-writing and the importance of engag...chevron_right

This is a transcript of three speeches about foreign fighters in Syria. They discuss 1) the reasons why foreign fighters are operating in Syria, 2) the near-term security threats they pose to the wide...chevron_right

This issue of "Conflict Trends" includes articles on Central Africa and the Great Lakes Region twenty years after the Rwandan genocide; rising levels of conflict in Madagascar; escalating tensions in ...chevron_right

This report provides an overview of levels of violence in North Africa with a focus on post-December 2010 instability. It analyzes the role and activity of the state in political violence in North Afr...chevron_right

This issue of the CTC Sentinel includes articles on: 1) Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s (AQIM) blueprint for securing control of northern Mali; 2) AQIM’s threat to western interests in the Sahel; 3)...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the social consequences of the economic crisis in Greece since 2010, looking specifically at the role NGOs and volunteer organizations have played in helping Greek citizens. The au...chevron_right

This paper examines the effects of the 2008/2009 financial crisis on both public and private sector wages in Greece. The authors find that both sectors registered substantially negative horizontal pri...chevron_right

This paper examines the use of soft power and public diplomacy in China's engagement with the new diaspora under President Xi Jinping. The first section discusses the Chinese diaspora, the concept of ...chevron_right

This paper examines the practice of South Korean enterprises employing North Korean workers. First, it outlines the arrangement, which most commonly sees South Korean employers pay wages to the North ...chevron_right

This paper recommends that the US Government should, along with other international partners, fund the development of wind-powered microgrids within North Korea in order to help lower class North Kore...chevron_right

Both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are adjusting the way they will pick their future presidents. Two cheers for that, say Jos Boonstra and Marlene Laruelle. Institutional reforms and economic liberalization may result, but don’t expect the people in both countries to select their leaders anytime soon.chevron_right

This brief examines some of the challenges which the Crimean Tatars, who are the second largest minority in the Crimea, may face after the Russian annexation of the peninsula in 2014. The author expla...chevron_right

This report summarizes the results of a workshop convened by the European Centre for Minority Issues in 2013 on the topic of the definition and meaning of minority. Participants of the workshop agreed...chevron_right

This brief argues that Germany’s policy towards Russia is too idealistic and not compatible with Putin’s realpolitik towards its post-Soviet neighbors. The author argues for a new German foreign polic...chevron_right

This brief examines the state of Syria's economy three years after the break out of civil war in the country in 2011. The author argues that a war economy is becoming entrenched across the country, on...chevron_right