Publications

This brief contends that governments and civil society organizations have a mutual "trust deficit" in North and West Africa, particularly when it comes to security issues. Reversing this problem will ...chevron_right

This report synopsizes a longer text, "Endgame for ETA: Elusive Peace in the Basque Country." The report 1) analyzes the long, drawn-out process of disarming and dissolving ETA, the violent Basque sep...chevron_right

This commentary contends that although there are signs the Eurozone (EZ) economy is recovering, it still lags significantly behind pre-crisis levels. To understand why that is, this commentary’s autho...chevron_right

This backgrounder looks at the widespread violence afflicting El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and how it has led to large numbers of asylum seekers making their way to the United States. The text...chevron_right

In order to both rationalize and secure worldwide maritime activity, this commentary calls for better collaboration and information sharing among nations, which might include detecting, tracking, and ...chevron_right

This commentary focuses on the European Commission’s new Enlargement Package, which was approved on November 10, 2015, and the publication of the EU’s annual reports on each of its candidate and prosp...chevron_right

This paper focuses on asymmetric warfare and the disproportionate impact "minor players" or non-state actors have now. This impact, the text’s author argues, is largely attributable to a lack of polit...chevron_right

This paper explores how military desertions from the Syrian Army have shaped the dynamics of the country’s civil war. The text’s authors specifically remind us that there is a difference between deser...chevron_right

This brief sets out five assumptions for observers of the Paris climate negotiations (COP21). We should realize that 1) the more difficult negotiations have already been concluded prior to the confere...chevron_right

This backgrounder reviews the political and economic problems that have beset Myanmar since the country's independence in 1948. In particular, the authors discuss 1) the political history of Myanmar s...chevron_right

Why did France invoke Article 42(7) of the Treaty of the European Union after the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris? As Christophe Hillion and Steven Blockmans see it, the act was a plea for fellow EU states to live up to their shared responsibilities.chevron_right

This brief focuses on the environmental policies China is beginning to pursue. In particular, the text’s author 1) stresses that top Chinese leaders are now genuinely serious about protecting the envi...chevron_right

When it comes to applying financial sanctions, Peter Feaver and Eric Lorber warn that the United States could one day become a victim of its own success. That’s because states are 1) reconsidering their reliance on US dollars for international transactions, and 2) developing their own tools of economic statecraft.chevron_right

This brief describes how India plans to adapt to climate change, as outlined in its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to curb greenhouse gases. However, the brief also emphasizes that...chevron_right

This paper 1) summarizes the interrelated histories of democracy and federalism in Pakistan, and 2) details the country's political evolution since its third extended martial law regime, which ended i...chevron_right