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Mar 2017

Mar 2017

Trump und der Asia pivot

Michael Paul
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)

Diese Publikation prüft die zukünftige Richtung der US-Außenpolitik unter Präsident Donald Trump. Die Wiederherstellung amerikanischer Macht fordert nach Trump einen sogenannten Wiederaufbau der US Streitkräfte sowie eine Politik des ‚Friedens durch Stärke.’ Nach...

Mar 2017

Nontraditional Actors: China and Russia in African Peace Operations

Elor Nkereuwem
Stimson Center

Since 1989, how have China and Russia reacted to UN Security Council (UNSC) proposals to run peace operations in Africa? According to this report, the two countries 1) have generally pitted themselves against the voting positions of France, the UK and the US; 2) have not...

Mar 2017

Peacebuilding and Japan: Views from the Next Generation

Kei Koga, Hiromi Nagata Fujishige, Nobuhiro Aizawa, Rie Takezawa, Yuki Tatsumi, (Editors: Yuki Tatsumi and Pamela Kennedy)
Stimson Center

The four articles in this publication concentrate on Japan’s peacebuilding policies and practices over the past several decades. They specifically focus on 1) the evolution of peacebuilding as a concept and how Japan, given its military constraints, adapted...

Mar 2017

China-Russia Relations and Regional Dynamics: From Pivots to Peripheral Diplomacy

Sergey Lukonin, Yang Cheng, Niklas Swanström, Christer Ljungwall, Viking Bohman, Ma Bin, Richard Ghiasy, Damir Esenaliev, Gulzhan Asylbek Kyzy, Jiayi Zhou, Henrik Hallgren, Ekateria Klimenko, Imes Chiu, Masafumi Iida, Igor Denisov, Amirudin Bin Abdul Wahab, Lora Saalman, Iskander Akylbayev, Zhang Weipeng, B K Sharma, Sitara Noor, Siemon T Wezeman, Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Ian Anthony, Vasily Kashin, Yu Koizumi, Zhao Tong (Editor: Lora Saalman)
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

The 27 contributors to this text explore how Russia and China are negotiating their potential areas of overlap and contention in non-traditional security spheres, including Asia, Europe, cyberspace and even the Arctic. The specific topics covered include...

Mar 2017

The Next Generation(s) of Europeans Facing Nuclear Weapons: Forgetful, Indifferent, but Supportive?

Benoît Pelopidas
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

This paper answers three questions about EU citizens’ attitudes towards nuclear weapons, especially those who are 30 years old or below. First, is there decreasing popular knowledge about the danger of nuclear weapons? Second, is there decreasing concern about...

Mar 2017

Perspectives on Terrorism, Volume 11, Issue 1 (2017)

Anne Speckhard, Ahmet S Yayla, Hamoon Khelghat-Doost, Kristy Campion, Henrik Gråtrud, Vidar Benjamin Skretting, Sajjan M Gohel, Michele Groppi, Nina Käsehage, Jufith Times, Berto Jongman, Joshua Sinai, Alex P Schmid, James J F Forest, Jeanine de Rooy Zuijdewijn (Editors: Alex P Schmid, James J F Forest, Jennifer Dowling)
Terrorism Research Initiative (TRI)

The articles in this issue of Perspective on Terrorism focus on 1) the origins and inner workings of ISIS’s intelligence apparatus; 2) the underlying mechanism used to incorporate women into the group’s internal structure; 3) a historical and psychological analysis of...

Mar 2017

America´s Way Ahead in Syria

Jennifer Cafarella, Kimberly Kagen, Frederick W Kagen
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

This report analyzes fifteen possible courses of action that might neutralize ISIS and al Qaeda in Syria without jeopardizing wider American interests or accepting undue costs or risks. The report’s authors ultimately conclude that a five-phase plan would...

Mar 2017

Lock Them Up: Zero-Deployed Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons in Europe

Pavel Podvig, Javier Serrat
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

How can non-strategic nuclear weapons holders, particularly Russia and the US, ensure these arms are not used in a conflict in Europe? This text advocates 1) transferring these warheads to a small number of storage facilities, and 2) developing verification procedures that...

Mar 2017

Identity, Gender, and Conflict Drivers in Pakistan

Jumaina Siddiqui, Learning Lead
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

This brief, which is based on a study that investigated Pakistani children’s attitudes toward identity, argues that identity-based divides are not the primary drivers of conflict within the country, at least at the community level. The brief further concludes that...

Mar 2017

Peace Education in Pakistan

Zahid Shahab Ahmed
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

This report measures the relative success of nine peace education initiatives in Pakistan. More specifically, the text grapples with six questions. 1) What types of interventions were most effective and in what contexts? 2) Were the implemented programs...

Mar 2017

China and Myanmar´s Peace Process

Yun Sun
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

This paper examines China’s role and interests in Myanmar’s internal peace process. It concludes that 1) Chinese involvement is largely driven by armed ethnic groups in Myanmar who have ties to like-minded organizations across the border in...

Mar 2017

Libya´s Religious Sector and Peacebuilding Efforts

Palwasha L Kakar, Zahra Langhi
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

What influence, both positive and negative, has Libya’s religious sector recently had on the country’s governance and society? According to Palwasha Kasar and Zahra Langhi, most Libyans believe that the country’s religious communities have exerted...

Mar 2017

Returning Foreign Fighters and the Reintegration Imperative

Georgia Holmer, Adrian Shtuni
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

So how are the programs that are designed to rehabilitate and reintegrate radicalized foreign fighters coming along? To answer the question, this report analyzes 1) European exit programs; 2) first-generation deradicalization programs in Southeast Asia and...

Feb 2017

28 Feb 2017

Veracruz: Fixing Mexico´s State of Terror

International Crisis Group (ICG)
International Crisis Group (ICG)

By drawing on the experiences of state officials and civilians in Veracruz, this report examines how corruption and criminal complicity continue to undermine the legitimacy of Mexican governance. After providing a comprehensive...

28 Feb 2017

Russia´s Attempts to Influence the Presidential Election in France

Łukasz Jurczyszyn (Editors: Sławomir Dębski, Bartosz Wiśniewski, Rafał Tarnogórski)
Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

According to this bulletin, Russia has already deployed an extensive arsenal of political, economic and media influencers in order to nudge the French electorate into supporting pro-Russian candidates. However, the unexpected rise of...

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