Publications

The RAD issue focuses on Russia's relations with three Central Asian Republics. First, Rico Issacs examines the implications of Nazarbayev’s decision to step down as president for Kazakhstan's policy towards Russia. Second, Edward Lemon and Bradley Jardine consider Russia’s growing unease about China's expanding security cooperation with Tajikistan as it could challenge Moscow's role as Dushanbe’s security guarantor. Third, Luca Anceschi assesses Russo-Turkmen relations, highlighting how these ties are shifting as energy cooperation wanes and security cooperation regarding Afghanistan is increasing.chevron_right

The articles in this edition of Conflict Trends look at 1) the role of regional and international interventions in resolving the crisis in Sudan following the ousting of Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir fr...chevron_right

As in previous editions, the 2019 version of BICC’s Global Militarisation Index weighs the relative importance of a country’s ‘military apparatus’ in relation to the rest of society as a whole. The te...chevron_right

This CAD edition focuses on the interplay between informal and formal institutions in the South Caucasus. More specifically, the articles address 1) the deep-seated cultural roots of clientelism in Armenia and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s efforts to eradicate the power of oligarchs in the country; 2) how formal institutions in Azerbaijan are largely a façade, although one that is used by the ruling elite to package informal power arrangements and thus maintain autocratic rule; and 3) what recent constitutional changes in Georgia highlight about informal and formal institutions in the country.chevron_right

Enzo Nussio writes that even though a series of armed groups have demobilized and violence has declined over recent decades, peace remains partial in Colombia. In this analysis, Nussio explains that the current peace process with the FARC insurgency shows why Colombia has such difficulty in achieving a complete peace.chevron_right

Cora Alder, Palwasha Kakar and Leslie Minney write that while religious issues are not the primary drivers of the conflict in and around Ukraine, religion has played a significant role in it. Not only have religious rhetoric and traditions become part of an increasing level of polarization in Ukrainian society, but centuries-old orthodox institutions have also undergone deep changes through the conflict.chevron_right

This CTC Sentinel focuses on 1) the February 2020 far-right terrorist attack in the German town of Hanau, which targeted shisha bar customers; 2) the December 2019, terrorist attack by the Saudi Air F...chevron_right

According to Daniel Fiott, digital technologies can vastly improve the operational readiness and effectiveness of Europe’s armed forces. However, for this to happen, the EU needs to better understand the risks and opportunities involved in the digitalisation of defence, expand the interoperability of digital technologies and increase financial investment. To highlight why, Fiott explores 1) the meaning of digitalisation and existing European initiatives in the defence sector; 2) the limits of digitalisation in defence; 3) the challenges of digitalisation in defence and if the EU can help member states overcome them.chevron_right

This paper looks at whether women have equal opportunities to serve in security sector institutions in the Gambia, and how well the country’s security sector is responding to the different security ne...chevron_right

Diese Publikation beschäftigt sich mit Entwicklungen im Bereich atomare Bewaffnung, welche in der wissenschaftlichen Debatte seit Januar 2020 aufgrund der ausufernden Covid-19 Pandemie in den Hintergr...chevron_right

In February 2020, the US and the Taliban reached an agreement in Doha over the conflict in Afghanistan. This paper addresses the US position in the country and Afghanistan’s future. Key contentions in...chevron_right

This paper highlights how conspiracy theories have arisen in China and the US over how the coronavirus originated in a laboratory. After outlining how these theories relate to the Wuhan virology labor...chevron_right

This publication addresses the implications for the political transition, peace and stability in Afghanistan of the dispute over the country’s 2019 presidential election, the US-Taliban peace deal and...chevron_right

Diese Publikation beschäftigt sich mit dem neuen Generalstaatsanwalt der russischen Föderation. Auf Vorschlag von Präsident Wladimir Putin bestätigte der Föderationsrat am 22. Januar 2020 einstimmig d...chevron_right

The paper focuses on hot spots in the South China Sea and their significance, politically, militarily and economically. More specifically, among other issues, the text’s authors address 1) why the Sou...chevron_right