Publications

This report offers a comprehensive survey on migration to, from, and in transit through the Mediterranean countries of the Middle East and North Africa (Med-MENA). It aims to provide a perspective fro...chevron_right

This white paper explains the security and defense strategy of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It sets out the progress and transformation that has already been made in defense reform. The ...chevron_right

This is the first work on the process of democratization in the wider European neighborhood since the seminal events of 2004, with the EU's enlargement and the Orange, Rose and Cedar Revolutions. Cove...chevron_right

This paper gives an overview of the channels by which the EU budget is directly or indirectly affected by the change in the external trade relations of the EU. In addition it discusses what role the E...chevron_right

This paper examines what the failure of the Constitutional Treaty means for the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) - the flagship of the Amsterdam Treaty - and what could be done to mitigate...chevron_right

This paper discusses the approach to be taken with regard to the control of liquidity in the EU. Specific liquidity requirements are an additional means to safeguard the stability of financial systems...chevron_right

This report examines humanitarian disasters in the year 2005. The authors discuss a number of specific examples and outline the scale of the humanitarian challenge posed by man-made and natural disast...chevron_right

Stemming from the security strategy of Slovakia, this document presents the political-military tenets of Slovak defence policy, formulated with a perspective of a ten-year period. The 2005 defence str...chevron_right

The 2005 Human Development Report takes stock of human development, including progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Looking at statistics and beyond, it highlights the human costs ...chevron_right

This issue of CrisisWatch summarizes developments during the month of August 2005 in some 70 situations of ongoing or potential conflict. These are listed alphabetically by region and provide referenc...chevron_right

This publication on the political situation in Burma is based on the commissioned report by the international law firm DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary. The report comprehensively addresses the role of the...chevron_right

This paper examines in detail the role of the European Commission in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) legislative process in light of the new Basel Capital Accord (Basel II) and French and Dut...chevron_right

This paper reviews the current business model of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and proposes changes to sustain its viability and improve its capacity to tackle future crises. Based on recent d...chevron_right

This report assesses ways in which the Action Plan process that has been launched under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) could become a more effective driver of political and economic change in...chevron_right

This paper examines humanitarian intervention through the lens of the 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P) framework. The paper traces the concept's history from its post-Cold war origins to the UN World...chevron_right