Publications

This publication takes stock of the implementation of the UN’s women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda by looking at 1) characteristics of the current geopolitical context that are of concern to the d...chevron_right

This publication examines geopolitical rivalries affiliated with 5G infrastructures and their implications for the EU. The text’s author contends that 1) the rapid growth of China’s 5G industry is cha...chevron_right

What is North Korea’s nuclear doctrine? In answer to this question, this publication contends 1) that the country's nuclear posture has become more aggressive over time, despite a popular misperceptio...chevron_right

This issue of Comparative Connections updates us on the trajectory of key bilateral relationships in East Asia, and between East Asian countries and the US, during the second third of 2019. The myriad...chevron_right

This publication examines how domestic politics influence South Korea’s foreign policy by looking at the administrations of Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in through a neoclassical realist lens. The text'...chevron_right

Diese Publikation argumentiert, dass lernende künstliche Intelligenz die klassische Rüstungskontrolle vor Probleme stellt, weil ihre Verfahren auf die Regulierung physischer Gegenstände wie Raketen un...chevron_right

David Envall writes that the revised “Quad”—the 2017 update of the informal quadrilateral security dialogue originally formed by the US, Japan, India and Australia in 2007—represents a renewed attempt to shore up a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific. However, Envall also contends the Quad’s viability faces major challenges. These include the potential for the geopolitical situation to overwhelm cooperation opportunities, as happened with the original Quad. Further, as the Quad again aims to support the “Indo-Pacific” order, it is constrained by the vagueness of the Indo-Pacific concept and Indonesia’s absence.chevron_right

This publication contends that the EU is facing a difficult tension between the claim to the universal validity of human rights and compliance with the rule of law on the one hand, and the increasingl...chevron_right

This publication examines how peacebuilding actors can develop interventions that limit the drivers of conflict and maximize the drivers of peace on a local level in Kirkuk, Iraq. It highlights five k...chevron_right

This Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) publication provides a summary of Switzerland's 2028 Foreign Policy Vision (AVIS28), a working group report that assesses how Switzerland should position itself globally in terms of its future foreign policy. More specifically, the text outlines 1) how Switzerland needs to adopt a more focused, networked and agile foreign policy; and 2) a vision for Swiss foreign policy over the next ten years in six key areas. The full report is available in German, French and Italian.chevron_right

This publication identifies opportunities for military forces to reduce civilian harm from the effects of explosive weapons in urbanized environments. It does so for every step in the civilian harm mi...chevron_right

This report summarizes key insights and themes of the 2019 Innovations Dialogue on Digital Innovations and International Security, which UNIDIR convened through the support of the governments of Germa...chevron_right

This report examines the long-term performance of power sharing as an approach to ending intra-state armed conflicts. It argues that providing and fostering forums for continued negotiations after par...chevron_right

This publication outlines why Syria matters for US security and sets out a US strategy on how to best protect Washington from the Syrian conflict’s reverberations and advance US interests. In doing so...chevron_right

This edition of the RAD focuses on 1) the factors that have led to the decline in importance of the Caucasus Emirate in the North Caucasus; 2) the drivers that have enabled Ramzan Kadyrov to turn Chechnya into a totalitarian enclave with a special status within the Russian Federation, and 3) why Kabardino-Balkaria has been spared the major interethnic violence that has afflicted other North Caucasus republics since the collapse of the Soviet Union.chevron_right