Publications

In light of the attacks on Karachi airport and on a hotel in Balochistan in 2014, this commentary examines the resurgent threat of home-grown terrorism by Islamist insurgents in Pakistan. The author a...chevron_right

This paper looks at the future composition of the European Conservatives and Reformists group (ECR) following the European elections of May 2014. It also considers what the entry of the German right-w...chevron_right

In light of the success in Iraq of the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIS) against the Iraqi state forces in June 2014, this note summarizes what has been said by UK and US politicians regar...chevron_right

This brief uses Iran’s "Newscaster" cyber-attack to illustrate how increasingly sophisticated the Islamic Republic's cyber warfare capabilities have become. The improvements, however, are not largely ...chevron_right

This paper discusses China’s strategy in the South China Sea, arguing that it should be understood as part of Beijing’s aim to push the US out of Southeast and Northeast Asia. More specifically, it ou...chevron_right

This commentary examines the response of the EU and its member states to the refugee crisis created by Syria's civil war as well as the state of the Union's mechanisms that are supposed to enable its ...chevron_right

In March 2014 the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic asked the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) to provide an opi...chevron_right

This brief analyzes the implications of the takeover of central Iraq by the Sunni extremist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in June 2014 for Iraq's neighbors and the US. The author...chevron_right

This brief describes the activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces in June 2014 and makes predictions regarding the armed group's intentions. Among other things, the author ...chevron_right

This report summarizes the cooperative activities the US has undertaken, primarily with Russia and former Soviet states, since the 1990s to secure and eliminate chemical, biological, radiological and ...chevron_right

This report discusses US security assistance to Taiwan since 1990, as well as arms sale related policy issues for US Congress and legislation. In doing so, it provides an overview of US arms exports t...chevron_right

This paper examines the scale of the humanitarian disaster in Syria as a result of the country’s civil war as well as how the US has reacted to the situation so far. The author argues that the US need...chevron_right

This paper reviews international reactions to the election of Narendra Modi as India’s Prime Minister in 2014. The author argues that four developments have demonstrated the re-emerging importance of ...chevron_right

This brief analyzes Bangladesh’s political landscape six months after the January 2014 elections. It also looks at the economic situation, law and order problems as well as foreign policy issues of co...chevron_right

This paper 1) provides a broad strategic perspective on India‘s historical contributions to peacekeeping operations, 2) assesses the current challenges it faces in this domain, and 3) analyzes the pro...chevron_right