Publications

This report explores the relationships in Burkina Faso between the state and religion, between the country’s different religious communities, and within individual religions. The report’s authors conclude that Burkina Faso’s model of religious peaceful coexistence remains...chevron_right

This paper examines the fallout surrounding Jonathan Hill’s resignation as EU Commissioner of Financial Stability. EU Commissioner Jean-Claude Juncker reacted to the resignation by assigning Hill’s dossier to...chevron_right

This paper examines the potential military applications of China’s quantum science satellite (QSS) project. While making the QSS part of the purely scientific Strategic Priority Programme on Space Science may seem innocuous enough, the...chevron_right

This commentary looks at the poor state of EU-Turkey relations, which have been aggravated by the migrant crisis in 2015 and the Turkish government's wide-ranging crackdown after the failed July 2016 military coup. The text’s author contends that in order to repair the damage...chevron_right

This paper examines the potential barriers to interreligious dialogue that exist within the increasingly multi-faith West and the traditionally multi-faith societies of East Asia. More specifically, the text’s author 1) identifies four types of interreligious dialogue and...chevron_right

This paper examines why China is deploying a growing number of military and paramilitary forces in the South China Sea (SCS) and what impact it might have on regional security. As the paper’s author sees it, the SCS is actually part of a larger strategy that’s been dubbed the “3Ds” – declare, deny, and defend – and which he explains here.chevron_right

This report reviews the work of IPI’s Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM), which looked at whether the UN-based multilateral system is ‘fit for purpose’ to face the 21st century. The report ultimately provides ten principles that...chevron_right

This brief takes stock of the multi-stakeholder peace-building efforts that are underway in Africa’s Great Lakes region. The text’s author initially provides a comprehensive history of conflict in the area, to include the complex intrastate dynamics that...chevron_right

This policy brief analyzes three major UN global peace and security reviews which UNSG Ban Ki Moon initiated in 2015. Following a brief introduction to the reviews, the text’s author 1) identifies their common elements and implementation challenges; 2) provides insights on...chevron_right

This report provides a series of recommendations that have one goal in mind – to ensure that the US Army remains the preeminent ground force in the world for the rest of the 21st century. The text’s authors compartmentalize their proposals into three distinct time periods...chevron_right

This brief analyzes the challenges now facing the US and its partners because of Iran's increasingly accurate long range missile systems. More specifically, the text’s authors explore 1) how these improved weapons will...chevron_right

On 23 June 2016, the Atlantic Council conducted a crisis simulation that gauged how different levels of US engagement in the Middle East would impact 1) its ability to respond to crises in the area, and 2) the behavior of...chevron_right

This paper takes stock of the post-Crimea security and defense challenges NATO faces in the Black Sea Region. The text’s author concludes that the Alliance 1) lacks the resources it needs to...chevron_right

In this paper, Geneive Abdo and Nathan Brown analyze 1) how change agents such as social media have affected existing notions of religious identity; 2) the extent to which there has been a democratization of authority within Islam; 3) the eruption of Sunni-Shia sectarianism; and 4) how governments in the Middle East are coping with violent extremism.chevron_right

In this report, Mathew Burrows speculates on the directions global development might take up to the year 2035. As part of his analysis, Burrows focuses on 1) how economic, social, demographic and technological forces will add “pressures” on global society; 2) how the breakdown of the post-Cold War order could lead to greater risks of sustained conflict; and 3) the alternative futures which may appear by 2035.chevron_right