Publications

This paper looks at Europe's current and future armaments programs and how they might be affected by increasing costs and lower production rates. It also argues that although new procurement practices...chevron_right

Today’s featured publication, which is co-produced by the Center for Security Studies (CSS), offers advice on how to make mediation training more gender-specific. Indeed, its exercises are designed to raise awareness about the role gender plays in mediation processes, and to stimulate further reflection and debate.chevron_right

After looking at the progress the EU has recently made in turning itself into an Energy Union, this paper argues there are five preliminary conclusions we can draw from the endeavor. 1) the idea of en...chevron_right

It’s been said that missiles may kill terrorists, but it’s good governance that will kill terrorism. Fair enough, but solving the root causes of radical violence requires a ‘soft’ approach. That’s where the CVE concept can help, as the CSS’ Owen Frazer and Christian Nünlist explain today.chevron_right

This issue of the CEJISS features articles that 1) advocate a renewed emphasis on military conscription; 2) examine how the US and EU should respond to China’s rise in East Asia; 3) analyze EU-Iranian energy relations; and 4) look at the authority being exercised by armed gangs in the slums of Rio de Janeiro.chevron_right

This paper examines the EU’s counterterrorism responses to the Paris attacks of November 13, 2015. It specifically argues that Brussels (along with Europol and Eurojust) needs to rethink its current i...chevron_right

The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue’s (HD) annual Oslo Forum brings together a variety of stakeholders to discuss conflict mediation practices and other related issues. Today, Paul Dziatkowiec and his colleagues highlight the issues discussed at this year’s event, which included the relationship between peace and justice.chevron_right

This paper first describes three impediments to the spread of climate-friendly technologies -- lack of appropriate financing, intellectual property restrictions, and insufficient or underutilized capa...chevron_right

This paper argues that those who govern the Internet have given little thought to children’s rights, despite the growing demands to the contrary. That's because they've adopted governance regimes that...chevron_right

How has Central Asia tried to cope with the myriad security problems it faces? Further, do the region’s security dilemmas happen to coincide with Canada’s national security and foreign policy objectives? The answers to these questions and others can be found in this paper prepared by Jacqueline Lopour.chevron_right

This brief argues that because the overall objective of patents should be to increase everyone's welfare, they should be granted only for significant innovations and then only for a limited amount of ...chevron_right

This paper discusses how international trade and the preservation of the environment can intersect in the case of carbon taxes. As the paper's author explains, carbon taxes become relevant in the case...chevron_right

This paper argues that climate change policies, if they are to account for and respect human rights, must use rights-centered language to promote their agendas. To support his claim, the paper’s autho...chevron_right

How does David Cameron intend to renegotiate the terms and conditions of the UK’s membership in the European Union? The answer to this question and others can be found in this Chatham House transcript.chevron_right

In this transcript, Lawson Naidoo, who is the Executive Secretary of the Council for the Advancement of South Africa’s Constitution (CASAC), worries about the growing possibility of a constitutional c...chevron_right