Publications

This commentary examines developments in Spain's foreign policy, domestic politics and economy between January and February 2015. Among other issues the author discusses 1) Spain’s call for a non-mili...chevron_right

This paper discusses some of the problems faced by state security organizations in countering the increasing terrorist threat posed by radicalized individuals who operate without logistical, intellige...chevron_right

This brief discusses the feud between Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Khaleda Zia as well as the impact on the political situation in t...chevron_right

This paper examines Chinese President Xi Jinping’s domestic anti-corruption campaign and contrasts it with China’s approach to corruption in other countries with which it trades or offers aid to. The ...chevron_right

This paper addresses the position of Greece's Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis, in his country's negotiations with its eurozone creditors in February 2015 over the extent of primary surplus of GDP h...chevron_right

Este comentario discute la situación económica de Grecia en 2015, sobre todo su deuda. El autor primero considera tres puntos aceraca de la naturaleza de la deuda griega, y luego echa un vistazo a los...chevron_right

Este comentario discute las implicaciones de la expansión del Estado Islámico (EI) en Libia en 2014. El autor observa que la instauración de una provincia del Califato en Libia no solo equivaldría al ...chevron_right

This paper analyzes a January 9th 2015 article from the German weekly publication "Der Spiegel" which presents evidence that Syria has not given up on its ambitions to develop nuclear weapons. Overall...chevron_right

This bulletin examines the economic and political implications for Armenia of its decision not to sign an association agreement with the EU and to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) instead. The a...chevron_right

This commentary provides an overview of Operation Coldstore, a 1964 security operation in which anti-government left-wing activists were arrested and detained in Singapore. The author contends that de...chevron_right

This publication features an overview of a conference on the future of Civil Affairs (CA) forces in the US military, which deal with the management of civil-military relations in operations. It also i...chevron_right

This paper discusses Russia-Egypt relations in light of an arms agreement that was rumored to be signed between the two countries in November 2013 in which Cairo may have purchased around 3 billion do...chevron_right

This paper discusses a theory that emerged from ethnic groups in Myanmar that the source of the resumption of the conflict in the country's Kachin State in early 2015 was a US policy directed against ...chevron_right

This commentary discusses economic growth in Spain, how it is outperforming the expectations of organizations such as the IMF and the indicators that demonstrate the extent of the economic recovery in...chevron_right

This article looks at whether the so-called Islamic State is a secessionist movement. The author believes that it is as while the group controls territory and challenges the authority of existing stat...chevron_right