Publications

This paper discusses the problems which Israel faces in employing deterrence as a defense strategy against the armed non-state actors that threaten its borders, such as Hizbollah and Hamas.chevron_right

This paper reports on a survey of 260 Ukrainian civil society organizations (CSOs), carried out between October and November 2014 on whether they are involved in work related to the conflict in easter...chevron_right

This paper examines the political implications for Malaysia of the jailing in 2015 of opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.chevron_right

This commentary gives an overview of the ASEAN Community 2015 (AC15), an agreement due to be signed in 2015, which aims to ensure the free movement of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and f...chevron_right

This issue of the CSS’ Russian Analytical Digest takes the measure of Russia’s current relations with the West. Sergey Markedonov, for example, rejects the idea that we are collectively lapsing into a new Cold War, while Ulrich Kühn explains why Putin’s Russia has not transformed itself into a revisionist power.chevron_right

This paper argues that the Greek government will find carrying out its January 2015 election promise to end EU/IMF imposed austerity to be very difficult.chevron_right

This paper examines ASEAN's proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a free trade agreement (FTA) between the organization's members and the states with which it has existing FTAs....chevron_right

This bulletin discusses the negotiations over the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a proposed free trade agreement between the ASEAN countries and six other Asia-Pacific states. In ...chevron_right

Este trabajo discute la relación diplomática entre EEUU y Cuba después del acercamiento de los dos países en diciembre 2014. El autor destaca la posibilidad para Cuba de inserción global en paz con lo...chevron_right

Cet article analize l'instabilité régionale au Moyen-Orient depuis le printemps arabe en 2011. L'auteur décrit trois ondes de choc qui provoquent une alteration des équilibres des forces parmi les mem...chevron_right

In light of the January 2015 terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo" in January 2015, this paper explores some of the responses which governments could take to protect their ...chevron_right

This paper discusses Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokawi)'s crackdown on drug trafficking and his policy of sinking vessels which are caught fishing illegally in Indonesian waters. In particular,...chevron_right

This commentary examines the development of China’s New Silk Road concept, which the author states initially referred to the creation a network of transport corridors to connect China with the EU, as ...chevron_right

Deadly clashes erupted between government and opposition groups in Bangladesh on January 5th 2015, signifying a new phase of the deadlock between the ruling Awami League (AL) and the Bangladesh Nation...chevron_right

Following Russia's intervention in Crimea in 2014, NATO defense ministers agreed in February 2015 to create immediate reaction forces to strengthen the Alliance's eastern flank. This paper contends th...chevron_right