Publications

This brief looks at the energy security challenges afflicting Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Black Sea region. More specifically, it 1) highlights the negative impact corrupt state-owned ent...chevron_right

This paper examines the extent to which the US and the EU have opened up access to each others' government procurement contracts. The authors contend that the EU is dissatisfied with the level of proc...chevron_right

This paper examines the varying levels of influence the West currently has in the South Caucasus region. While doing so, it also considers why such influence is important, the policy-related mistakes ...chevron_right

This paper examines Russia’s domestic and foreign policy to determine what it demonstrates about the use of the conservative ideology that the authors state has predominated in official discourse in t...chevron_right

This paper examines the causes and implications of Russia’s financial crisis, which started in December 2014, on business and the population in the country. The authors first discuss the three main ca...chevron_right

This paper investigates the Taylor rule, a monetary-policy rule that stipulates how much a central bank should change the nominal interest rate in response to changes in inflation, output, or other ec...chevron_right

This paper investigates policy initiatives to keep older workers in employment in Denmark. The author discusses aspects central to a long working life, such as health, lifelong learning, and age manag...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of the main EU-level initiatives that were put forward in the weeks following the January 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. The authors argue that a majority of these pr...chevron_right

This paper analyzes EU law and its relationship with national provisions regarding the criminalization of irregular migration and of acts of solidarity with them. It reveals the varied nature and ext...chevron_right

Following the G20 leaders meeting in Brisbane in 2014, this paper examines the international financial regulatory regime and discusses the additional work that policy makers and regulators should focu...chevron_right

This paper discusses the International Capital Market Association’s consultative process to develop new, aggregated collective action clauses (CACs). The author also analyzes the effect of the new cla...chevron_right

This paper discusses the role over-the-counter (OTC) financial derivatives (securities traded between parties without the supervision of a formal exchange) played in the global financial crisis and th...chevron_right

This paper examines the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (SPFTZ), founded in 2013, which aims to facilitate trade and to liberalize China’s capital account. In particular, the author focuses on ...chevron_right

This paper examines the impact of the internationalization of China’s currency, the renminbi (RMB), on China's domestic interest rate, asset price and foreign exchange reserves. The authors also exami...chevron_right

This paper examines the Internet governance, security and crime problems posed by the Deep and Dark Web. (Note: They’re not the same thing -- the latter is a small portion of the former.)chevron_right