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This analysis examines the types of media and communication formats used by countries to increase public risk awareness. The authors also discuss the key components that could be included in any strat...chevron_right

Are women underrepresented in Georgia’s political system? Has Azerbaijan been successful in increasing their participation in government? The answer to these questions and more can be found in the latest edition of the CSS’ Caucasus Analytical Digest.chevron_right

This issue of the CSS’ Russian Analytical Digest looks at the possible expansion of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), to include Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and the impact Russia’s economic troubles is having on Central Asia.chevron_right

What are the causes and potential consequences of the Ruble’s downward slide? Also, will Russia’s economic woes spur its ‘monotowns’ to become hotbeds of political instability? Find out in this edition of the CSS’ Russian Analytical Digest.chevron_right

There are growing concerns that Russia’s meddling in Ukraine might derail the accession of Western Balkan nations into the EU. Today, the CSS’ Matthias Bieri wonders whether such anxieties are justified, regardless of Moscow’s recent behavior.chevron_right

Will an agreed upon final document come out of the upcoming review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)? The CSS’ Oliver Thränert isn’t optimistic. The global political climate has deteriorated since the last conference and existing disarmament efforts have basically come to a halt.chevron_right

As the CSS’ Prem Mahadevan sees it, psychological operations are as crucial as military ones to defeating the so-called Islamic State. To cite one example, the claim of ‘statehood’ that lies at the core of the jihadist group’s ideological appeal needs to be discredited for the deluded fiction that it is.chevron_right

What makes the most recent crackdown on human rights in Azerbaijan so unprecedented? Also, how has the Aliev government used social media to stifle its political opponents? The answers to these and other questions are available in this edition of the CSS’ Caucasus Analytical Digest.chevron_right

This edition of the CSS’ Russian Analytical Digest looks at 1) Russia’s changing energy ties with Europe; 2) the possibility of Russia and Turkey building a new gas pipeline across Turkish territory; and 3) the growing energy cooperation between Russia and China.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

Will a truly decisive revaluation of the EU’s foreign policy occur under Federica Mogherini? The CSS’ Christian Nünlist doesn’t think so. As the ongoing crises in Syria, Ukraine and beyond demonstrate, divergent national points of view often prevent a common EU position.chevron_right

Years of neglect and the security vacuum created by the fall of Hosni Mubarak have turned Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula into a hotbed of jihadi activity. Today, the CSS’ Lisa Watanabe outlines what the emergence of Sinai-based Islamists means for Cairo, the wider neighborhood and beyond.chevron_right

Energy supplies remain an important factor in the politics and economics of the South Caucasus region. With this in mind, the latest edition of the CSS’ Caucasus Analytical Digest looks at why Azerbaijan remains so heavily dependent on oil reserves, the status of the EU’s Southern Gas Corridor project and more.chevron_right

This edition of the CSS’ Russian Analytical Digest looks at the status of Russia’s relations with Mongolia. Issues discussed include why Ulan Bator is keen to expand ties with Moscow at a time when Russia’s foreign policy has many former Soviet states worried.chevron_right

The role that nuclear weapons play in the political-military planning of China and Russia is becoming more nuanced and intricate, says the CSS’ Oliver Thränert. That’s why it’s time for the West to kick-start its own policy debate on how to manage nuclear risks, adapt existing deterrence policies and more.chevron_right