Publications

This note provides an overview of the main events that have marked the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Economic Community / European Community / European Union since it became a member sta...chevron_right

This brief examines some of the foreign relations strategies that Vietnam has employed in the post-Cold War era. In particular, the author discusses how Hanoi dealt with Beijing over a dispute in 2014...chevron_right

Cet article analyse l’enjeu des élections présidentielles en Guinée en 2015, marquées par une scène politique clivée et ethnicisée ainsi qu’une épidémie d’Ebola qui continue à affaiblir l’économie du ...chevron_right

This paper provides a brief legal and political overview of China’s contested maritime claims in the South China Sea. The author then examines a US State Department study of China’s maritime boundarie...chevron_right

This commentary outlines some of the main strengths and weaknesses of the structure and composition of Jean-Claude Junker's European Commission. The author also discusses how this Commission can attem...chevron_right

Este comentario discute el nuevo sistema de cumbres iberoamericanas desde su implementación en 1991. El autor describe que a partir de 2016 las cumbres se celebrarán cada dos años y que el principal o...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of Hizbollah's involvement in the civil war in Syria. The author argues that although it was feared that Hizbollah's actions would cause the Syrian civil war to spread ...chevron_right

In light of the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's tasking of his commission with rethinking the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in late 2014, this commentary looks at what proces...chevron_right

Cette publication commence par décrire en détail comment les éleveurs sont touchés par et impliqués dans le conflit en République Centrafricaine (RCA) depuis 2013. Ensuite, elle propose comment les ac...chevron_right

This commentary examines the relations between Beijing and the 16 Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries that will take part in the December 2014 China-CEE summit in Belgrade. The author also ex...chevron_right

This commentary examines the debate in Singapore on what could have happened to the country if a 1963 operation against the Communist United Front (CUF) had not taken place and the organization had ga...chevron_right

On October 7th 2014, two of Japan's major electricity producing companies reached a preliminary agreement to establish a joint venture for the procurement of fossil fuel resources, primarily liquefied...chevron_right

This paper argues that the fall in the price of oil in 2014, failing efforts against Boko Haram and contentious upcoming elections in February 2015 could lead to political instability in Nigeria.chevron_right

This paper analyzes the economic proposals set out in the election manifesto of Spain's anti-establishment leftist party "Podemos". The author argues that while the party's economic plan sets out a nu...chevron_right

Three months on from the signing of a ceasefire which ended the violent conflict between Israel and Hamas in 2014, this paper discusses the actions Tel Aviv could take to help postpone, or avoid a ret...chevron_right