Publications

Based on informal interviews and conversations with Chinese officials with access to cabinet ministers, this report examines how China views its role as a global and regional actor, its part in the UN...chevron_right

Why are UNASUR members unwilling to provide the South American Defense Council (SDC) with the resources it needs to facilitate further dialogue and cooperation? According to Alcides Costa Vaz, the members can’t agree on how influential the SDC should be, especially in shaping nation-level security policies.chevron_right

This report analyzes the objectives, structures and impact of armed non-state actors in Mexico, focusing on drug-trafficking organizations, street gangs and self-defense forces. The author also examin...chevron_right

This paper examines the link between the goals of attempting to achieve the eradication of extreme poverty and efforts to curb climate change by ensuring that that the global economy produces zero net...chevron_right

Following the takeover of large parts of Iraqi territory by the Islamic State (IS) in 2014, this brief discusses the problems of delivering humanitarian aid to IS-held areas. The authors argue that in...chevron_right

This brief examines why despite Tunisia's internal political progress towards democratic governance, the country is a leading recruiting ground for Islamic extremist groups such as the Islamic State (...chevron_right

This paper discusses the UK's security ties with Bahrain and the agreement reached between the two countries in December 2014 over the lease of a naval base in Manama to the Royal Navy. The author als...chevron_right

This report provides an overview of the key findings and recommendations of a December 2014 conference on how Myanmar could better engage with the international community regarding nonproliferation is...chevron_right

This paper examines statements made by the representatives of Russia and the US at the UN Security Council to determine how the two countries' conceptual perceptions of peace affect how they agree and...chevron_right

Following the November 2014 parliamentary elections in Moldova in which pro-European parties secured a fragile majority, this publication sets out six sectors which the new government will need to ref...chevron_right

This brief discusses the humanitarian crisis that has resulted from people feeling the sectarian conflicts in Iraq and Syria since the start of Syria's civil war in 2011. The author also examines how ...chevron_right

This file examines how Ukraine's troubles, which include Russia's aggressive meddling in its internal affairs, have 1) affected its energy relations with Moscow, 2) impacted the EU's energy security, ...chevron_right

This report examines the operation and use of armories on vessels based in international waters, which are increasingly used by private security companies to store and transfer weapons for use in mari...chevron_right

This policy brief evaluates the operational utility and technological feasibility of developing air-breathing land-attack cruise missile (LACM) systems with engines that allow the missile to fly at su...chevron_right

This report looks at the origins of the Islamic State and its previous incarnations' ideology, goals and military operations in Iraq and Syria between 2003 and 2014.chevron_right