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This paper examines how increased competition between China and Japan has impacted Southeast Asia and ASEAN as well as how both Southeast Asia and ASEAN have responded to the tensions rising from this...chevron_right

At least 84 armed groups in 40 countries are thought to possess or have possessed guided light weapons. Today, our partners at the Small Arms Survey outline who owns or are using these weapons across the globe, with a special emphasis on the Middle East and North Africa.chevron_right

This policy brief discusses forest management of communal lands in Namibia. The authors acknowledge the already achieved sustainable harvesting practices, but call for a more donor-independent managem...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of how the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), which is a voluntary assessment tool instituted by African heads of state in 2003 to promote good governance and susta...chevron_right

This brief examines the package of trade agreements settled on by WTO members at the 9th Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia in December 2013, and its implications for stalled negotiations on th...chevron_right

This paper explores several themes relating to the governance of Namibia’s fisheries, focusing in particular on the role of the Namibian government in capturing rents generated by the country’s fisher...chevron_right

This paper examines the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM), a join river basin authority that manages the interests of Angola, Namibia and Botswana. The author also examines what...chevron_right

This paper examines the challenges of applying human rights principles to due diligence processes in mineral supply chains in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the broader Great Lakes reg...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the Framework Nations Concept (FNC), introduced to NATO by Germany in 2013, the aim of which is to group smaller states in Europe with particular larger states so that the gr...chevron_right

Dieser Artikel setzt sich mit der gemeinsamen Strategie für die Energie- und Klimapolitik der EU Mitgliedstaaten bis 2030 auseinander. Der Autor zeigt auf, welche Rolle Polen bei der neuen Übereinkunf...chevron_right

Dieser Artikel diskutiert die im September 2014 getroffene Entscheidung Deutschlands Waffen an den Irak zu liefern, um ihn im Kampf gegen die Terrormiliz Islamischer Staat (IS) zu unterstützen. Die Au...chevron_right

This commentary argues that Tunisia's democratic transition process is unfolding in increasingly difficulty circumstances such as the country's economic crisis and security challenges posed by armed I...chevron_right

Dieser Bericht thematisiert die Geburtenraten in den Ländern südlich der Sahara seit den 1960er Jahren. Die Autoren zeigen beträchtliche Unterschiede zwischen den subsaharischen Ländern auf und unters...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of the EU's common strategy for energy and climate policy to 2030, agreed upon in October 2014. More specifically, the author examines the compromises made for the 2030...chevron_right

Dieser Bericht analysiert die maritimen Sicherheitsstrategien in der Region Westafrika, um die illegale Fischerei und Überfischung zu bekämpfen. Die Autoren analysieren das Problem am Beispiel Guineas...chevron_right