Publications

Diese Publikation analysiert und vergleicht die maritimen Sicherheitsstrategien der NATO und der EU. Der Autor stellt fest, dass die Strategien grosse Übereinstimmungen in ihren Zielsetzungen aufweise...chevron_right

This paper looks at threats to maritime security as well as the building blocks that should make up approaches to providing maritime security, including how to build effective ways to monitor developm...chevron_right

This publication looks at the relations between China and Turkey in light of reports confirming that the so-called Islamic State (IS) has successfully recruited Uyghurs from China’s volatile Xinjiang ...chevron_right

This publication provides an assessment of the institutions the EU has created to support and advance international crisis management. The author finds that the EU has established a comprehensive and ...chevron_right

This report examines the ways in which fluctuating levels of peace and corruption within a country affect each other. In general, it concludes that the influence is one-sided -- i.e., changing degrees...chevron_right

This issue includes articles on 1) the role of women in peace and security in Africa; 2) the African Union's (AU) position on the UN's February 2015 review of peacekeeping operations; and 3) the unsta...chevron_right

The threats to Benin’s maritime security are both multidimensional and formidable. Today, Barthélemy Blédé and others look at Porto-Novo’s current attempts to safeguard its maritime domain and outline where there is room for improvement.chevron_right

This paper reports on the US-led coalition against ISIS and the challenges it faces. The author cautions against underestimating the military capabilities of ISIS which she calls an adaptive and resil...chevron_right

How can civil society help boost the rule of law to combat terrorism and violent extremism in South Asia? Today, our partners at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) provide twelve recommendations for those who want to make popular organizations more effective in this part of the world.chevron_right

This paper finds that despite the efforts of the Jordanian government, the UN and NGOs to provide quality education to Syrian refugees in Jordan, approximately forty percent of school-age refugees rem...chevron_right

This brief assesses the international humanitarian community’s engagement in South Sudan from the time of the country’s creation in July 2013 until its descent back into violence in December 2013. Mor...chevron_right

This report focuses on the key roles effective governance and institution-building play in mitigating both conflict and instability in Africa. In particular, the report 1) reviews the trends that have...chevron_right

This paper examines the Kurdish peace process in Turkey between 2009 and 2015. After assessing three distinct phases of the process, it explains what prompted the Turkish state and the Kurdish Worker'...chevron_right

This paper investigates migration through and from Libya, with a focus on the economics and politics of illegal human trafficking. It also discusses the policies of the EU and its members states that ...chevron_right

This paper discusses the significance of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US arguing that that it presents more than an opportunity to boost tr...chevron_right