Publications

This paper analyzes the process and dynamics of the protests in the Kyrgyz Republic that led to the April 7, 2010 overthrow of the government of President Kurmanbek Bakiev. The paper argues that the g...chevron_right

This paper offers an overview of existing arrangements and provides a discussion of policy challenges involved in constructing a regional Euro‐Atlantic capability to jointly monitor and counter common...chevron_right

This paper evaluates the prospects for protecting critical social functions from "cyber" attacks carried out over electronic information networks. In particular, it focuses on the feasibility of devis...chevron_right

This study provides an overview of China's fuel cycle program and its reprocessing policy, and suggests strategies for managing its future fuel cycle program. The study is broken into four sections. T...chevron_right

Security Sector Reform (SSR) is now widely recognized as a crucial part of any conflict intervention or post-conflict reconstruction project. This paper argues that the limited success of human rights...chevron_right

This paper outlines the state-to-state cyber threat to critical-system infrastructures and the role international agreements can play in limiting this threat. It begins by defining a critical system a...chevron_right

Over the course of the 2008 election, the idea of fundamental change became the dominant theme of American politics, and to some degree the capacity to undertake it was displayed in response to a cris...chevron_right

Critics have primarily focused on the UN's failure to protect civilians from direct attack, consonant with the general discourse on tactics. These criticisms are valid, but in this essay I argue that ...chevron_right

The paper will proceed by outlining US interests in Kenyan stability, providing a brief overview of the conflict, and discussing the underlying causes of the violence. From there, quantitative analysi...chevron_right

It is a commonplace that peacekeeping operations (PKOs) have changed dramatically since the end of the Cold War. At the same time, UN peacekeeping is still ostensibly governed by the “holy trinity” of...chevron_right

If the term geoengineering is restricted to deliberate manipulation of the entire global climate, the most evident possibility derives from a remarkable feature of nature. For whatever deep or arbitra...chevron_right

This paper examines the micro-level economic determinants of civil conflict and the evolving view among US policymakers of the importance of global conflict control and prevention. The author notes, h...chevron_right

This paper argues that as counterinsurgency demands different tactics than conventional warfare, it requires a different moral perspective as well. The author proposes that counterinsurgents adopt new...chevron_right

This paper discusses US Security Policy and the challenge for the state to react to unexpected threats and to change policies. The author discusses several security issues that might pose a threat to ...chevron_right

This paper discusses the requirements for a global expansion of nuclear power to be proliferation-resistant in the long term. The authors discuss the scale of nuclear expansion and proliferation resis...chevron_right