Publications

What steps should the NPT’s nuclear-armed states take to be more transparent in the way they handle their weapons systems, including how they’re managed, accounted for and ultimately dismantled? Here are Jonas Siegel’s recommendations.chevron_right

There are growing concerns that Russia’s meddling in Ukraine might derail the accession of Western Balkan nations into the EU. Today, the CSS’ Matthias Bieri wonders whether such anxieties are justified, regardless of Moscow’s recent behavior.chevron_right

Will an agreed upon final document come out of the upcoming review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)? The CSS’ Oliver Thränert isn’t optimistic. The global political climate has deteriorated since the last conference and existing disarmament efforts have basically come to a halt.chevron_right

As the CSS’ Prem Mahadevan sees it, psychological operations are as crucial as military ones to defeating the so-called Islamic State. To cite one example, the claim of ‘statehood’ that lies at the core of the jihadist group’s ideological appeal needs to be discredited for the deluded fiction that it is.chevron_right

This paper examines the potential economic significance of the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) for Germany as well as the attitudes in the country toward the agreement. Mor...chevron_right

This paper presents a cost-benefit analysis of including investment protection provisions like investor-state arbitration in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The authors warn...chevron_right

This paper explores how the expansion of higher education might result in a decline in the quality of degrees. More specifically, the authors look at three channels that expand tertiary eduction (lowe...chevron_right

This brief discusses labor mobility in the EU, with a particular focus on 1) how it has been affected by eurozone financial crisis; and 2) the long term effects of mobility. The authors argue that 1) ...chevron_right

This brief evaluates the shortcomings of the EU’s policy approach to Azerbaijan. To do this, the author first assesses the respective positions of Azerbaijan and the EU towards one another, arguing th...chevron_right

This paper addresses the “shadow banking” system, referring to credit intermediation involving entities and activities outside the regular banking system, and the threat it poses to the global economy...chevron_right

This paper looks at 1) how digital technology has provided governments and law enforcement agencies with unprecedented opportunities for intelligence gathering, 2) the ethical-legal dilemmas these opp...chevron_right

This paper examines the proliferation since the 2008 global financial crisis of precautionary lending facilities and central bank swap agreements, which form part of the global network of insurance an...chevron_right

This paper examines the internationalization of China's currency, the renminbi (RMB), since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis and the effect of this on the country's economy as well as other emerg...chevron_right

This paper provides 1) an overview of internet technology; 2) the main characteristics that have defined the Internet through its history; and 3) the main pressures and challenges that could lead to a...chevron_right

This paper examines three major developments that affected the International Monetary Fund (IMF) between 2005 and 2009 and shed light on the controversies that flared over the Fund's role in the euroz...chevron_right