Publications

This brief examines how the military conflict in eastern Ukraine is affecting the implementation of political and economic reforms in the country. The author argues that on the one hand, as long as th...chevron_right

This brief examines why the EU should revive its negotiations over a free trade agreement with the South American regional organization MERCOSUR. The author argues that the conditions to move on a dea...chevron_right

This paper examines some of the key factors that have changed the nature of geopolitics in the Middle East since the Iranian Revolution, with a particular focus on what the rise of the so-called Islam...chevron_right

This publication provides a summary of a roundtable discussion on female entrepreneurship, employment and agricultural development in Africa as well as how food and nutritional security can be further...chevron_right

This paper discusses Samuel Huntington's idea from his 1999 essay, "The Lonely Superpower" that the number of governments who see their interests as coinciding with those of the US is shrinking, and h...chevron_right

Looking at the Ukraine crisis and the conflict in the country's Donbas region where separatists are fighting for control, the author of this commentary looks at analogies between the situation there a...chevron_right

According to Thomas Lynch, the US and its allies must take several steps if they hope to prevent an Iraqi-style meltdown in Afghanistan, including sustaining a ‘sufficient’ training and operational presence.chevron_right

In light of reported instances of missing or stolen radioactive material in Poland in 2010, 2014 and 2015, this paper discusses the potential for actors to deploy such material against civilian popula...chevron_right

This report assesses the human rights situation in Crimea following annexation by Russia in February 2014. The author contends that the de facto government and so-called self-defense units in Crimea h...chevron_right

This paper suggests that Middle Eastern instability has revealed the shortcomings of the EU’s existing approach to the region, prompting calls for the Union to be more strategic and geopolitical. In r...chevron_right

In the run up to the Nigerian general election scheduled to take place on March 28-29, 2015, this memo discusses the security situation in nine Nigerian states located in the Niger Delta region. Overa...chevron_right

The five EU-centered challenges alluded to in the title of this paper include 1) the rise of populist politics in Europe; 2) the difficulties posed by a more 'assertive' Russia; 3) the conflicts, inst...chevron_right

This paper looks at the balance of power in South America and why if favors Brazil. More specifically, it addresses the question of why most countries in the region have not implemented any consistent...chevron_right

Do the regional linkages that exist between two states impact their policies toward each other on the global level? Yes, say Pascal Abb and Georg Strüver. The proof lies in China’s relations with Southeast Asian states.chevron_right

This paper discusses developments in anti-money laundering practices and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) in 10 countries in the East Africa and the Greater Horn region. For each countr...chevron_right