Publications

This commentary addresses Greece's sovereign debt crisis and contends that the debt burden on the country has been overstated, and that it is even lower than that of Belgium and France. What this mean...chevron_right

Since the start of the financial crisis in Greece more than five years ago, the country has repeatedly defied predictions of a fast exit from the eurozone. This brief contends that the moment of havin...chevron_right

This article looks at how proponents of human security help overcome the limitations of traditional state-on-state approaches towards defense. The author argues that they can do this by encouraging de...chevron_right

This commentary argues that US and Arab military strategies across the Middle East and North Africa have failed to prevent the rise of jihadist groups in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya. The author argue...chevron_right

In this testimony before the US Congress, Rock Creek Global Advisers Vice President Clay Lowery describes 1) the core functions of the IMF, 2) the reform package negotiated by IMF members in 2010, and...chevron_right

This paper looks at the political, economic and security situation in what the Russia-backed separatist call the ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ and the ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’ in the Donbas region in...chevron_right

This backgrounder provides an overview of the sanctions the US, the UN and the EU have levied against Iran since the UN nuclear watchdog found in 2005 that Tehran was not compliant with its internatio...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of the Rohingya ethnic Muslim minority group, who live primarily in Myanmar, as well as some context around the migration crisis face. More specifically, the author dis...chevron_right

This paper discusses the potential for Russia to begin exploiting its unconventional gas resources. In particular, the author examines 1) the economic limitations Russia currently faces in beginning e...chevron_right

This paper examines the state of the Ukrainian economy and the reasons for its accelerated decline during 2014 and the first half of 2015. The author contends the main reasons for Ukraine’s economic c...chevron_right

This report provides an overview of some of the main trends in home ownership across the EU since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2007/2008. The report's main findings are 1) the EU28 can be ...chevron_right

This bulletin looks at territorial disputes in the South China Sea and specifically at China's justifications for its territorial claims there. The authors examine the Chinese government's argument th...chevron_right

According to Benedetta Berti and Anat Kurz, the best way to get Israeli and Palestinian negotiators talking again is to focus on the Gaza Strip. To make this happen, however, Tel-Aviv will have to 1) engage with Hamas; 2) support local reconstruction efforts; and 3) encourage closer economic and political ties with the West Bank.chevron_right

This report examines the Six-Party Talks, which were established in 2003 to help bring about nuclear disarmament on the Korean peninsula and as a tool for international engagement with North Korea. Mo...chevron_right

Using data from before and after the beginning of the 2007/2008 financial crisis, this commentary explores the correlation between the number of people in a country who own and occupy their own homes ...chevron_right