Publications

This paper examines the challenges Singapore will face as the state transforms itself into a Smart Nation - a hyper-connected country that uses Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to enhance its peo...chevron_right

The latest edition of the CSS’ Caucasus Analytical Digest discusses the current state of civil society in the South Caucasus region. Among the topics covered are 1) the Georgian people’s attitudes towards domestic NGO activities; 2) the possible Gramscian nature of civil society in Azerbaijan; and 3) the diversification of civic activism in Armenia.chevron_right

This paper looks at the competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East and the position of other countries in the region toward the Saudi 2015 military intervention in Yemen. More specif...chevron_right

This commentary provides an overview of the candidates running for the US presidency in 2016 and their stance vis-a-vis Israel. The authors also speculate on the role that foreign policy is likely to ...chevron_right

This paper critically looks at Nepal's response to the earthquakes that shook the country in April/May 2015. It also discusses the extent of the assistance offered by other countries and the importanc...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the Sunni terrorist organization Islamic State’s (IS) targeting of Islamic Shia groups in Pakistan. In particular, it examines a May 2015 massacre of Pakistani Ismaili Shia c...chevron_right

This bulletin examines how tensions between Russia and the West, particularly following Moscow's annexation of Crimea, have made themselves felt in the Arctic. The author first notes the absence of Ru...chevron_right

This backgrounder reviews the competing plans China and the US have for greater economic and infrastructure integration across East and Central Asia. More specifically, it discusses 1) the original Si...chevron_right

Following the March 31, 2015 ceasefire agreement between the Myanmar government and 16 rebel groups, this policy brief explores the obstacles to lasting peace in the country. In particular, the author...chevron_right

This paper examines how the instability in the Middle East is affecting China's policy toward the region, arguing that it is compelling Beijing to reconsider its long-standing principle of non-interve...chevron_right

This paper summarizes a workshop held to consider the development of a governance framework to regulate non-governmental environmental and solar radiation management (SRM) field experiments. More spec...chevron_right

This backgrounder analyzes ISIS’ strategy in the Arabian Peninsula following two major bombings carried out by its affiliates on Shia mosques in Yemen and in Saudi Arabia. More specifically, the autho...chevron_right

Ce rapport discute l’accord de paix au Mali, qui a été signé le 15 mai 2015 sans la Coordination des mouvements de l’Azawad (CMA) du Nord Mali. Les auteurs argumentent que sans l’adhésion des CMA, la ...chevron_right

This article assesses the lessons the international community should learn from its handling of West Africa's Ebola crisis in 2014. These include a growing need for stakeholders to 1) reconsider the l...chevron_right

This paper discusses some of the differences in opinion among various Islamic extremist groups and jihadist terrorist organizations when it comes to the role soccer should play in recruitment. The aut...chevron_right