Publications

This backgrounder explains 1) the history of Christianity in China; 2) China's policy on religious practice; 3) why the number of Christians in the country has surged; and 4) how the government has re...chevron_right

This bulletin explains Japan's overarching nuclear energy policy, including its commercial cooperation with the United States, and its decision to restart the nuclear reactors it shut down following t...chevron_right

This brief discusses how the EU's European Semester - an annual cycle of economic policy guidance and surveillance - and country-specific policy recommendations have promoted more sustainable and effi...chevron_right

This paper comments on the April 2015 UN report on the damages inflicted on UN facilities in 2014 as a result of “Operation Protective Edge” in Gaza by the Israeli Defense Force. The authors praise th...chevron_right

This paper summarizes ISIS-related activities during the March-May 2015 reporting period and assesses ISIS’ strategy of pursuing simultaneous campaigns to meet its objective of territorial expansion. ...chevron_right

This paper explains that the South China Sea has become the main driver of geopolitics in East Asia as a result of competing territorial and maritime claims and warns that growing tensions pose a seri...chevron_right

This commentary discusses Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s policy for quelling the separatist movement and accompanying low-level guerilla insurgency in the country's Papua region. The author explai...chevron_right

This issue of the CSS’ Russian Analytical Digest looks at how Russia perceives US foreign policy, how it is trying to promote an alternative to US global dominance, and how it is finding common cause in this and other ambitions with far-right political parties in Europe, particularly in Hungary and Italy.chevron_right

This publication includes five articles that explore how 'human geography' will affect military forces in the future. The topics include 1) the future of joint urban warfare in the world's megacities; 2) the role ideology plays in political decision-making; 3) the ongoing evolution of transnational criminal organizations, etc.chevron_right

This commentary provides an overview of the measures Ukraine's post-Maidan government has taken to deal with the country's extensive problems with corruption. In particular, the authors provide detail...chevron_right

This article identifies six conclusions that can be drawn from the April 2015 framework agreement announced by Iran and the P5+1 countries over Tehran's nuclear program. They include 1) it is not clea...chevron_right

This commentary discusses Russia’s potential role in supplying railroad technology to Southeast Asia to quench the region's increased demand for land transportation. The author expands on the limitati...chevron_right

This commentary discusses China’s intention of deploying floating islands to back up its territorial claims in the South China Sea. In particular, the author explores 1) the civilian and military uses...chevron_right

This report considers what the “responsible governance of the transitional nuclear supply chain” (RGNSC) might look like in the future. While doing so, it first focuses on the uranium industry, which ...chevron_right

This article discusses the ways in which China's political leadership is harnessing the country's financial resources in order to establish economic and political regional supremacy. The author first ...chevron_right