Publications

This report analyzes the tense context in which the national elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are due to take place in 2016. The authors identify several risks, linked to sudden dev...chevron_right

This essay addresses the challenges likely to be faced by corporations and non-governmental organizations as they collaborate to implement the commitments they have made to create deforestation-free c...chevron_right

This essay discusses the financial restructuring of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that was proposed by Management in 2014. The authors argue that this restructuring is a useful step for the bank, p...chevron_right

This paper discusses the significance of the battles underway since February 2015 in the Daraa district in southern Syria between the Syrian army, the Iranian Quds forces, and Hizbollah on the one han...chevron_right

Raymond Millen thinks it’s time for the United States to create a ‘professional ministerial corps’ that provides specific advice on security cooperation and capacity building to fragile and failing states. Among other things, the corps would help Washington close the gaps that exist between good intentions and successful outcomes.chevron_right

This paper examines the role that investment companies play in fueling the corruption and instability which often plague resource-rich African countries. In particular, the author concentrates on the ...chevron_right

This paper contains several articles which analyze China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative (OBOR), which focuses on creating economic connectivity and cooperation among countries, primarily in Eurasia...chevron_right

In light of an upcoming meeting between US President Barack Obama and the leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation (GCC) states on May 13, 2015, this paper examines the risks and benefits of a hypothetical...chevron_right

In the context of the May 2015 Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, this brief examines the relationship between the EU and the countries of its Eastern Partnership (EaP). The author argues that as lon...chevron_right

This report uses evidence drawn from open sources to argue that there is irrefutable evidence that the Russian military was directly involved in the separatist conflict in Eastern Ukraine in 2014. The...chevron_right

This paper examines the foreign policy record, approach to defense policy making and attitude toward the US-Australia alliance of Malcolm Fraser, the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (1975-1983), who ...chevron_right

This paper discusses Australian strategic policy using a framework that sets out how such policy is made. This framework involves: 1) understanding the global environment in which the country exists, ...chevron_right

This report examines the 2015-16 Australian defense budget, including its implications for defense spending in the country and for the Australian Defence Force. The author first examines the strategic...chevron_right

This paper includes a number of articles on the First Principles Review of Defence, which was commissioned by Australia’s government in August 2014 to examine the country’s defense establishment and w...chevron_right

With a particular focus on the period between 1950 and 1975, this paper discusses the history of strategic policy in Australia since the creation of the federal system in 1901 and how the country toda...chevron_right