Publications

This article deliberates whether it is wasteful for the United States to spend $348 billion on its nuclear forces over the next decade, as the Congressional Budget Office predicts. The author is not c...chevron_right

This bulletin examines China’s regional initiatives - such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the “one belt, one road” strategy - as well as what they might mean for the regional a...chevron_right

This commentary discusses Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s victory in the March 2015 Knesset elections as well as the implications of his electoral campaign. In particular, the author focus...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of some of the domestic and foreign policy problems facing Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2015. These include 1) expectations from China and South Korea of apolog...chevron_right

This article looks at the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), arguing that the situation in Mali is illustrative of the complex and asymmetric environme...chevron_right

In light of the P5+1-Iran nuclear proliferation talks, this paper contends that Tehran is pursuing an agreement that will recognize it as a "nuclear threshold state"; one that can arm itself with nucl...chevron_right

Following the death of Lee Kuan Yew - who was the Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990 - in March 2015, this commentary examines the former prime minister's approach to foreign policy and...chevron_right

In this testimony given before the US House of Representatives' Armed Services Committee, the CNAS' Dr Dafna Rand discusses US foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa. She argues that Ameri...chevron_right

This paper discusses the existing security links between the US and the three countries in the Asia-Pacific (Australia, the Philippines and Singapore) that the author contends are the most critical to...chevron_right

This commentary examines developments in Spain's foreign policy, domestic politics and economy between February and March 2015. Among other issues, the author discusses 1) the decision by former Spani...chevron_right

This paper examines the political crisis in Yemen following the Houthi movement’s take-over of the country's capital and President Hadi’s flight to Aden in 2014. In general, the author contends that t...chevron_right

This brief examines the situation in Crimea in March 2015, one year on from Russia’s annexation of the peninsula. Overall, the author describes the situation as bleak with ongoing economic isolation, ...chevron_right

This paper discusses the issues which the author believes are most likely to dominate Israel's international agenda in the coming years following the March 2015 Knesset election. These include 1) the ...chevron_right

This bulletin analyzes how the new US National Security Strategy of February 2015 could affect Washington's security policy in Europe. In general, the authors argue that due to Russia's actions in Ukr...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the prospects for integration in ASEAN and contends that despite the organization’s 2015 target for integration, it is unlikely that the regional body will be able to become ...chevron_right