Publications

This commentary discusses Turkey's pursuit of three goals in Syria in 2014: eliminating Bashar al-Asad, weakening the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) and defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISI...chevron_right

This commentary examines the future of political life in Turkey following the election of former Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for President in 2014. The author argues that the success of Erdoğa...chevron_right

This commentary examines the policy and regulatory instruments the EU has put in place to address climate change and environmental protection, with a focus on its '2020 Climate and Energy Package' fro...chevron_right

This brief provides an overview of the opportunities and challenges of the European Union’s energy cooperation with North Africa. The authors point out that the EU’s bilateral and multilateral energy ...chevron_right

This paper wonders whether the gas fields in the Southeastern Mediterranean region can ultimately supply the EU with enough energy to decrease its dependence on Russia. While exploring this question, ...chevron_right

This paper focuses on the October 2014 meeting of the European Council (EC), which specifically dealt with the 2030 European Climate and Energy Policy. At the meeting, the EC reaffirmed the importance...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of a conference on the ways in which Russia and the West can contain tensions, manage competition, and keep cooperating on issues of mutual concern in light of the dete...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of a seminar on the September 2014 NATO Wales Summit and the measures adopted to deal with the 2014 Russia-Ukraine crisis. The seminar also focused on a number of signi...chevron_right

This paper discusses the effects the Arab Spring and Ukraine crisis have had on the EU's European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). Its conclusions are that 1) the policy has failed, and 2) Brussels' next-s...chevron_right

This paper discusses the growing relevance of energy in EU-Turkey relations, focusing on Turkey’s increasing importance in enhancing EU energy security. The author also provides a brief history of EU-...chevron_right

This article discusses the newly-established volunteer structures assisting Ukrainian soldiers in their fight against pro-Russian separatists in East Ukraine. The author contends that while this volun...chevron_right

This paper proposes a model where social preferences are examined in a game theoretic framework which explicitly separates economic incentives from the social context. According to the authors, this f...chevron_right

This book examines the status of cooperation amongst states in South Asia and explores the possibility of greater cooperation in the region, particularly in the areas of trade, security and external r...chevron_right

In light of China being awarded the presidency of the 2016 G20 summit in 2014, this paper examines China’s approach to global economic governance. In particular, the authors examine 1) the main factor...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of the likely security environment Australia will face in light of the government’s preparation for its 2015 Defense White Paper, which will guide future military spend...chevron_right