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This issue of Strategic Insights examines the concept of preventive war, terrorist financing and North Korea's nuclear weapons program. The first chapter looks at preventive wars in relation to Iraq. ...chevron_right

This issue of Strategic Insights focuses on military strategy, the 2003 Iraq invasion and counterterrorism strategies. The first chapter looks at the strategies of deterrence and preemption, especiall...chevron_right

This issue of Strategic Insights considers international and regional security issues with a focus on the war on terror. It draws attention to the terrorist threat, the application of international la...chevron_right

This issue of "Strategic Insights" includes chapters on the transitional government in Afghanistan, the economic costs of 11 September 2001, the rapprochement between India and Pakistan, leadership ch...chevron_right

This issue of Strategic Insights includes chapters on the 2002 Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty between Russia and the US, the relevance of foreign aid in the war on terror, the Bush administrati...chevron_right

This publication addresses the issue of the Pakistani-Indian rapprochement, the reconstruction of Afghanistan, the battle of Midway and the nature of a post-Saddam Iraq.chevron_right

This issue of Strategic Insights includes chapters on the future of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) after a possible death of its leader Arafat, civil-military relations in Venezuela, the ...chevron_right

This issue of Strategic Insights examines US foreign policy in the Middle East and in Central Asia in 2002. It analyzes the prospect for a US attack in Iraq, the UN weapons inspections in the country ...chevron_right

This issue of Strategic Insights examines several aspects of US foreign and domestic policy. It analyzes, among other topics, US policy in Iraq and the Persian Gulf, the conflict between India and Pak...chevron_right

What does a resurgence of state-tolerated Persian nationalism mean for the Azerbaijani community in Iran? How has the war in Syria worked to divide the Iranian Azerbaijani community? How has Iran’s relations with Azerbaijan impacted upon Iranian Azerbaijan? What does the growing Azerbaijan...chevron_right

This paper examines the factionalism and other problems that plagued the Communist Party in Soviet Uzbekistan from 1924-1925 until the country’s independence in 1991. Basically, the text concludes that the accepted characterization of...chevron_right

This paper examines Azerbaijan’s policies towards religion and national identity. More specifically, the text’s authors look at 1) the interwoven debate that exists over the country’s history, national identity and commitment to secularism; 2) the government’s policies towards religious and...chevron_right

This paper reviews the political and economic situation in Georgia prior to the country’s October 2016 parliamentary elections. It concludes that 1) economic problems, especially unemployment and the cost of living, dominate the...chevron_right

This report explores the factors that are likely to shape Kazakhstan’s socio-economic development over the next 25 years. While doing so, it also reviews 1) the country’s economic performance and political evolution since...chevron_right

This paper looks back at the series of violent clashes that rocked Kyrgyzstan in 2010. It specifically argues that the events that occurred then should not to be viewed in isolation but should be set within a wider internal and external context. To substantiate his case, the text’s author 1) reviews the socio-economic context within Kyrgyzstan prior to 2010, including the divisions that affected the state since its independence; 2) analyzes the long-term geopolitical trends that led up to the violence; 3) examines the sequence of events in 2010, the subsequent responses of external actors, and the damage that occurred; and 4) assesses post-conflict trends in today's Kyrgyzstan and the impact they're having on the country.chevron_right