Publications

What are the key take-aways from NATO’s recent summit in Wales? Christian Nünlist and Martin Zapfe believe that reasserting the Article V identity of the organization represents a positive turning point in its recent history. Yet, it is also clear that NATO members remain significantly divided over how to deal with Russia.chevron_right

This paper discusses long-term unemployment in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. In particular, the author examines 1) the high long-term unemployment rate among the uneducated in thes...chevron_right

This book includes a series of articles which reflect on various aspects of US-Nordic-Baltic security cooperation and how to enhance this cooperation. Among other issues, the chapters address 1) the s...chevron_right

This text examines the geopolitical and strategic implications of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which is presently being negotiated by the US and the EU. Among other issue...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of a meeting between US and Brazilian officials hosted in August 2014 by the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center on Contemporary Conflict at which the participants discu...chevron_right

This study 1) assesses the impact Western powers had on Central Asia while intervening in Afghanistan from 2001-2014, and 2) examines the security challenges the region now faces, which includes recon...chevron_right

In its conclusions on June 2014, the 40th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 40) invited submissions on the Framework for Various Approaches (FVA), New Marke...chevron_right

This report looks at the EU Commission's proposal (introduced in January 2014) to establish a market stability reserve (MSR) for the EU's greenhouse gas Emissions Trading System (ETS). The report disc...chevron_right

This research paper examines the European Commission's impact assessment (IA) of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between North America and the European Union. More specifical...chevron_right

This report examines the state of labor mobility within the EU, including the existing barriers to it and how the EU can overcome them. More specifically, authors examine 1) labor mobility in the EU b...chevron_right

This paper looks at the role humanitarian visas may play in enabling third-country nationals to apply in situ for entry to EU territory on humanitarian grounds or because of international obligations....chevron_right

This report examines the underlying economics of the Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU and the possibility of the TTIP generating spillovers for third countries. The au...chevron_right

This report discusses how to monitor the macroeconomic variable of household savings in Europe. In particular, the report examines: 1) the motives behind household savings ratios; 2) the liquidity lev...chevron_right

This book assesses the way in which the EU budget is financed and offers possible options for how to reform the EU revenue system. In particular, the author 1) provides a historical overview of the EU...chevron_right

This brief analyzes Canada's 2012 Copyright Modernization Act's (CMA) treatment of fair use. The authors argue that despite the expansion of fair use by the CMA, Canadian copyright law imposes excessi...chevron_right