Publications

This paper examines some of the procedural and organizational ways of increasing the efficiency and efficacy of the UN's climate change talks. The author begins by outlining the backdrop of the intens...chevron_right

This paper examines what the 2014 sanctions against Russia reveal about the EU’s foreign policy. The authors introduce key steps in the evolution of the sanctions against Russia and analyze the politi...chevron_right

This report draws on a series of roundtable discussions prepared by the Foreign Policy Centre in London and discusses sustainable employment creation in Africa in the 21st century, particularly for yo...chevron_right

This edition of the Foreign Policy Centre’s Iran Human Rights Review (IHRR) includes articles on 1) Iranian minority rights; 2) equality for women in Iran; and 3) the problem of drug abuse and the use...chevron_right

This paper discusses the implications of the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) decision in December 2013 to create a unified military command for security cooperation in the Middle East. More specifica...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the role that think tanks play in creating and influencing US government policy. The author also addresses the issue of how some of America’s most prestigious think tanks are...chevron_right

This commentary provides an overview of the factors that led to World War I, which the author argues, are still being felt today. He then warns that the decline of US primacy could lead to a type of g...chevron_right

If the world has indeed entered an era of dynamic instability, how should the United States respond? The author believes that Washington should reject realist or idealist approaches to international r...chevron_right

Focusing on the territorial dispute between China and Indonesia over an area of the South China Sea near the Natuna Islands, this paper discusses the increasing tensions Beijing's ability to project m...chevron_right

This brief looks at the defense cooperation between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and analyzes the strategic opportunities that could be generated by the foundation of a unified militar...chevron_right

This commentary looks at the possibility of using the Ebola virus as an instrument for biological warfare or terrorism, following the 2014 outbreak of the disease in West Africa.chevron_right

How can the United States and other nations roll back what has been a decade-long democratic recession, if not outright reversal? Larry Diamond insists political reforms must first be accomplished at home, previous successes need to be consolidated further and much more.chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of two 2014 protest movements: the Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong and the Sunflower Movement in Taiwan. The author also examines what these protests mean for the ...chevron_right

Este documento tematiza la política exterior española entre julio y septiembre 2014. La autora analiza las primeras actuaciones en materia de política exterior del nuevo jefe de Estado español, Felipe...chevron_right

This brief argues that the EU should enhance its strategic development partnership with India, even though the latter's 'southern identity' still makes it wary of working with traditional donor organi...chevron_right