Publications

This paper examines the state of EU-Turkey relations and argues that European accession negotiations no longer provide the most suitable framework for ties between the Union and Ankara. The author sug...chevron_right

This paper examines the process involved in the EU’s attempts to establish a European banking union. The authors first examine the reasons why the EU decided to take on the project of creating a banki...chevron_right

This report provides a summary of the key issues raised at the international seminar “Towards ‘Helsinki +40’: The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Global Mediterranean, ...chevron_right

Indeed, what are the security implications of the above cycle? Our partners at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) recently convened a panel of American and Japanese experts to draft an in-depth response to the question. Here are their results.chevron_right

This paper presents a climate policy scenario where welfare costs of mitigating carbon dioxide emissions from 2012 until 2050 are equal across selected regions. More specifically, the authors 1) deter...chevron_right

Diese Arbeit bietet einen Überblick über die gesamtwirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Weltkonjunktur im Herbst 2014. Die Autoren beschreiben: 1) die stockende weltwirtschaftliche Expansion und den schwac...chevron_right

Diese Arbeit bietet einen Überblick über die gesamtwirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Konjunktur in Deutschland im Herbst 2014. Dabei werden die Schwäche des Welthandels und dessen Implikationen für die ...chevron_right

This analysis examines what outcomes from the Brisbane G20 Summit in November 2014 would help reinvigorate the forum and render it a success. The author argues that the summit requires engaged leaders...chevron_right

This paper discusses how the election of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) as president of Indonesia in 2014 is likely to affect the country's foreign policy. The author argues that Jokowi's lack of foreign policy...chevron_right

This issue of the G20 Monitor contains a series of papers on the G20’s objective to increase global growth by 2 percent over five years above IMF growth forecasts from October 2013 as well as the grow...chevron_right

This paper speculates on China’s future foreign policy towards Afghanistan. In doing so, it explores the internal debates Beijing continues to have over the policy and what its main contours are at th...chevron_right

This paper argues that understanding the linkages between political clientelism and the increased economic growth in African countries since 2004 calls for reflection on the current state of thinking ...chevron_right

Will emerging threats and technologies force the United States to alter its grand strategy? Not according to Richard Hooker. As he sees it, the strategy in place is comprehensive and adaptable enough to cope with a semi-anarchic international security environment.chevron_right

While putting a particular emphasis on solar energy, this paper examines how renewable energies can help 1) reduce the energy demands of NATO forces, 2) diversify their energy supplies, and 3) address...chevron_right

This commentary considers the strategic implications of the US and other like-minded nations deciding to combat the so-called Islamic State (IS). In particular, it examines the reasons behind the deci...chevron_right