Publications

This text includes a number of articles that react to Australia’s 2016 Defense White Paper (DWP). In broad terms, the articles cover what the DWP means for 1) Australia’s strategic outlook; 2) its def...chevron_right

This issue of BPSR features seven articles that focus on 1) decision-making in the Mercosur Parliament; 2) how elites frame inequality in the press (in Uruguay and Brazil); 3) the relationship between emerging powers and the notion of international responsibility; 4) the changing patterns…chevron_right

A year ago, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter issued "Rewiring the Pentagon," a report which took stock of the reforms and innovations occurring within his department (DoD). This follow-on text contributes its own findings, which point out...chevron_right

This brief 1) lays out the range of decisions the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea could reach in the case commonly known as Philippines vs China, and 2) concludes that the tribunal's ruli...chevron_right

This paper introduces a new dataset on earmarked aid, which is alternatively known as multi-bi, restricted, non-core or trust fund aid. The information, which spans from 1990 to 2012, 1) covers more than 100,000 projects generated by 23 OECD donors for 290 multilateral institutions...chevron_right

This paper 1) explains Salafism's role in the Arab Spring; 2) contends that equating it with jihadism wrongly overlooks the growth of non-violent Salafi political groups in North Africa, the Middle Ea...chevron_right

This analysis considers how Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has impacted the potential for greater Nordic defense cooperation. By looking at 1) how this collaboration has evolved over time, and 2)...chevron_right

This analysis contends that despite the tangible progress it has made towards joining the EU, Bosnia remains frozen in many other areas. To explore this state of affairs in greater detail, the text’s ...chevron_right

This text first analyzes how Chinese ruling elites view Europe – i.e., how they see 1) the various roles the region plays in international and balance-of-power settings; 2) the EU’s uncertain march towards integration; and 3) the nature of European-American relations. The text then goes on to explore Beijing’s policy goals in greater Europe and the range of methods it uses to support them, such as pursuing bilateral relations with selected European states and participating in the 16+1 forum with Central and Eastern European countries.chevron_right

This paper examines the legal/ethical, socio-political and economic costs and benefits of the EU's policies towards organized crime. It specifically zeros in on three aspects of Brussels’ efforts: 1) ...chevron_right

This paper examines the primary security challenges East Asia faces and provides three broad explanations for the long peace that has existed in the region. They include "hegemony and balancing; insti...chevron_right

This edition of ACLED's Conflict Trends report focuses on 1) early 2016 protests in Chad; 2) ongoing police abuses in Egypt; 3) the violent resurfacing of the Mozambican National Resistance movement (...chevron_right

The feature article of this issue of the Sentinel describes how the so-called Islamic State is under increasing military, financial and administrative strain. The issue also includes four other articl...chevron_right

This report highlights the results of an analysis of 4,600 Islamic State (IS) personnel records that were produced by the group, primarily between 2013 and 2014. It specifically reveals information about...chevron_right

This paper analyzes majority-minority group dynamics in Estonia and how they impact access to health care. Basically, the Russian-speaking population continues to suffer higher rates of incarceration, extreme poverty and homelessness within the country, and recent...chevron_right