Publications

Despite many lower-level successes, coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq ultimately failed to accomplish their core objectives. So, what four broad lessons should the future leaders of similar operations learn from these two frustrating experiences? Here are Nathan White’s recommendations.chevron_right

What will it take to facilitate the return of South Sudanese who fled their region’s/country’s violence over the years? This brief recommends 1) implementing programs that focus on the long-term self-sufficiency of returnees...chevron_right

This brief explores how the conflict between paramilitary groups who traffic in “high value wildlife” and those trying to protect and conserve the environment has escalated to the point that their struggle is fueling regional instability. In order to overcome this problem, the text’s authors argue...chevron_right

This Issue of the Canadian Military Journal looks at 1) Operation HONOUR, which is part of an ongoing effort to address sexual misconduct within the Canadian Armed Forces; 2) the changing role of Canada’s Reserved Forces in today’s security environment; 3) a detailed analysis of the ‘New Wars’ China is confronting in Tibet and Xinjiang...chevron_right

As usual, this issue of the Canadian Military Journal focuses on a wide range of defense-related topics. Indeed, its articles look at 1) Canada’s Operation Provision, which processed 25,000 Syrian ref...chevron_right

The articles in this issue of the Canadian Military Journal focus on 1) the role of Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) within climate change mitigation operations; 2) the Canadian Army’s purchase of the Leopard C1 Tank; 3) the relationship between...chevron_right

This paper argues that the traditional ways of classifying aid donor interests and recipient needs should be revised, particularly when dealing with global public goods. As the text's authors see it, ...chevron_right

What is the evolving relationship between media and politics in the Middle East? What comprises the culture of Arab journalism? What were Hezbollah’s politics during and after the Arab revolts? The answers to these questions and others are available in the nine articles in this text, which focuses on the interplay of ‘bullets and bulletins’ in the recent Middle East.chevron_right

This paper takes stock of five boundary-related problems that are currently bedeviling the Bengal region and how they are further impacting the relationship between India and Bangladesh. The problems ...chevron_right

This paper looks at the evolution of Israel’s military relations with Taiwan since the 1960s. The text’s author particularly focuses on the role Professor Ernst David Bergmann, the first Chairman of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, played in helping modernize Taiwan’s defenses and...chevron_right

Die Jahresstudie Sicherheit dient der Ermittlung langfristiger Trends in der aussen-, sicherheits- und verteidigungspolitischen Meinungsbildung in der Schweiz. Sie basiert auf im Jahresrhythmus durchg...chevron_right

This report assesses the current status of ballistic missile defenses (BMD) worldwide and how different choices by the US and its regional allies will continue to shape the nature and credibility of BMD doctrine. The text specifically includes articles on 1) India’s quest to build...chevron_right

This CEJISS issue features six articles on security issues that affect greater Europe. They include 1) the strategies used by organized criminals to infiltrate public procurement processes; 2) the media representation of female suicide bombers from Dagestan and Chechnya...chevron_right

This CEJISS issue features four articles which examine 1) the evolving context and status of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) concept; 2) how India's security forces responded to...chevron_right

The twelve articles in this text examine irregular migration, human trafficking and people smuggling through the legal and policy lenses of the EU. The specific issues addressed include the cottage industries that now facilitate mass migration, the alternatives that exist to criminalizing the unauthorized movement of peoples, etc.chevron_right