Publications

This brief outlines some of the reasons why the author thinks that the July 2015 BRICS summit held in Ufa, Russia was a strategic milestone in the development of a newly emerging world order. The summ...chevron_right

This paper examines Pakistan's foreign policy, including how it is informed by the county's history, geography, key international actors and relations with India. The main argument of the author is th...chevron_right

This report analyzes the military situation in southern Syria, highlighting the broader trends in the conflict and the position of the main actors in the region. More specifically, the authors address...chevron_right

This is a transcript of a speech by David Petraeus on the strategic alliance the US and Australia have pursued over the years; the global challenges and opportunities facing both countries; and the US...chevron_right

As the title suggests, this note discusses a number of factors that could influence the future of relations between Japan and Russia. More specifically, the author examines 1) Japan's foreign policy a...chevron_right

This bulletin addresses the negotiations between the European Commission (EC), the EU Council and the European Parliament (EP) on the Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Regulation (IIA), which st...chevron_right

This paper discusses some of the factors dictating why instability in the Middle East may have increased the risk of a terrorist group being able to acquire and use chemical, biological, radiological ...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the 2015 conference of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization, including the leadership contests that took place at the meeting and some of the key...chevron_right

This paper discusses the gas sector in Ukraine and efforts to reform it, including the reasons the Ukrainian parliament passed a law in April 2015 to break up the state-owned company Naftogaz and crea...chevron_right

This brief takes the measure of current and potential conflicts throughout the globe (as of August 2015). Like previous publications in this series, it assesses whether the overall situation in each c...chevron_right

This paper explains that creating the ASEAN Economic Community at the end of 2015, ASEAN states will entail implementing trade controls, something which a number of countries in the region have been r...chevron_right

This paper synopsizes the results of the "Ninth China-US Strategic Nuclear Dynamics Dialogue" which brought together Chinese and US experts in order to discuss the international and nuclear issues tha...chevron_right

This paper discusses the threat posed to the civil aviation industry by cyber attacks and hackers. The key issues addressed by the author include 1) the threat posed by the possibility that hackers co...chevron_right

Russia's annexation of Crimea and support for the separatists in eastern Ukraine have changed the security landscape in the Nordic-Baltic region, placing it under increasing strain. This brief looks a...chevron_right

This brief discusses the political and economic situation in Ukraine as well as efforts at reform after the collapse of President Viktor Yanukovych’s regime in 2014. The authors describe 1) Ukraine's ...chevron_right