Publications

What steps should regional institutions and national governments take in order to maximize the benefits of Latin America’s burgeoning relationship with China? Among other recommendations, Enrique Dussel Peters thinks it’s high time to establish a development agenda between the different stakeholders.chevron_right

This paper discusses how access to Iran's vast oil and gas reserves resulting from the removal of international sanctions on the country will alter the energy architecture in Eurasia. In particular, t...chevron_right

This brief discusses the effectiveness of Western sanctions on Russia's energy sector following Moscow's 2014 intervention in Ukraine. The author explains that although the Russian oil and gas product...chevron_right

This resource guide gauges the “cyber maturity” of 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. By relying on five different metrics – governance, financial cybercrime enforcement, military applications, ...chevron_right

This commentary looks at four ways that the city of Barcelona in Spain could help improve the response to the ongoing refugee and migration crisis in Europe. They include: 1) improving the infrastruct...chevron_right

This book examines Egypt’s subsidy system for baladi bread - a cheap loaf that is a staple of the Egyptian diet – including the history of its development and the interest of the key actors involved i...chevron_right

This paper examines the position of Egypt’s labor movement and its relations with the Egyptian state. More specifically, the authors focus on such relations during three periods: 1) prior to the ouste...chevron_right

What steps should local and external actors take to tackle Jordan’s growing refugee crisis? Alexandra Francis’ recommendations include 1) prioritizing the integration of development and humanitarian aid, and 2) enabling access to livelihoods inside the country.chevron_right

This paper examines the conservative and nationalistic ideology that the Russian public has increasingly embraced since Moscow's annexation of Crimea in March 2014. More specifically, the paper's auth...chevron_right

This publication looks at the spread of radical Islam in Russia's Ural region since the 1990s. The authors' observations include 1) that Islam is expanding across Russia, particularly in the Ural Fede...chevron_right

This brief reviews the development of US and EU sanctions on Russia in 2014 and early 2015. The author also discusses 1) what led US policymakers to develop new sanctions tools to deal with Russia; 2)...chevron_right

CISSM’s recent survey of Iranian attitudes towards their government’s nuclear agreement with the P5+1 nations makes for interesting reading. For instance, not only do many Iranians view the deal in a positive light, they genuinely believe that it will also lead to improved ties with the United States.chevron_right

The CSS’ Owen Frazer and the University of Fribourg’s Richard Friedli have developed a new conceptual framework to help analyze the role that religion plays in conflicts. By doing so, they also hope to aid those who are working to transform violent, religiously-tainted quarrels.chevron_right

This CSS Analysis takes stock of the security situation in Afghanistan and contends that the ongoing violence in the country is about to intensify further. Some of the reasons for this expected spike ...chevron_right

This CSS Analysis argues that the crises on Europe’s periphery, the US' strategic pivot towards the Asia-Pacific region, and the challenges being mounted by political forces within NATO and EU states ...chevron_right