Publications

This paper focuses on the implications of the US-Turkey plan to work together to clear ISIS from parts of northern Syria to create a "buffer-zone", including what it might mean for the proposed Qatar-...chevron_right

This paper looks at how the July 14, 2015 nuclear deal between the P5+1 nations and Iran might affect the interests of China, Russia, the US and others in the Middle East. More specifically, the paper...chevron_right

This paper is the third in a series that focuses on the radical Islamist movement Boko Haram in Nigeria, with this issue focusing on the activities of the group and developments related to it during m...chevron_right

This issue includes articles on 1) the Peace and Security Council's (PSC) postponed field mission to Burundi; 2) the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), which is the African Union's (AU) flagsh...chevron_right

This report examines the ability of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) to prevent conflict. More specifically, it examines the approaches and mechanisms ECCAS uses to anticipate ...chevron_right

The United Nations (UN) 2015 peacebuilding review makes a number of recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of its peacebuilding responses across different UN entities. One of the key messages in...chevron_right

This paper contends that Russia violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty (INF) by recently testing a new ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM). As the paper’s author sees it, the test conf...chevron_right

This brief studies the different types of partnerships that exist in UN peace missions, particularly the operational partnerships found in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the UN Peacekeep...chevron_right

The author of this Kennan Cable contends that the term "Ukrainian Crisis," which has been used to describe the 2014 annexation of Crimea, the war in Donbas, and the resulting tensions between the US/E...chevron_right

This edition of the Lowy Institute's G20 Monitor examines the progress Turkey has made as this year’s president of the group and anticipates what China might do in the position next year. The organization’s contribution to energy governance and a multilateral trading system are among the issues discussed.chevron_right

This paper examines the evolving global economic leadership roles of the US and China as the latter continues to grow. The main arguments of the author include that 1) the rise of China's economy mean...chevron_right

This paper discusses what approach to military integration NATO could adopt following its decision to focus more on collective defense and the security of its members in light of a resurgent Russia. T...chevron_right

This brief examines the attempts by Malian authorities to regulate religious matters within their country, and thereby stifle further radicalization among religiously-minded groups. (The regulatory ef...chevron_right

This brief argues that any effort by the US and its allies to establish no-fly zones in Syria will precipitate additional fighting, ensure the partition of the country into ungovernable fiefdoms, and ...chevron_right

This briefing paper not only recaps how the security status of the Sahel-Sahara region of Northwest Africa evolved from August 2014 until August 2015, it also clarifies how the international community...chevron_right