Publications

This report focuses on the problems facing the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which is the regional body that’s trying to mediate an end to South Sudan’s civil war, and the plan to...chevron_right

This article looks at the prospects for and challenges facing the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed by Iran and six negotiating global powers mid-July 2015. The a...chevron_right

This commentary discusses ASEAN centrality, referring to the idea that rather than the US, China or other powers, ASEAN should play the leading role in building an Asian regional architecture. More sp...chevron_right

This brief discusses how Indonesia's policy regarding the various maritime territory disputes between ASEAN members and China in the South China Sea is becoming increasingly nuanced. The author points...chevron_right

This essay discusses the history and performance of the OSCE and its institutional predecessors since the signing of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, which established what was to become the OSCE in 19...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the background to and results of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s 2015 visits to five Central-Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan....chevron_right

This commentary looks at the security implications of the growing appeal of the so-called Islamic State (IS) for former independence fighters of the Muslim Aceh Independence Movement (GAM) in Indonesi...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the increasing number of recruits from Indonesia and Malaysia who are joining the co-called Islamic State (IS) and the implications of this development for security in Southe...chevron_right

In this testimony, CNAS' Ilan Goldberg, discusses what he sees as the strengths and weaknesses of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed to by Iran and the P5+1 countries, as well as th...chevron_right

Ce rapport abord la situation de sécurité en Tunisie en 2015. Tout d' abord, les auteurs expliquent le problème d'afaiblissement du corps sécuritaire, et puis ils discutent l'isolement progressive des...chevron_right

In light of Fareed Zakaria's comment following the UK's May 2015 election that the country was 'resigning' as a world power, this article looks at what it means to be a world power today. The author d...chevron_right

This paper focuses on the implications of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between the P5+1 group and Iran in July 2015. More specifically, the author 1) looks at the contents of...chevron_right

This brief discusses how Saudi Arabia views the P5+1 nuclear agreement with Iran as well as how it may respond to the agreement. More specifically, the author looks at 1) how the media in Saudi Arabia...chevron_right

This report analyzes Pakistan’s National Action Plan (NAP), which is the counterterrorism policy the country adopted after the December 2014 attack against the army-run school in Peshawar. The report’...chevron_right

This article looks at the increase in open source media and whether unfettered access to it can help the West maintain its asymmetric advantage in security planning. The author believes it can. She wa...chevron_right