Publications

This brief highlights Iran’s increasing strategic significance in the conflict-driven Middle East and points out that despite years of sanctions, Iranian capabilities and influence in the region have ...chevron_right

This publication examines the policies of EU member states towards enlargement in the Balkans as well as whether member states have gained more control of the enlargement process. More specifically, t...chevron_right

This bulletin analyzes the nature of sanctions implemented by the EU, identifying three different types. These include 1) sanctions implemented to comply with UN Security Council-mandated measures, 2)...chevron_right

This paper reviews India’s growing defense sector and assesses prospects for EU-Indian defense procurement cooperation. The author 1) examines successful measures taken by the Indian government to enc...chevron_right

Using the example of the negotiations between the P5+1 countries and Iran on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA), this commentary discusses the increasingly powerful role which so-called piv...chevron_right

What factors explain the recent recalibration in Russia-EU energy relations? Gerald Stang points to 1) Russia’s adventurism in Ukraine; 2) Moscow’s decision to wind down its South Stream gas project; and 3) Brussels’ efforts to reduce the market-defining power of its largest gas supplier.chevron_right

This brief discusses the results of surveys conducted in April and May 2015 that examined public opinion in six European countries, Canada and the US on such issues as collective defense in NATO and t...chevron_right

This paper discusses the performance of Moldova since the country's Communist-led government left power in 2009 and was replaced by a pro-EU coalition as well as the country's relations with the EU. T...chevron_right

This brief provides an overview of the state of international negotiations on climate change prior to the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chan...chevron_right

This paper examines the EU's efforts to increase coordination between its diplomats and home affairs specialists - who deal with such issues as border management, migration, asylum, crime-fighting and...chevron_right

This paper examines what China’s Silk Road project and its May 2015 White Paper on military strategy say about Beijing's foreign policy goals, which include changing the present world order. Basically...chevron_right

This paper discusses the support provided to the Kurdish regional authorities in Iraq to help assist them in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) as well as the performance of the Kurdish military...chevron_right

This Issue Alert looks at the growing number of people now seeking political and economic asylum in Europe, including their origins and their chances of success. The author also briefly discusses 1) t...chevron_right

This brief examines price variations in the defense sector, considers three competing explanations for why they exist, and highlights how the differing explanations complicate our ability to measure d...chevron_right

In light of expectations of sanctions relief for Iran following the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement on the country’s nuclear program, this brief examines the EU’s track record on ...chevron_right