Publications

The signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between Iran and the P5+1 nations on 14 July 2015 led to the removal of multiple economic sanctions against Tehran and resulted in a push by European trade delegations into what is arguably the world's largest untapped market. In response...chevron_right

This brief contends that the EU’s aid programs, which are designed to strengthen the Middle East Peace Process and contribute to Palestinian state-building, have not achieved their desired results, primarily because...chevron_right

This is a transcript of a speech given by the Nigerian Minster of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on the state of the country’s mining sector, to include the challenges it faces and the mining and resource management strategy the government has crafted for the future.chevron_right

The featured article in this issue of the CTC Sentinel focuses on the technological arms race between terrorist bomb makers and those working to prevent such devices from being planted on airplanes. The publication also includes five additional articles which focus on...chevron_right

This study investigates the inequality experienced by workers in Nepal and Myanmar and then compares them with the different types of inequality experienced in Denmark. More specifically, the text’s authors discuss...chevron_right

This essay takes stock of the relative cohesion of the EU. Perhaps surprisingly, it concludes that between 2007 and 2014 the overall bonds between EU member states actually grew. Some other key findings include...chevron_right

In light of the UK’s upcoming Brexit vote, this paper examines the arguments which both sides of the campaign have made about the country’s diplomatic, military and economic future. The text’s authors ultimately conclude that…chevron_right

This paper draws on extensive fieldwork and interviews in order to explain how the West might intervene more effectively in fragmented Libya. The text’s author argues that in their zeal to tackle terrorism, the UK, France, US and various regional powers have...chevron_right

This report examines how Europe can turn China’s and Russia’s large-scale integration projects in Eurasia to its own advantage. Indeed, what Brussels should do is 1) carve out its own role in Central Asia; 2) deepen its relations with key nations such as Kazakhstan; 3) ensure that no single country controls the energy routes through the region, and more.chevron_right

This volume focuses on past (and successful) socio-political transformations and highlights the lessons they provide the turbulent states of the Southern Mediterranean region. The text particularly focuses on...chevron_right

Past Chinese and Australian cooperation may have focused on mutually beneficial trade, but the former’s rise is changing that. This alert explores what Canberra’s policymakers both hope for and fear in the coming years.chevron_right

The international community continues to pressure North Korea to restart negotiations over its nuclear agenda. Whether sanctions will succeed in getting Pyongyang to the table or not, this Alert argues, will depend on how well the restrictions are implemented.chevron_right

This Alert, which looks at China’s rise from the perspective of other Asian countries, examines 1) the Republic of Korea’s views, and 2) what now binds Beijing and Seoul together, besides economics.chevron_right

If member states want the European Union to be a robust international actor, this brief argues, they must give it the counterterrorist powers it needs to protect itself. But is Brussels being subjecte...chevron_right

With Singapore facilitating greater dialogue between ASEAN and China, this Alert explores the prospects for enhanced regional stability in Southeast Asia. It also considers whether the city-state can sustain its role as an honest broker, particularly given its long-standing security ties with the United States.chevron_right