Publications

This commentary puts Sweden’s recent counterintelligence report on hostile Russian activities in its region within a broader, more comparative perspective. Among other topics, the text’s author focuse...chevron_right

This commentary outlines 1) why Japan may increasingly have to rely on unmanned systems for its national defense, and 2) the five organizational and operational issues the country will face if it impl...chevron_right

This issue of the RAD features two articles on Russia's economic retrenchment and the possible impact of collapsing oil prices on Vladimir Putin's tenure in office. After taking stock of Russia's econ...chevron_right

This commentary argues that Western sanctions have significantly weakened Moscow’s ability to protect itself from the oil price slump and other economic challenges. Indeed, the text's authors point ou...chevron_right

This paper contends that shared and improved maritime domain awareness (MDA) – that is, the networked, almost real-time understanding of air and sea activities in the South China Sea – will help 1) pr...chevron_right

This commentary looks at 1) the drop in Belarus' GDP in 2015, which was the first such decline in almost 20 years, and 2) how the government is responding to the country's economic distress. In the la...chevron_right

In today’s featured publication, our partners at the International Crisis Group argue that the leaders of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) are no longer interested in pursuing radical or reformist Islamist agendas. Instead, they’re now pragmatically focused on regime survival.chevron_right

The three articles in this issue of the CAD focus on the limited Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The texts’ authors blame global economic uncertainty, clientelism, weak institutions, and the absence of predictable and stable domestic business environments for the inadequate FDI levels in the region.chevron_right

This brief argues that Xi Jinping’s tour of the Middle East at the beginning of 2016 and his unveiling of a new “Arab Policy” are indicative of a revised, more proactive interest by Beijing in the reg...chevron_right

This bulletin analyzes Russia’s announced partial military withdrawal from Syria. The author specifically discusses 1) whether Moscow achieved its primary goals in the initial phase of its Syrian inte...chevron_right

This paper analyzes China’s increasing interest in and engagement with the Middle East, which is partially driven by Xi Jinping’s One Belt, One Road initiative and the threats posed by Uighur Islamist...chevron_right

The rekindled conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has provoked Ankara to crackdown on the Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, including its volatile Sur District. This report highlights the draconian measures and dueling narratives that have followed in the conflict’s wake.chevron_right

This commentary examines the Philippines' case against China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea, which is currently being adjudicated by an arbitration tribunal constituted under the UN Conventi...chevron_right

This commentary contends that the root cause of violence and extremism in the Middle East is largely political rather than religious. Indeed, the real culprits behind the region's troubles are regiona...chevron_right

This paper explains why the Syrian Army, despite not being combat ready when the country’s civil war erupted in 2011, has over the last five years withstood a public revolt, a war of numerous fronts a...chevron_right