Publications

This report focuses on the key drivers and issues that are affecting the management of fisheries in the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans, to include Australia's priorities. The report's authors spe...chevron_right

This paper argues that the January 2016 elections in Taiwan marked a watershed in the country’s political evolution and will require significant adjustments on both Taipei's and Beijing's parts if the...chevron_right

This paper examines the status of Tunisia’s ongoing socio-political transition five years after the demise of the Ben Ali government. The paper’s conclusions include the following: 1) Tunisia has made...chevron_right

Why have post-transition Arab states failed to spread security sector reforms amongst their police and internal security forces? Today, Yezid Sayigh blames restrictive constitutional frameworks, intense political polarization, the spread of informal economies and deepening illegality, and other pathologies.chevron_right

This paper looks at the internal and external challenges facing the Sunni community in Iraq. Among other things, it describes the reasons for the community's current estrangement from the government i...chevron_right

This paper lays out a phased Middle East strategy that the incoming US administration could pursue from 2017-24. The strategy involves...chevron_right

Question: Does the nationality of EU Commissioners influence the institution's budgeting processes? This paper provides a statistically sound answer to this question. While doing so, it also 1) explor...chevron_right

This paper looks at the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project and contends that the proposed route between Russia and Germany is raising serious problems within the EU. A self-interested Germany, for example...chevron_right

This analysis focuses on Pakistan’s prestige-seeking efforts to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the US' long-awaited tit-for-tat support for the move. Indeed, Washington will support Islama...chevron_right

Barack Obama has pursued a foreign policy marked by "military reticence," an emphasis on dialog with past enemies, and a shift in focus away from Europe towards Asia and to a lesser degree the Middle East. So, what has complicated the American President’s ability to pursue these ends as fully as he might? Here are Christian Nünlist’s observations.chevron_right

The 2016 edition of CSS’s “Strategic Trends” volume explores five ways in which the world’s geopolitical balance is shifting. More specifically, the text explores 1) the renationalization of European ...chevron_right

This study focuses on three regions where the tensions between nuclear and nonnuclear powers are increasing -- Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. To explore the potential consequences of these te...chevron_right

How important was the EU oil market – both as a source of revenues and investments – to Russian producers from 2011-2015? Further, what impact might internal and external factors have on the latter’s future position in the region? Here’s what Szymon Kardaś thinks.chevron_right

This paper assesses the European Commission’s December 2015 proposal to set up a European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) agency, primarily to deal with the continent's ongoing refugee crisis. The text'...chevron_right

This brief reviews the political and security problems now afflicting Libya and recommends four ways that Western actors should respond. The recommendations include 1) understanding Libya's fragility ...chevron_right