Publications

This paper highlights the serious humanitarian problems in Yemen, which, if not addressed by the international community, could become the source of another big refugee crisis. As part of her discussi...chevron_right

In this transcript, Mozambique’s Minister for Transport and Communications, Carlos Alberto Fortes Mesquita, highlights some of the major infrastructure and development projects that are underway in hi...chevron_right

In this transcript, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond discusses his country’s forthcoming referendum on its membership in the EU, which is scheduled for June 23 2016. In Hammond's view, none of the ...chevron_right

In this transcript, Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister, Mohamed Omar Arteh, describes the political hurdles his country will have to surmount if it hopes to conduct elections in the autumn of 2016. Arteh...chevron_right

This edition of ACLED's Conflict Trends report focuses on 1) ADF and FDLR violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo; 2) the largely peaceful protests against the expansion of Addis Ababa and how security forces have responded to them; 3) territorial gains made by General Khalifah Haftar’s military forces in…chevron_right

This issue of the Sentinel features four articles that focus on 1) whether the so-called Islamic State (IS) could abscond to Libya if it could no longer operate in Iraq and Syria; 2) the militant Isl...chevron_right

Given the spillover threat posed to Jordan by the Syrian conflict, this memo discusses how the US should try to prevent this possibility. The text's authors specifically recommend that Washington shou...chevron_right

Taking March 2016 as its starting point, this memo analyzes the likelihood of conflict between Russia and Georgia in the next 12-18 months and the impact a violent clash could have on US interests. In...chevron_right

All is not well in Myanmar, observes Priscilla Clapp. The country’s transition towards democracy is being complicated by 1) five decades of military rule; 2) the persistence of a nearly feudal social system; 3) a bloated national army; and 4) the presence of hundreds of armed ethnic groups and militias.chevron_right

This brief argues that the Schengen Treaty remains critical to the EU's ability to deal with the migrants and asylum seekers making their way to Europe. However, in order to keep the Treaty's provisio...chevron_right

This report contemplates the effectiveness of global multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs), which are cooperation platforms that are expected, for example, to complement governmental efforts to realize...chevron_right

This report takes stock of the field of sustainable urban development (SUD) and contemplates how Denmark might strengthen its focus on cities as part of the SDG agenda. In particular, the text's autho...chevron_right

This paper examines the basic ingredients of two large-scale regional free trade agreements being promoted by the US and China -- the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Eco...chevron_right

This brief argues that the Western Balkans is once again becoming a geopolitical hotspot. Indeed, if you mix growing Russian and Turkish encroachment in the region, Moscow's relentless anti-EU propaga...chevron_right

This analysis contains short articles which focus on China’s attempts to reform the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and highlight how Chinese analysts and key stakeholders view the proposed ch...chevron_right