Publications

This paper discusses the extent to which the EU’s conflict-related aims and practices in the Mediterranean region have changed since the Arab uprisings. More specifically, the text's authors 1) review...chevron_right

Whither goes European defense? Today, Jan Joel Andersson and his colleagues consider five possible end states: 1) feeble “bonsai armies”; 2) variable “defense clusters”; 3) a multidimensional, Europe-wide peace operations force; 4) a European NATO with the US at its center; and 5) a supranational European Army.chevron_right

In response to Europe's worsening security environment, national defense budgets are being revitalized. To illustrate the point, this brief breaks down 2015 defense spending data -- by region and cate...chevron_right

This brief discusses the refugee/migration crisis the Western Balkans now faces and how it is changing the way in which states from the region are dealing with each other and the EU. As the text's aut...chevron_right

This Brief assesses India’s hegemonic role in its immediate neighborhood. It's author mainly assesses 1) whether New Delhi can assuage the growing concerns of its neighbors about its dominance; 2) the...chevron_right

In this report, Pavel Baev and his colleagues explore the domestic foundations of Russian power, to include its political, economic and military dimensions, and the near- and mid-term future of the country’s foreign relations with the US, China, European Union, Middle East and countries in the post-Soviet space.chevron_right

This brief takes stock of the intelligence cooperation that exists within the European Union. More specifically, it 1) highlights both the progress and problems that have come with increased cooperati...chevron_right

This Alert considers whether the health crisis management structures that currently exist around the world are both ready and able to cope with the Zika outbreak. The text's author is particularly int...chevron_right

This brief analyzes the growing importance of the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies. While doing so, it also looks at 1) the evolving roles played by Brussels' foreign policy stakeholders; ...chevron_right

This paper analyzes Russia’s current policies and interests in the Arctic. More specifically, the text’s author discusses 1) the recentralization of political power in Russia and its impact on the cou...chevron_right

This paper examines how Russia uses its energy resources to enhance its strategic influence and divide the EU. More specifically, the text's authors discuss 1) the rise of energy geo-economics; 2) the...chevron_right

This brief discusses the increasing use of hybrid warfare/nonlinear strategies by Russia and China. In particular, the brief’s author highlights 1) Russia's misrepresentation of deployed soldiers as local defense militias, which occurred in its annexation of Crimea in 2014; 2) the tactics used by such “militias”; and...chevron_right

This brief looks at the waning pro-Western sentiments of the Georgian people, which are being matched by a parallel rise in pro-Russian sentiments. The reorientation is seemingly due to recent shifts in the country’s politics and might be reversed by progressive electoral reforms.chevron_right

This commentary looks at the pending construction of military bases by China and Saudi Arabia in Djibouti. Its authors believe that neither the timing nor the confluence of these projects is coinciden...chevron_right

In response to North Korea's 6 January 2015 nuclear test and follow-on missile launch, the UN Security Council adopted UNSCR 2270, which includes the toughest sanctions yet against the country. This c...chevron_right