Publications

This bulletin contends that the nuclear deal between the P5+1 nations and Iran has not worsened relations between Moscow and Tehran. If anything, their common interests may lead to closer military and...chevron_right

This paper explains why harnessing Myanmar’s hydropower, while essential for the country’s development, could stir social unrest in its more ethnically divided states. To prove their point, the text’s...chevron_right

This commentary contemplates Denmark’s recent referendum on whether it should trade its blanket opt-out policy on all justice and home affairs cooperation with the EU for a more nuanced, case-by-case ...chevron_right

According to this ISW Backgrounder, the security situation in Afghanistan is grim. Taliban forces are threatening provincial capitals in various parts of the country; Wilayat Khorasan has begun to exert control in Nangarhar Province; and the ANSF can’t conduct simultaneous or sequential campaigns to counter these threats. Read about this sad tale here.chevron_right

This ICG Watch List highlights ten countries which are particularly vulnerable to an outbreak or intensification of violent conflict from December 2015 to May 2016. The list includes a short overview ...chevron_right

This report focuses on the ongoing obstructionism of Thailand's military government, particularly in the cases of postponing general elections and delegitimizing the attempts to draft a new constituti...chevron_right

This report reviews the elections that took place in Myanmar in November 2015, including their results. After describing the conduct of the elections, which were peaceful and executed generally well, ...chevron_right

This commentary explores the tactical changes in South Korea’s foreign policy towards China, which could be seen as examples of “repositioning, drift or outreach.” Regardless of how one sees the adjus...chevron_right

This brief focuses on the legal wrangling over who owns the private television station Rustavi-2 and how the dispute has led to an escalating conflict between Georgia’s government and the political op...chevron_right

This issue of the RAD features two articles that focus on the manipulation of information by both Russia and Ukraine. The first article analyzes the information warfare (IW) being practiced by the tel...chevron_right

This JEMIE issue focuses on the financing on organizations that represent national minorities. The articles specifically focus on 1) the general practices of offering financial support to minority organizations; 2) the relationship between...chevron_right

This memo contends that the US should focus on de-escalating the ongoing violence in Syria. In practical terms, that means Washington should 1) establish an immediate cease-fire between the Assad regi...chevron_right

This commentary argues that the pace of today’s technological developments poses a unique threat to international security and that the influences of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and information and...chevron_right

In this transcript, the LSE’s Robert Wade discusses ongoing experiments in international economic regimes, why international financial institutions don’t fight economic crises, and the power and peril...chevron_right

What roles do the three Baltic States now play as frontline foils to Russian adventurism? Will Poland curtail its Russophobic rhetoric and act on its disillusionment with the EU? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this issue of the Russian Analytical Digest.chevron_right