Publications

This toolkit provides practical guidance for peacebuilding practitioners on how to perform gender-sensitive conflict analysis. More specifically, the toolkit 1) explores the concept of gender and its relationship to peace and conflict; 2) clarifies the what, why and how of...chevron_right

This issue of the SUR Journal features articles on the impact of weapons on human rights. Some of the topics covered include 1) the politics behind international arms control negotiations and decisions; 2) the significance of small arms and explosive weapons from a human rights perspective; 3) the role police technology...chevron_right

This paper reviews the attempts to integrate International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Laws (IHRL) into the training and capacity building of foreign armed forces operating i...chevron_right

This brief’s authors argue that International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL) should be integrated into all international military engagements, especially at the begin...chevron_right

This analysis argues that the increasingly powerful El Niño phenomenon could have severe long-term consequences for the islands located in the Pacific region. In particular, the text’s authors highlig...chevron_right

This analysis contains short articles which focus on 1) China's troubled manufacturing sector and the future of the country's industrial sector; 2) the government's 2015 "Made in China 2025" plan (it ...chevron_right

This brief takes stock of Algeria's current political and economic status and how the country has developed since the start of the Arab Spring. It has, for example, increased its security cooperation ...chevron_right

This Alert discusses the invocation of the mutual defense clause of the Lisbon Treaty (Article 42.7) following the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. More specifically, the author explains 1) why France...chevron_right

This Alert reminds us that the peace process in Mali remains fragile at best. More specifically, it advocates greater international support for a country where 1) jihadist terrorist groups continue to...chevron_right

This Alert explores the links between the EU’s ability to define the rules of the energy game in its neighborhood and its role as a global climate leader. After all, recognizing and then acting on the...chevron_right

This paper 1) charts the changes that have taken place in the countries/regions adjacent to the EU over the past two decades, and 2) analyzes how the upheavals of recent years have altered Brussels’ r...chevron_right

This brief focuses on the origins and nature of Article 42.7 (the solidarity clause) of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, including the lingering questions over how it should be implemented. In particular, the ...chevron_right

This Issue Alert looks at the EU citizens who are currently fighting for the so-called Islamic State (IS). (They make up 25 percent of the organization’s ‘foreign fights’ at this time.) The text's aut...chevron_right

This brief examines the inaugural use of the Integrated Political Crisis Response (IPCR) arrangements to cope with Europe's ongoing refugee crisis. The brief's author specifically explains how these a...chevron_right

This paper tells EU leaders what they should do to ensure their pending Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy is a success. (The policy is due in June 2016.) According to the text's authors, ...chevron_right