Publications

This paper discusses the factors that led to the US strategic pivot towards Asia and argues that the aim of the pivot was to stymie China's spread of influence and territorial control in Southeast Asi...chevron_right

This E-Note discusses the political divisions that exist within Taiwan over its application to become a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is a China-led initiative to fi...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of the foreign policy retrenchment strategy pursued by the US Obama administration. The author assesses 1) whether this strategy has been successful in terms of militar...chevron_right

This paper discusses 1) the reasons behind China's decision to set up the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB); 2) who is likely to benefit most from the bank; and 3) countries who may join the...chevron_right

This paper discusses how the P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran are viewed in the Middle East as being inextricably linked to the broader struggle for the legitimate stewardship of the region, as wel...chevron_right

This paper contemplates whether Russia might expand its suzerainty in Ukraine to the Budzhak region on the Black Sea or even export it to Transdniestria or even the Gagauzia portion of Moldova.chevron_right

This brief discusses the growing links between different conflicts and actors across the Sahara and Sahel regions. It also examines how a lack of regional security cooperation combined with a number o...chevron_right

This brief looks at Turkey’s foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) since the 2011 Arab uprisings. The authors argue that Ankara's previously permissive policies towards Islamist gr...chevron_right

This bulletin outlines the trends and patterns of conflict risk factors in Nigeria's Albia state and its Local Government Areas (LGAs) between 2012-2014. The study shows the relative geographic distri...chevron_right

This bulletin outlines the trends and patterns of conflict risk factors in Nigeria's Akwa Ibom state and its Local Government Areas (LGAs) between 2012-2014. The study shows the relative geographic di...chevron_right

This bulletin outlines the trends and patterns of conflict risk factors in Nigeria's Bayelsa state and its Local Government Areas (LGAs) between 2012-2014. The study shows the relative geographic dist...chevron_right

This paper examines some of the main cyber security challenges facing national and international politics, the global economy, police and military forces, as well as civil society and individual citiz...chevron_right

This paper analyzes and compares three results-based aid (RBA) programs in Tanzania that support government reform in the water, education and decentralization sectors arguing that the nature of RBA p...chevron_right

This paper examines how oil production affects elections in non-democratic regimes. To examine the effect of oil on elections, the authors analyze data on multiparty elections held around the world be...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the relationship between the extraction of resources by a state to generate revenue, such as through tax or natural resource extraction, and violence against the state in the conte...chevron_right