Publications

This paper focuses on the uncertain economic status and stability of G7 countries, particularly the UK and US. The text highlights the reasons for the uncertainty and recommends various ways the G7 might...chevron_right

This paper provides policy recommendations for the May 2017 G7 Summit, including how to 1) avoid a downward spiral into large-scale protectionism; 2) minimize the political negatives of globalization; and 3) promote international trade, financial stability, and...chevron_right

This paper, which is the first of three, analyzes how the European Community (EC) initially constructed – in a rambling, haphazard way – the idea of the “Mediterranean” as a neighboring space in the 1970s and 1980s, and how it then mapped out the region accordingly. The text concludes...chevron_right

Libya is suffering from an interlinked political, security and economic crisis that is proving to be particularly destabilizing for Tunisia. The emerging conflict economy across the Tunisian–Libyan border, the proliferation of non-state armed groups and...chevron_right

This paper outlines the topics that the G7 Summit should address in May 2017. It also argues that preserving stability should be the meeting’s most important goal, which includes maintaining the G7’s commitment to the market economy, backing the...chevron_right

This quantitative analysis of parliamentary institutions in the Mediterranean region concludes that there’s a large amount of overlap between them, which is important for the area’s development but has also led to conflicts and needless redundancy.chevron_right

This paper examines how Italy sees Germany’s dealings with Russia, to include 1) the pros and cons of Berlin’s current Ostpolitik, and 2) the different perspectives pro-European and Eurosceptic parliamentarians have towards this relationship in Rome.chevron_right

In April 2017 IAI held a seminar to discuss President Trump’s foreign policy in Asia. This report sums up the presentations and discussions held at the event, which covered 1) recent developments on the Korean Peninsula; 2) Japan-US relations; and 3) the current status of Southeast Asia.chevron_right

This analysis examines the durability of Indonesia’s ‘resource nationalism’, which focuses on acquiring greater national control and wealth from natural resources sectors, often at the expense of foreign capital. The text’s author specifically concludes that 1) although market cycle theories argue...chevron_right

As commentators continue to give short shrift to positive developments in North Africa, this policy note provides an alternative perspective. The note’s author specifically calls on the international community to abandon the omnipresent labeling of North Africa as...chevron_right

This brief contemplates Donald Trump’s attitude towards the proliferation of nuclear weapons, particularly in relation to North Korea. The piece’s author worries that the US President wrongly prefers military force over diplomacy in dealing with this problem.chevron_right

It’s simple, says this brief: The concept of sovereignty must be reinvented. Indeed, sovereign powers and functions are being taken over by public-private partnerships that involve both state and non-state actors. As a result, the nation-state’s monopoly...chevron_right

The articles in this issue of CTTA focus on 1) the so-called Islamic State’s (IS) dubious interpretation of takfirism; 2) the impact of IS ideology on university students in Malaysia: 3) the syncretic nature of Salafism in India and the need to distinguish Salafist groups from those that preach extremism and violence; and 4) Turkey’s capacity to combat domestic and international terrorism.chevron_right

Since the 1980s, successive governments in Khartoum have relied on local militias to fight their wars in Sudan’s hinterlands. Conducting ‘counterinsurgency on the cheap’, however, has led to a twofold problem – 1) militia leaders are demanding more and more financial and...chevron_right

This analysis 1) outlines the sources of illicit arms flows in Ukraine and the status of government measures to counter the problem; 2) the trafficking routes used to smuggle weapons; and 3) key indicators of illicit arms flows in...chevron_right