Publications

This Alert discusses how over the past decade West Africa has become an increasingly important gateway for the smuggling of illicit drugs (mainly cocaine) from Latin America to Europe. Indeed, given E...chevron_right

This Alert explains how falling commodity prices, slower Chinese economic growth, and tighter financial conditions in 2015/2016 are buffeting the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), al...chevron_right

This Alert explores China’s ongoing attempts to reshape the geopolitical order, both at the regional and international level. Indeed, the country is pursuing a multi-pronged strategy to fulfill this e...chevron_right

This Alert examines the possibility of terrorists entering Europe as asylum seekers or refugees. In particular, the text's author analyzes 1) the routes these terrorists might take; 2) the reasons why...chevron_right

This Alert describes the increasing cooperation between the EU and ASEAN, which is now branching out beyond trade and institutional capacity building. There is, however, a potential glitch in this pro...chevron_right

This Alert argues that since the middle of 2015 the influx of refugees out of Syria has been attributable to the violence within the country moving northwards, and thereby causing refugees to head str...chevron_right

This paper explains the rationale behind China’s foreign policy under Xi Jinping. More specifically, the paper's author explores 1) Beijing’s proactive diplomacy and activities on its periphery; 2) it...chevron_right

This paper speculates on the future trajectories of Turkish politics and the forces that may drive them. The three possible trajectories include 1) creating an authoritarian Islamic state; 2) fashioni...chevron_right

This report argues that improving the access to, and distribution of, financial services across Africa will have positive effects on job creation. More specifically, the report's authors 1) outline ho...chevron_right

The title of this e-book says it all. It’s a collection of 30 Asia-centered articles, essays or conference reports written for FPRI between 2005-2015. The texts, depending on their content, are cluste...chevron_right

This commentary examines how Turkey's ruling AKP party has pushed the idea of a multicultural Turkish national identity as a way to end its long-running “Kurdish problem.” More specifically, the text’s...chevron_right

This commentary argues that the internal US debate over whether to accept a large number of Syrian refugees or not boils down to a question of values. The text's authors contend that shutting out thos...chevron_right

This commentary examines the ways in which China and Russia strengthened their relationship in 2015 and prognosticates on how their relationship might evolve this year. The increased cooperation has t...chevron_right

This issue of the JTR includes articles on 1) women who affiliate themselves with pro-ISIS networks on Twitter and other social media; 2) whether to interpret terrorism as a spectrum of increasing capabilities; 3) the current engagement of Italy’s Sunni jihadists in...chevron_right

This commentary focuses on NATO's Readiness Action Plan (RAP) and the challenges it faces prior to the Alliance's Warsaw Summit in July 2016 and beyond. In particular, the text’s author analyzes 1) th...chevron_right