Publications

This JEMIE issue celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 1990 Copenhagen Document, primarily by focusing on the evolution of Europe’s minority rights regime since the text’s adoption. The featured articles discuss 1) the individual and collective dimensions of ‘the right to self-identify'...chevron_right

This brief analyzes the effectiveness of democracy-centered aid programs in Benin and Guinea, which both suffer from high poverty and low levels of human development. Though the two countries have similar histories, they have also pursued different paths towards democratization, as this text describes.chevron_right

This paper examines China’s shifting domestic policies towards climate change, which have been fueled by the country’s increasing economic, social and environmental problems. According to the text’s authors, climate change actions now appear to align closely with China’s...chevron_right

This paper examines the potential multi-generational impact of the Syrian Civil War, primarily by focusing on the expanding role of children as combatants in the conflict. While prohibited under international law, arming and using children in this role...chevron_right

This paper relies on the above exercise, which was both collaborative and systematic, to assess Liberia’s implementation of conflict-sensitive policies since 2009.chevron_right

Have Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia met the economic and political expectations of their populations since the 2010-11 Arab uprisings and what trials do these states face in the future? Despite the different strategies adopted by...chevron_right

With the Paris Agreement on Climate Change entering into force on 4 November 2016, the pact’s signatories will have to get serious about transforming their energy sectors into more efficient, lower-carbon systems. This requirement leads to a big problem, however...chevron_right

On 1 October 2016, the Chinese Renminbi (RMB) became one of five official international reserve currencies. As this paper points out, this elevation of the RMB isn’t just a technical development. It has the potential to reshape trade and finance across Latin America. Indeed, by now being able to conduct business deals directly in China's currency, the region now enters a new and uncertain financial era that will be ripe with investment opportunities and elevated risks.chevron_right

Yes, “those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” That’s why this text features seven case studies on how stakeholders resolved highly complex conflicts in the past. Based on his walk through history, the text’s author ultimately lists seven trans-historical...chevron_right

This paper looks at the US-Swedish defense and security relationship and the opportunities that exist to enhance further bilateral and regional cooperation. The text specifically advocates greater collaboration in the following areas – sub-surface warfare...chevron_right

This paper recommends ways that the next US presidential administration might move the US-Iran relationship in a more positive direction, and thereby build on the Obama administration’s 2015 nuclear agreement. By embracing a handful of specified suggestions, the new administration could...chevron_right

This paper contends that while Australia’s strategic geography is being revolutionized by 1) China and India’s rising maritime power and 2) the growing connectivity of the Eurasia region, it is a mistake to link the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions together...chevron_right

This report examines the state of transnational organized crime in Sri Lanka. More specifically, it traces how geopolitical changes, particularly the end of the country’s civil war in 2009 and the destruction of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), have impacted the...chevron_right

This paper contends that Australia and Israel haven’t paid enough attention to how each contributes to the other’s national interests. Given this seeming problem, the text’s authors lay out the shared interests Canberra and Jerusalem have with...chevron_right

This brief discusses the arrest in October 2016 of two 16-year olds in Sydney, Australia, who were preparing to commit a terrorist act. More specifically, the text’s authors outline the circumstances of the arrests and what they illustrate about...chevron_right