Publications

This paper uses the International Futures (IFS) forecasting system to determine whether Namibia is on track to meet its long-term development goals, as outlined in its National Development Plan (NDP4)...chevron_right

This Meeting Note provides guidance on how to 1) improve UN peace operations, and 2) generate the political momentum that will be necessary to implement the improvements. Among other reform-related va...chevron_right

This commentary contends that the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) decisive electoral comeback on 1 November 2015 offers valuable insights into Turkey’s domestic politics and its role as a pivota...chevron_right

This paper identifies the reasons behind Russia’s pivot towards Asia and explains how Moscow is "selling" the move. The immediate reasons for the shift are 1) Russia's adventurism in Ukraine; 2) Mosco...chevron_right

This paper gauges the relative health of Italy's export trade. More specifically, it ascribes Italy’s jump in exports (they increased by 11% between 2011 and the first half of 2015) to two major macro...chevron_right

This paper describes the main features of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including their financial behavior and the policies recently put in place to support them. The SMEs need t...chevron_right

This paper describes the positive role the financial industry is playing in developing sustainable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), both in Italy and beyond. More specifically, the paper ide...chevron_right

This text focuses on the changing migration scenarios in and around the Mediterranean Basin and the debates that surround them. It particularly looks at the evolution of human mobility towards Mediter...chevron_right

This paper discusses the crucial role Italy is about to play in Prime Minister David Cameron's attempts to recalibrate the UK's relationship with the EU. Rome’s challenge will be to balance its long-s...chevron_right

This report summarizes the discussions and recommendations of a workshop on “The Role of Women and Gender Policies in Addressing the Military Conflict in Ukraine.” Two indisputable facts provided the ...chevron_right

This report presents and assesses the local-, national-, regional- and international-level measures and policies that are needed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) flourish in Asia and ...chevron_right

This text features four articles that focus on the external relations of Italy and the EU. More specifically, the articles zero in on 1) the possible disintegration of the European community; 2) the a...chevron_right

This analysis examines four narratives that help explain China’s worldview and growing assertiveness, particularly in the South China Sea. The narratives include 1) “the century of humiliation”; 2) th...chevron_right

This text contains four articles which examine the threats posed to NATO by hybrid warfare (HW), as practiced by Russia and the so-called Islamic State (IS). More specifically, the articles focus on 1...chevron_right

This paper argues that Russia’s recent emphasis on non-linear warfare isn't a new strategy or concept. If anything, it draws from Soviet-era Deep Operations Theory and Reflexive Control Theory in orde...chevron_right