Publications

This commentary assesses the rocky relationship between NATO and Russia since the latter’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the start of the proxy war in Eastern Ukraine. Considering where thi...chevron_right

This commentary describes the dilemma the EU faces in trying to alter its Constitutional Treaty and the Treaty of Lisbon. Basically, national governments believe that any desired changes to the treati...chevron_right

This commentary describes how after five years of negotiations the trade ministers of twelve Pacific Rim countries, including the United States, Canada and Japan, reached an agreement on a comprehensi...chevron_right

This paper focuses on the legal challenges posed by autonomous weapon systems or those with increasingly automated features. More specifically, the paper’s author provides a brief introduction to Arti...chevron_right

This brief focuses on two extra-regional integration projects in the South Caucasus – the European Union Association Agreement and the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union – and how they might further ...chevron_right

This paper jumps into the debate over whether the UK should retain its nuclear weapons or not. More specifically, its author contemplates 1) the political-military structures in NATO that influence th...chevron_right

This edition of Military Power Revue features six articles on assorted hard power topics. Five of the articles (in German) focus on 1) the need for police forces to develop “new security habits” again...chevron_right

This brief argues that if we really want to understand the outcomes of foreign assistance in conflict-affected environments, we need to supplement existing data collection methods with geospatial anal...chevron_right

This backgrounder reviews the ongoing strategic competition between China and India over control of the Indian Ocean. It specifically considers 1) the strategic importance of this ocean to both countr...chevron_right

This analysis examines Brazil’s recent economic decline from three perspectives. First, the country’s poor macro-level status, which is defined by stagflation and a twin deficit (fiscal and external)....chevron_right

This paper explores the concept of the freedom of speech, as it relates to religion, focusing on the January, 2015, Charlie Hebdo incident. He argues that while causing offence to others does not brea...chevron_right

In this testimony, CNAS’ Shawn Brimley discusses how the US can maintain its global advantage in military-technical capabilities. The author 1) points to the proliferation of the technologies used to ...chevron_right

This commentary speculates on how other member states are likely to respond to David Cameron's four proposals for EU reform, which he put forward in October 2015. The text's authors ultimately contend...chevron_right

This paper focuses on how the Palestinian Authority (PA) is coping with the apparent normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab states. It's all a bit of a conundrum, actually. On the one ...chevron_right

This commentary grapples with a basic question -- should India become a service sector-led economy without first becoming a manufacturing one? While working his way through the problem, the text's aut...chevron_right