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Dec 2016

Dec 2016

Sur - International Journal on Human Rights Vol 13 No 24

Chiara Capraro, Pilar Arcidiácono, Laura Pautassi, Herminia Gonzálvez Torralbo, Helena Hirata, Souad Eddouada, Nayereh Tohidi, Lucía Martelotte, Djamila Ribeiro, Diya Uberoi, Beatriz Galli, Sylvia Tamale, Natalia Gherardi, Mariam Kirollos, Wania Pasinato, Mariana Joffily, (Editor: Oscar Vilhena Vieira)
Conectas Human Rights

This issue of the SUR Journal features articles on women’s rights, feminist movements and the ongoing discrimination against women. The specific topics covered include 1) the economic inequalities faced by women; 2) how caregiving, as an unequal occupation, impacts...

Dec 2016

The Neglected: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

Lars Erslev Andersen
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

This report focuses on 1) how the Palestine refugees living in ‘temporary’ Lebanese camps since 1948 perceive the recent influx of 1.5 million Syrian refugees, many of whom are unregistered, and 2) how the mass migration has affected their living conditions, identity and status as “old” refuges…

Dec 2016

Guests or Trash: Iran´s Precarious Policies towards the Afghan refugees in the Wake of Sanctions and Regional Wars

Janne Bjerre Christensen
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

This paper reviews Iran’s policies towards its large Afghan refugee and migrant population, which include turning the group into a geopolitical bargaining chip. The text’s author specifically discusses 1) how the wrangling over Iran’s nuclear program...

Dec 2016

Preparing for Protection of Civilians in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations

Ross Allen, Frederik Rosén, Kristoffer Tarp
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

This report presents the findings of a survey conducted with countries that contribute troops to UN peacekeeping operations, with a particular emphasis on the pre-deployment training the troops receive on protecting civilians (PoC). The report’s authors conclude that...

Dec 2016

African Soldiers are in the Firing Line in Mali

Peter Albrecht, Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde,, Rikke Haugegaard,
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

According to this brief, non-African and African soldiers perform unequal functions in the UN stabilization mission in Mali (MINUSMA). While European forces populate the mission’s headquarters in Bamako, African soldiers are permanently deployed in the country’s most dangerous areas, often without…

Dec 2016

Europe and China´s New Silk Roads

Frans-Paul van der Putten, Mikko Huotari, John Seaman, Alice Ekman, Miguel Otero-Iglesias, Rudolf Fürst, Andreas Bøje Forsby, Yang Jiang, John Seaman, Alice Ekman, Jan Gaspers, Bertram Lang, Plamen Tonchev, Tamás Matura, Nicola Casarini, Frans-Paul van der Putten, Justyna Szczudlik, Carlos Rodrigues, Gabriela Pleschová, Mario Esteban, Miguel Otero-Iglesias, Elin Rappe, Mikael Weissman, Tim Summers, Michal Makocki (Editors: Frans-Paul van der Putten, John Seaman, Mikko Huotari, Alice Ekman, Miguel Otero-Iglesias)
Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies

This publication features a collection of articles that focus on Chinese foreign policy, the EU-China relationship, and the economic and geopolitical implications of China’s Silk Road initiative (OBOR). In the last case, the text’s authors analyze the initiative’s potential impact at the global, regional and country levels. (The countries include the Czech Republic, Greece, France, Germany, Poland, and the UK).

Dec 2016

Yemen´s Forgotten War: How Europe can Lay Foundations for Peace

Adam Baron
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

This memo argues that the largely forgotten war in Yemen now matches the conflict in Syria in its severity. Indeed, 86% of the population now needs humanitarian assistance and the country is on the verge of absolute collapse. That’s why the EU should make the most of its comparatively neutral position in Yemen and…

Dec 2016

China’s Investment in Influence: The Future of 16 + 1 Cooperation

Angela Stanzel
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

The aim of the 16+1 Initiative, which was set up in 2012, is to intensify China’s cooperation with 11 European Union member states and five Balkan countries. This analysis explores why the progress made between these various actors has thus far been fitful at best. One obvious reason is the…

Dec 2016

Heavy Metal Diplomacy: Russia´s Political Use of its Military in Europe since 2014

Mark Galeotti
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

This paper argues that since 2014 Russia has used its military and the threat of force as instruments of coercive diplomacy, primarily to 1) divide and distract Europe, the EU and NATO, and 2) deter t...

Dec 2016

EU and Turkey at a Crossroads: Avoiding a Foreseeable Break-Up

Antoine Apprioual
European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)

This paper reviews Turkey’s fraught attempts to join the EU, particularly since Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rise to power in 2003. The text’s author specifically argues that the accession process has now lost its credibility – i.e., neither side believes...

Dec 2016

China and Russia: An Eastern Partnership in the Making

Michal Makocki, Nicu Popescu
European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

This paper examines Russia’s post-2014 ‘pivot to the East’ and the pivot within the pivot, which specifically focuses on Russia-China relations. The paper's authors particularly highlight 1) the areas of convergence and divergence between Moscow and...

Dec 2016

The EU´s Security and Defense Policy: Will the New Strategy Bear Fruit?

Teija Tiilikainen
Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

This paper analyzes recent changes in the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). By shifting the CSDP’s focus from external operations to its own borders, Brussels now has a unique opportunity to...

Dec 2016

Climate Security: Strategy or Necessity for Finland?

Emma Hakala
Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

As climate change advances, both natural and security threats will proliferate accordingly. Given this eventuality, the author of this brief calls for the global development of concrete climate security policies, wherein each country...

Dec 2016

Russia´s New Information Security Doctrine: Guarding a Besieged Cyber Fortress

Katri Pynnöniemi, Martti J Kari
Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

This paper examines the context and content of Russia’s new Information Security Doctrine, which portrays the country as a besieged cyber fortress that’s fighting to 1) maintain its great power status, and 2) safeguard its information space against...

Dec 2016

Three Years after Euromaidan: Is Ukraine Still on the Right Track?

Ryhor Nizhnikau, Arkady Moshes
Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

This paper takes stock of Ukraine’s ongoing efforts to implement comprehensive reforms in the wake of the 2014 Euromaidan Revolution, including anti-corruption measures and various judicial, political and economic improvements. The text’s...

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