Publications

This paper looks at the ongoing attempts by Armenia to regain and restore its relations with the EU ever since it joined the Eurasian Economic Union in 2015. The text’s author specifically discusses 1) what’s been driving recent...chevron_right

This paper looks at the details of the 18 March 2016 EU-Turkey Statement on Protection and Reception and the impact the deal is having on Greece. More specifically, the paper’s author 1) explores the fundamental notions of burden sharing and protection; 2) looks at the concept of...chevron_right

This paper explores the role of timing in conflict mediation and concludes that there is no such thing as an unsuitable time to engage in the pursuit of peace, provided that 1) the mediation strategy being pursued is an appropriate one; 2) the strategy is...chevron_right

This text examines the causal links between food insecurity, climate change, conflict and migration. It explores these related problems by focusing on 1) “The March,” a 1990 film which dramatizes the struggles of...chevron_right

This paper takes stock of the US-Philippine Alliance, which was formalized by a 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty. What’s important to remember, argues the text’s author, is that the Treaty isn’t a compact between national leaders. Instead, it’s...chevron_right

This paper examines Pakistan’s ongoing struggle to formulate and implement policies that effectively target powerful, militant Saudi-backed Islamist groups. As the text’s author sees it, recent attacks by the groups were designed to...chevron_right

This report, which is based on interviews across three northeast Kenyan counties, explores the relationships between resilience and risk with clan violence and violent extremism. To minimize this dubious link, the Kenyan authorities need to...chevron_right

With the EU’s Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy providing a reference point, the multiple experts in this volume outline their personal priorities for European security and defense, which center on military readiness, suitable command structures, security and defense financing, defense cooperation and the ‘protecting Europe’ concept, and much more.chevron_right

This paper discusses the potential regional and national implications of Moldova’s upcoming presidential election. The anticipated victory of pro-Russian socialist candidate Igor Dodon will not only alter the country’s relations with...chevron_right

This paper evaluates the US’ updated 2016 national strategy to prevent violent extremism (PVE). The paper’s author examines the various criticisms directed at the previous 2011 strategy and discusses how the 2016 PVE aims to...chevron_right

This paper 1) describes why Russia continues to see the Balkans region as both a sphere of influence and a buffer zone, and 2) contends that Moscow is deliberately trying to destabilize Bosnia-Herzegovina and Moldova, primarily via...chevron_right

This paper takes stock of Turkey’s domestic and foreign policies in the wake of the failed July 2016 coup. The text’s author reminds us that the large number of arrests and dismissals that have occurred since the attempted coup has...chevron_right

This article highlights the important role military chiefs of staff can play in facilitating democratic transitions, basically by adhering to appropriate ethical standards. To illustrate his point, the text’s author cites the cases of Tunisia and Burkina Faso. In both instances...chevron_right

The three articles in this issue of the CAD focus on agriculture in the South Caucasus region. The first piece traces the incipient revival of agriculture in Georgia, the second one explores the overall layout and (re-)orientation of Armenia’s agricultural sector since the early 1990s, and the last text reviews the policy issues surrounding food security and improved nutrition in Georgia and the South Caucasus area in general.chevron_right

What defines a combined effects strategy and how has China used it to ensure its territorial integrity? To answer these questions, this paper analyzes the sixteen border disputes that Beijing has been embroiled in since...chevron_right