Publications

This brief reflects on the recent changes made to Schengen border control procedures and discusses their potential impact in two key areas – migration and counterterrorism. Basically, the text’s author argues that...chevron_right

This brief’s author is unhappy about the Investment Protection Provisions (IPPs) that now exist in international trade and investment treaties. Whereas their original purpose was to ensure the fair treatment of investors by states, second generation IPPs have metastasized...chevron_right

As the US looks toward developing policies for a post-ISIS Iraq, this report addresses the strategic importance of preventing violence between Kurdish factions in the country, which could involve a long-term US alliance with a strong Kurdish entity. In the case of the Peshmerga...chevron_right

This text contextualizes Myanmar´s current Rohingya crisis and explores two possible ways to resolve it over time: 1) granting citizenship rights to the group's members, and 2) building new forms of trust between communities. More immediately, however, the...chevron_right

Diese Publikation bietet eine ausführliche Bestandsaufnahme der russischen Innenpolitik. Infolge der Erstattung des 2017 Rechenschaftsberichtes befasst sich der Autor durchgehend mit der aktuellen Wirtschaftslage und deren Auswirkungen auf die öffentliche...chevron_right

This text argues that Sino-Israel relations have improved recently, but problems still remain. A case in point is Syria. Israel wants the Assad regime to go, while China prefers the secular government to stay. The collision of interests matters because...chevron_right

What should NATO members address in the organization’s upcoming summit (25 May 2017)? According to this publication, the issues at hand include 1) defense spending reforms; 2) the missions the Alliance should or should not perform against new security threats; and...chevron_right

This report offers a Positive Peace framework for conceptualizing, tracking, and supporting key drivers of peace. The framework 1) includes eight 'pillars of positive peace', which include equitable resource distribution, free flows of information, and high levels of...chevron_right

This comprehensive report measures the state of peacefulness in Mexico by 1) focusing on the key trends, patterns and drivers of peace, and 2) highlighting future policy opportunities. The report additionally features an analysis of the economic benefits associated with...chevron_right

This PRISM edition focuses on the complex security challenges that face Africa. The text’s contributors specifically focus on 1) the new and revised patterns of armed conflict on the continent since 2010; 2) the strategic implications of these adjustments on governance and...chevron_right

This paper outlines the responsibility and role that both the US and neighboring countries have in securing stability and durable peace for the Korean Peninsula. The text’s author also 1) provides a historical examination of US-North Korea relations; and...chevron_right

This brief explores the options the Ethiopian government and its partners have to advance human development and internal economic growth between now and 2030. Improving agricultural yields will be critically important, as will weaning the government off donor funding and…chevron_right

This report examines the economic, political and security environment in Angola following President José Eduardo dos Santos’ announcement that he will not stand for reelection after 38 years of rule. The problem is that Dos Santos’ chosen successor, Defense Minister Joao...chevron_right

In this text, Raeesah Cassim Cachalia and Albertus Schoeman 1) examine South Africa’s post-apartheid experience with violent extremism; 2) assess the threats today’s militants pose to the country; and 3) provide eight recommendations on how both the government and...chevron_right

This text looks at two sides of the same coin – i.e., how the global multilateral system might harness the power of new technologies to further peace, security and development, and yet also blunt the inequalities, governance problems and conflict potentials that spring from the same source.chevron_right