Publications

This report presents the findings of a presidential commission created to examine US intelligence failures in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. The report also investigates the performance of US int...chevron_right

This paper explores the security predicament in South Serbia or the Preševo valley, which is a majority Kosovo Albanian region administered by Belgrade. It outlines the political context and chronicle...chevron_right

This report by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlines his plans to reform of the world body so that it may better face the challenges of the 21st century. Outlined in the report are suggestions to e...chevron_right

This paper examines the attitude of Asia Pacific countries to regional institutions and considers how that relationship is influenced by the globalizing world economy. It looks at the weakness of the ...chevron_right

This paper discusses two conflicting orientations of Canada to the world, known as the East-West perspective and the North-South perspective. The paper introduces the history and importance of both or...chevron_right

This paper presents a typological framework to analyze the various organizations that commit human rights abuses, discussing the sorts of leverage that might be exercised on different kinds of organiz...chevron_right

This paper investigates developments in Asian defense expenditure and weapons acquisition patterns, focusing on conventional weapons issues in Northeast and Southeast Asia. It provides an overview of ...chevron_right

This paper provides information on the anti-insurgency policy of Colombia's Uribe government and demonstrates that the coercive component of its security policy is a necessary central feature of the c...chevron_right

This paper explores China's energy policy, arguing that the country's leadership has redefined its understanding of what constitutes energy security and assessing its international impact compared to ...chevron_right

In the fight against international terrorism, the EU adopted a Regulation in May 2002, permitting the freezing of assets belonging to Osama Bin Laden, the al-Qaida network, and the Taliban. Within its...chevron_right

Much of the EU's foreign policy is in practice conducted through its bilateral contractual relations with third parties. Contractual ties are characterized by the delivery of specific benefits governe...chevron_right

This report analyzes Africa's development on the country, regional, and continental level and proposes a new kind of partnership between Africa and the developed world to help it tackle the problems t...chevron_right

This report on the 5th World Social Forum (WSF) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, offers background information on the WSF and outlines key issues such as poverty, debt, trade, human rights, the environment an...chevron_right

This report discusses the role and impact of African diaspora communities around the globe and their contribution, particularly through remittances, to their native countries. The author examines the ...chevron_right

This report considers the legacy of nation-building and the drawing of state borders in Central Asia. It argues that Central Asian state boundaries were first established in the 1920s and 1930s by Rus...chevron_right