Publications

This report provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism between 1998 and 2017. More specifically, it describes 1) global and regional trends in terrorism; 2) th...chevron_right

This SA issue features articles on 1) how the one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict has gained new traction in Palestinian thought; 2) how the conflict with Israel shaped relations be...chevron_right

Regarding Syria, the US’ key aims include constraining Iran and the attainment of conditions that would enable American troops to return home. This paper contends that the complex ties between Iran an...chevron_right

This publication outlines the challenges humanitarian and other nongovernmental health actors face in providing adequate health services to conflict-affected populations in Nigeria. It also looks at t...chevron_right

This publication contends that to understand changes in China’s foreign policy, including towards Europe, it’s necessary to analyze the country’s domestic situation. The text’s author outlines that the Chinese government has recently outlined two economic plans: Made in China 2025...chevron_right

This publication contends that the US’s withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will critically affect power dynamics and state-society relations in Iran. Indeed, the text's...chevron_right

This report outlines the main insights gained from a Pacific Forum conference that brought together officials and experts from the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to explore the ...chevron_right

This issue of Comparative Connections updates us on the trajectory of key bilateral relationships in East Asia, and between East Asian countries and the US, during the final third of 2018. The myriad ...chevron_right

This publication analyzes how to balance the needs of disaster responders with those of disaster-affected people when using emerging technologies in humanitarian operations. The report’s principal findings are that 1) there...chevron_right

This publication reflects on whether creating a European Security Council (ESC), as suggested by the German government, would improve the EU´s decision-making processes dealing with foreign and securi...chevron_right

This publication analyzes the difficulties the EU will face when negotiating a successor to its Cotonou Agreement, which provides a framework for the Union's relations with 79 African, Caribbean ...chevron_right

This publication examines the aims, instruments and perspectives of Russian military policy in the post-Soviet space. The text’s author argues that Russia is strengthening unilateral power projection ...chevron_right

This publication argues that how states’ citizens pay for wars influences how those states fight. More specifically, the text’s author contends that the public and legislature are less apt to focus on...chevron_right

This publication explores the role of industry and private sector actors in preventing diversion in conventional arms transfers. It also outlines how such actors can contribute to, and benefit from addressing this diversion. More specifically, the brief discusses 1) the benefits...chevron_right

In this issue of the RAD, Andrei Kalachinsky first considers the controversy surrounding the September 2018 gubernatorial elections in Primorsky Krai, in which a Kremlin-backed candidate won a rerun vote after the annulment of the original election. Shiau-shyang Liou then examines the contested issue of Chinese immigrant labor in the Russian Far East. He argues that while Russia has relaxed restrictions on Chinese immigration in response to labor shortages, increasing incomes and emerging labor shortfalls in China may still lead to declining numbers of Chinese immigrant workers in the years ahead.chevron_right