Publications

This text argues that if Europe hopes to solve its problems with poor economic growth and high unemployment, it will need to address its problems with public expenditure – i.e., it will have to come clean on 1) why public spending has become higher in the EU than in...chevron_right

This paper examines Australia’s three air warfare destroyers (AWDs), including their scheduled completion dates, the combat systems they will employ, and how Canberra then plans to turn right around and upgrade the ships over the next decade. Unsurprisingly, the paper’s...chevron_right

This paper examines four terrorist-related bombing incidents that occurred in the Northeast United States in September 2016. More specifically, it 1) reviews the events surrounding the attacks and who was involved; 2) explains what the incidents say about...chevron_right

As Rod Lyon sees it, the rapid spread of nuclear modernization programs in Asia is redefining the region’s geopolitics, but that doesn’t mean that nuclear weapons will necessarily become more prominent in the strategic calculus of the area’s powers. As part of his analysis, Lyon additionally looks at 1) the complexities of the South Asian nuclear dynamic; 2) how the “balanced deterrence” that exists between the US and China could shape Asia’s future nuclear order; and 3) the wildcard role North Korea’s nuclear program continues to play in the region.chevron_right

This report assesses the approaches of 23 countries in the Asia-Pacific Region towards the challenges and opportunities represented by cyberspace. More specifically, the text reviews topics such as 1) government cyber policies and legislative approaches; 2) the appropriate...chevron_right

This paper briefly examines a knife attack which took place on 10 September 2016 in Sydney, Australia, and what it demonstrates about 1) the threat posed by Daesh and other Islamist extremist groups; 2) the response, strategic messaging and intelligence capabilities of...chevron_right

This report provides an up-to-date, coercive sanctions strategy that the next US president might use to further the country’s national security interests. The text’s authors, Peter Harrell and Elizabeth Rosenberg, also highlight the difficulties the new administration will face in applying existing sanctions regimes against Russia, the Islamic State and others.chevron_right

In this paper, Enzo Nussio explores the degree to which demobilized paramilitary group members and guerrilla deserters have contributed to Colombia’s high incidence of criminal violence. Among other things, he concludes that 1) the involvement of ex-combatants is too small to impact the country’s overall criminal dynamics, and 2) obsessing over the possible criminal activities of ex-combatants may distract policy-makers from focusing on more vulnerable groups.chevron_right

This paper focuses on China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiative, which aims to create huge infrastructure links with Europe and beyond. More specifically, the author zeros in on 1) Xi Jinping’s apparent plans for the initiative; 2) how the ‘road’ will be built, what routes it will...chevron_right

This paper focuses on how the UK is going to protect its financial services sector, which accounts for 8% of its GDP, while exiting the EU and, most likely, Europe's single market. The problems, of course, are that putting a mutually acceptable regime in place will take years of...chevron_right

This report assesses the current and future capacity of the EU's Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) to respond and adapt to asymmetric shocks. The text’s authors ultimately conclude that 1) the capacity of the system to deal with these jolts (and in principle reduce their...chevron_right

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a preferential trade deal that is expected to have a significant impact on bilateral EU-US trade and investment relations. Given that negotiations are still in progress, this paper relies on probable scenarios to estimate...chevron_right

This brief looks at the G20’s expanded global financial safety net and its areas of neglect and needed reform. The core problem with the current net is that it hasn’t properly aligned access criteria and sovereign debt restructuring requirements across...chevron_right

In this paper, Mark Raymond and Laura DeNardis examine multi-stakeholder governance mechanisms that exist in three sectors – cyberspace, telecommunications, and the corporate world. They ultimately conclude that 1) governance frameworks within these areas, if they are to be effective, must respect the functional-political contexts they operate in, and 2) scholars of international relations have much to learn from these arrangements.chevron_right

This detailed analysis examines the often underappreciated contributions made by immigrant entrepreneurs to Canada’s prosperity. More specifically, the text’s author explores the conditions and context of these individuals’ successes by drawing upon information...chevron_right