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All items tagged security policyOpen Think Tank ArticlesNovember 13, 2011 | Europe in America's Pacific Century: Theme Week IntroductionEditorial Team: Delegations from the US, Russia, China, and other global players will meet with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at joint ASEAN-East Asia summits beginning November 17. Neither the EU nor any member states will be there. Now, as America refocuses its attention on the Pacific, we take a look at how the EU must face its transatlantic and Asian partnerships in the “Pacific Century.” ... MoreMarch 17, 2011 | Re-legitimizing NATOJulia Ulrike Schramm: NATO needs renewed legitimacy in order to face emerging global threats and problems. This will require a complete restructuring, and new treaty, but also the cooperation of BRIC and other states will be necessary to create a more effective organization. ... MoreFebruary 22, 2011 | Outsourcing Security: A New Response to PiracyAnnina Cristina Buergin: The growing threat of piracy has prompted some nations to hire private security forces to replace military personnel for vessel protection. While this may assist limited military forces, security should not become a private good and many unresolved problems remain with outsourcing international security. ... MoreFebruary 10, 2010 | Time for the EU to Work with RussiaCortnie Shupe: Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin wall, the West has failed to incorporate the Russian Federation into security institutions in Europe. The EU’s soft power security challenges confront the Russian hard security agenda regarding Eastern Europe. Three political moves could reverse that trend. ... MoreAugust 25, 2009 | Pakistan and the Taliban: Leaders Caught Betwixt and BetweenShuja Nawaz: Following the death of Baitullah Mehsud Pakistani leaders face a number of challenges. Will they be able to make an offensive against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)? Will they be able to resist US pressure to “do more” against the Afghan Taliban? Will they muster the troop strength and the resolve to move against the TTP in South Waziristan? ... MoreJune 2, 2009 | EU Responsibility beyond BrusselsFlorian Neutze: The EU has begun to create peace building and crisis management capacities, signaling a readiness to contribute to regional and global security. How to value this development? Does the EU have the capabilities to fulfill its intention influence these world events? ... MoreJuly 26, 2008 | Defending Europe in the Future: Revising the European Security StrategyDaniel Fiott: Any revision of the European Security Strategy later this year should aim to deal with the security threats posed by climate change, energy security, human security, cyber crime and the incoherence of the European Union’s military capabilities. ... MoreApril 17, 2008 | ESDP: Time for the First Teeth, but Whom to Bite?Marek Swierczynski: The Lisbon Treaty opens a new path for the European Security and Defense Policy. After Europe failed to create either a relevant European defense capability or a common security strategy, it favors a collective defense that may ultimately threaten NATO. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesSeptember 1, 2011 | Challenges for European Defense Budgets after the Economic CrisisIn his paper for the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Patrick Keller assesses European defense budgets in the aftermath of the economic crisis. August 27, 2010 | The Security Question French StyleTwo ways of thinking on fighting crime are emerging in France. ++ While the one group seeks salvation in security technologies and tougher sanctions, the other “fears the advent of Big Brother.” ++ However, “there are no ready-made solutions to the security challenge.” ++ Much more money needs to be directed at security policy studies that are chronically underfinanced in ... MoreMay 14, 2009 | We Need to Define NATO's Future RoleNATO, so far the most successful regional security alliance, needs to define its strategic focus.++ While Afghanistan remains the pressing issue, NATO needs to move beyond a focus on the topical hotspots towards long-term strategic thinking.++ With the number of non-traditional threats rising, reality is that NATO won’t be able to address every challenge.++ Thus, a consensus on the scope of ... MoreMay 14, 2009 | Let's Not Kid Ourselves: Afghanistan Is Not IraqGen. Petraeus faces a tougher fight in Afghanistan then Iraq in applying his counterinsurgency tactics; to first hit the insurgency hard to then strip away the moderates.++ His asset of strong diplomatic support to enable a regional approach, is upset by two current difficulties: instable Pakistan, crucial to military success, is sceptical of cooperation, and there remains a lack ... MoreOctober 31, 2008 | Safety First, Pocketbook SecondAmerica might think Wall St. and Main St. are now more important than Haifa St.; They are wrong. ++ From WWII to 9/11, history has shown that economic crises and America’s resulting inward attention are the seeds of global conflict. ++ Threats, such as the situations in Pakistan and Iran, could escalate at any time. ++ Al Qaeda and Iranian terror networks are not threats but enemies who are ... MoreSeptember 11, 2008 | Questioning Candidates' Security Ideas after 9/11Both presidential candidates honorably chose to put politics aside on the anniversary of 9/11, but there are various open questions on security. ++ One of these questions asks how willing can the US be to attack Pakistan if its new government refuses to cooperate in the war against terror. ++ Other questions concern the candidate’s plans to authorize the use of force or to collaborate with Israel ... MoreSeptember 4, 2008 | Biden's Flawed Foreign Policy JudgementsMcCain’s vice presidential pick, Sarah Palin, is accused of lacking experience in security and foreign policy issues. ++ She is contrasted to Obama’s running mate, Joseph Biden, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. ++ His experience, however, doesn’t translate into expertise: during his 35 years in the Senate Biden has shown that his judgement in national security ... MoreMay 21, 2008 | Europe Becomes Increasingly Secure, and IrrelevantWhile enjoying a security the post-Cold War period has afforded it, Europeans are becoming rhetorically more critical of their American protectors and militarily less willing to engage security threats around the globe. ++ A conventional response may warn that this attitude is short-sighted and immoral, however, Gideon Rachman says it might just be logical. ++ Albeit a lack of hard-power options ... MoreApril 30, 2007 | CSS Analysis in Security Policy - US Missile Defense: A Strategic Challenge for EuropeThe US intention to extend parts of its missile defense system to Poland and the Czech Republic has ruffled feathers throughout Europe. The issue has been particularly divisive in Germany, where Merkel has tried to occupy the diplomatic middle ground by proposing a multilateral missile shield project under NATO auspices in its stead - a suggestion that the US has rejected. Daniel Möckli of the ... 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