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Strategic RegionsGreater Middle EastMay 23, 2012 | The Baghdad Talks: Setting the Pieces for the Next RoundSami Kronenfeld: Representatives from the US, Europe, Russia, and China are meeting with their Iranian counterparts to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. The talks can only be successful if Europe and the US reach an agreement with Russia and China on what to do if Iran does not follow international agreements. …More May 16, 2012 | Defining Partnerships: Why the "Stability" Critique is FlawedJosiah Jason Surface: Stability is a desirable outcome for all parties in the Mediterranean Dialogue. This does not mean returning to the failed policies of the past; our Atlantic Memo is rather a roadmap for maintaining a commitment to the burgeoning democratic institutions of the region. …More May 16, 2012 | The Dangers of "Stability": A Rebuttal to Atlantic Memo 39Andrea Teti: Western governments need to recognize that authoritarian regimes are often fierce but not strong; that privatization is rarely the road to liberalization, much less democratization; and that Islamism was as wrong-footed by the uprisings as they were. …More ChinaMay 16, 2012 | China and Iran: Economic, Political, and Military RelationsOver the past few decades, China and Iran have developed a broad and deep partnership centered on China’s energy needs and Iran’s abundant resources as well as significant non-energy economic ties, arms sales and …More May 14, 2012 | Asia and the New World OrderAsia faces significant roadblocks to continued success. ++ The region must deal with territorial disputes, historical rivalries, and competition over resources. ++ Asia has no proper security architecture. ++ While China is rising, the other Asian …More May 2, 2012 | "Designed in Europe" Meets "Made in China"China’s ongoing process of găigé kāifàng (reform and opening up to the West) and the process of European integration are both paving way for a more economically fruitful future. ++ In an effort to overcome …More IndiaApril 18, 2012 | South Asia in the Coming DecadeSouth Asia has the potential to become a geopolitical and economic power, despite suffering from corruption, terrorism, poverty, poor infrastructure, insufficient healthcare, and major socio-economic inequalities. ++ The region is reaching a tipping …More April 13, 2012 | A New Opening for India and Pakistan?India now has the chance to improve its relationship with Pakistan. ++ Pakistan is showing a new inclination to work with India. ++ Pakistani President Zardari recently made a successful visit to India ++ India should use this moment to …More March 22, 2012 | India's Iran Policy Simply Makes SenseIndia has economic and domestic reasons for its ties with Iran. ++ India cannot simply give up Iranian oil: many Indian refineries are made for processing Iranian crude. ++ India has substantial trade with Iran beyond oil. ++ Iran also acts …More Eastern Europe/Central AsiaMay 23, 2012 | Missile Defense Moving South is a Well-deserved Setback for Warsaw's DreamsMarek Swierczynski: NATO’s Chicago Summit announced the first phase of Ballistic Missile Defense as operational. The news was welcomed in Warsaw, but nobody rejoiced, as one of the country’s strategic priorities in transatlantic relations had moved far away from its borders. No one knows if it will ever come back. …More May 11, 2012 | Return to the EmpireGökhan Tekir: The paper analyzes how the Russian Federation uses energy as a foreign policy instrument. Russia’s main aim is to prevent Western interference in its sphere of influence. This is done by maintaining its hegemon position in supplying Caspian energy sources to Europe. …More May 7, 2012 | Losing Democracy: Turkey under the AKPAnonymous: The first election of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) brought Turkish citizens hope regarding the democratization of the country. Two terms later, opponents are imprisoned because of their political ideas, religious values are infringing on secular institutions, and power is being concentrated at the top. …More Asia-PacificMay 25, 2012 | The Voracious DragonChina is locked in territorial disputes with its neighbors. ++ China is quarreling with Japan over the Senkaku Islands and with the Philippines over Scarborough Shoal, both of which are far outside of China’s territorial waters. ++ China is dangerously close …More May 22, 2012 | Will East Asia Surpass the World's Largest Economy?The leaders of China, South Korea and Japan agreed to launch talks to lay down the foundations for a trilateral free-trade agreement (FTA). ++ Together the economies currently constitute 20% of global economic output and are …More May 14, 2012 | Asia and the New World OrderAsia faces significant roadblocks to continued success. ++ The region must deal with territorial disputes, historical rivalries, and competition over resources. ++ Asia has no proper security architecture. ++ While China is rising, the other Asian …More AfricaMay 3, 2012 | The Return of the 22-Year Civil WarSudan has been at war with itself since gaining independence. ++ The positive impacts of Southern Sudan post-secession, when the region’s voters supported a split in an internationally backed referendum last year, have been slow to mature. ++ …More April 26, 2012 | The Need for a Credible VoteThe highly anticipated Egyptian presidential election is just around the corner. ++ Although not without its problem, the parliamentary elections in February have been viewed by most Egyptians as legitimate. ++ The bar must be set much higher for the …More April 25, 2012 | The EU's Misguided Move to Fight Pirates OnshoreJames M Bridger: Somalian piracy requires more than a military-centric strategy. While the European Union’s shift in counter-piracy strategy is a somewhat welcoming development, the new policy runs the risk of civilian casualties and entanglement in the area due to mission creep. …More Focus AfghanistanMay 18, 2012 | Anti-Corruption in Afghanistan and Pakistan: What Works and What Doesn'tAhmad Rashid Jamal: Corruption is a severe problem in many Asian countries, especially in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This paper assesses the effectiveness of anti-corruption strategies and accountability in these two countries and asks: Can Anti-corruption Agencies turn into effective organizations? …More May 16, 2012 | Hollande and Afghanistan: A Delicate BalanceVivien Pertusot: Tensions are already emerging between France’s new President and key partners. The potential for early French withdrawal from Afghanistan is one of the issues at the heart of them and has caused concerns in Allied capitals and at NATO. But let’s not exaggerate the issue. …More May 3, 2012 | Human Security, Peacebuilding, and the Hazara Minority of AfghanistanAnnika Frantzell: This thesis seeks to examine the lack of investment in the human security of the Hazara in the context of their astonishing gains following the fall of the Taliban from power and their increasing exodus from Afghanistan in the face of continued ethnic discrimination and severe economic hardships. …More - Military & Police ForcesMarch 8, 2011 | To Protect and Serve: Women in Security ForcesMelissa J.L. Crawford: In order to curtail the rising number of female suicide bombers in Middle Eastern countries undergoing conflict, there must be an increase in women serving within military and police forces. This will undoubtedly contribute to the safety of the region and bolster the status of women around the world. …More May 26, 2010 | Bundeswehr: Fighting Cuts, Fearing BloodThe Bundeswehr is appealing to the Chancellor to reconsider proposed massive budget cuts. The proposed reductions are certain to undercut the military’s ability to conduct operations abroad properly. ++ Less resources in the field …More May 17, 2010 | Nation Building is a Luxury in AfghanistanFunnelling money for infrastructure is a luxury that the necessarily long-term US military presence in Afghanistan cannot afford. ++ “Our objective is not to remake Afghanistan. That is the Afghans’ job.” ++ Moreover, a …More - Civil SocietyMay 18, 2012 | Anti-Corruption in Afghanistan and Pakistan: What Works and What Doesn'tAhmad Rashid Jamal: Corruption is a severe problem in many Asian countries, especially in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This paper assesses the effectiveness of anti-corruption strategies and accountability in these two countries and asks: Can Anti-corruption Agencies turn into effective organizations? …More September 13, 2010 | Women's Battle for Participation in Public LifeShabana Basij-Rasikh: Talking about promoting women’s rights in theory is one thing. The example of Mahnaz on the other hand underlines what precise problems Afgahn girls face in pursuing an education in the real world. A program at Middlebury College shows one way out of the dilemma. …More September 7, 2010 | Parliamentary Elections and the Security Situation in AfghanistanNiamatulla S. Sharifi: The outcome of the elections in Afghanistan will determine whether President Karzai will succeed in attaining his goals. However, the continued weakness of the Afghan police and military do not bode well for the safe conduct of the elections. …More - DiplomacyNovember 23, 2011 | Remember the Real Values of the European ProjectMikel Kotonika: With the Eurozone at the center of the global financial crisis, EU leaders are desperately trying to find a workable solution to preserve it. But if they use the imposition of a two-tier system, or other drastic measures, they will save the Eurozone at the expense of the European project as a whole. …More July 13, 2011 | Conflict Is Virtually InevitableGreg Randolph Lawson: Between China’s growing military expenditures and its aggressive stands over certain territory in the South China Sea along with concerns over an inwardly focused United States, there is a sense that the balance of power in East Asia is shifting. …More June 15, 2011 | Canada and Russia: New Transatlantic PartnersOlga Kolesnichenko: Russia and Canada should set up a new G2 forum in order to enhance Western influence on emerging BRICS powers and to diminish any chance that a Cold War-style confrontation between the G8 and BRICS occurs. …More - ReconstructionJuly 20, 2010 | Don't Abandon Women's Role in AfghanistanShabana Basij-Rasikh and Zohra Safi: Promoting the active participation of Afghan women at the Kabul Conference and beyond is a vital step towards securing a successful outcome in Afghanistan. Women must play an important role in shaping the country’s democratic future. …More April 6, 2010 | Using Cultural Cues to Guide an Afghan Exit StrategyThe US is trying to implement its “reconciliation and reintegration” strategy to start to bring the war in Afghanistan to a close. ++ This will involve dialogues between the US, Pakistan, and various Afghan parties including …More BalkanDecember 1, 2011 | 10 Steps Towards a New Approach for the BalkansAs the past decade’s global war on terror and economic troubles push the Balkans further and further down the agenda, significant gains in peace and stability in the region are under threat. Whereas EU accession has long been a …More July 18, 2011 | Serbia Forges a New European IdentityElizabeth Pond: After years of resentment aimed at the West, Serbia has developed a distinctly pro-EU stance. The EU model of soft power and prosperity has led Serbia to a turning point in its relations with not only the European institutions, but also its neighbors in the historically turbulent Balkan region. …More September 13, 2010 | Serbia and EU: A Way Forward on KosovoThe EU has succeeded in convincing the Serbs not to place a resolution before the UN general assembly on the topic of the Kosovo. ++ The Serbs had intended to ask the assembly to condemn Kosovo’s independence as an incidence of …More TurkeyMay 7, 2012 | Losing Democracy: Turkey under the AKPAnonymous: The first election of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) brought Turkish citizens hope regarding the democratization of the country. Two terms later, opponents are imprisoned because of their political ideas, religious values are infringing on secular institutions, and power is being concentrated at the top. …More March 23, 2012 | Turkish Delight? The Feasibility of the "Turkish Model" for EgyptWhile comparisons and arguments for why the Turkish Model is relevant to burgeoning MENA countries now undergoing transition abound, the infeasibilities of “selling” this model have been less explored. This …More February 7, 2012 | A Turkish Model of Governance?If Turkey is to become a good model for Muslim nations it must synthesize liberal democracy with its traditional religious values. ++ “Post-Islamism” does not imply a detachment from Islamic identity. ++ The AKP has matched its pro-Palestinian …More Polar PoliticsApril 2, 2012 | Dr. Paal Hilde, Norwegian Institute for Defense StudiesDr. Paal Hilde is Associate Professor and Head of Section for Norwegian Security Policy at the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies (IFS). April 19, 2011 | NATO Has a Strong Partner in SwedenMike McCormack: A rather interesting set of comments by Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors at a January defense conference in Stockholm may prove quite telling with regards to Sweden’s current views on its strategic position. …More April 30, 2010 | Public Portraits: The Northern Frontier RevisitedAnn H. Sontz: The new Atlanticism seeks to revitalize transatlantic cooperation and support shared economic, environmental and political interests. Coherence in cross-border public and private sector participation can be facilitated further through the creation of a centralized data archive that tracks economic growth and infrastructure development. …More - Better AidMay 24, 2012 | The Changing Rules of Multilateral Development AssistanceBalazs Ujvari: The established foreign aid paradigm is being challenged by the power shift occurring across the global economy. Emerging economies are beginning to change the rules of the game. This paper examines the differences in approaches between China and DAC countries in providing aid to Africa. …More July 21, 2011 | Amid Famine, Somalia Requires Immediate HelpMore than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa are “in urgent need of food, water and emergency health care” as the UN declared a famine in southern Somalia. ++ Previous warnings by the UN about a drought and impending …More June 29, 2011 | Right to Development and Rights-Based Approach to DevelopmentAnush Hayrapetyan: This Master thesis explores the interrelationship between the right to development and rights-based approaches as mutually reinforcing concepts to the implementation of international development. …More Latin AmericaMarch 29, 2012 | US Fiddles as Mexico FloundersThe US should be more worried about a stable Mexico than states in the Middle East. ++ While violence in Syria is horrendous, more than 47,000 Mexicans have died in the drug wars since 2006. ++ Mexico City could lose control over northern parts of …More March 1, 2012 | Benefits and Uses of EU Development AidRavi Sodha: This paper examines the question of who benefits from development aid and what the philanthropic act means within a neo-liberal framework. It will look specifically at EuropeAid and explore whether this policy could be used to pursue different objectives. …More February 2, 2012 | Understanding Change in Brazil's Foreign PolicyAlbert Buyé Grau: This dissertation seeks to demonstrate that Brazil’s foreign policy changed during the period between 1990 and 2010 because of the country’s adoption of a consensual hegemonic strategy in South America. This was pursued in order to become a global power. …More |
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