Silent Guns: Examining the Two-Year Absence of Coups in Africa
This article was originally published by Political Violence @ a Glance on 18 September 2017. This Sunday, 17 September 2017, marks two years since the last attempted military coup d’état in Africa....
View ArticleChina and India Pull Back on Doklam, Choosing to Fight Another Day
This article was originally published by YaleGlobal Online on 14 September 2017. India deftly used the BRICS summit to end the standoff with China in Bhutan, but challenges remain for bilateral...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: The Myanmar Peace Process 2011-2015 Through National...
Mediation Perspectives is a periodic blog entry that’s provided by the CSS’ Mediation Support Team and occasional guest authors. Each entry is designed to highlight the utility of mediation approaches...
View ArticleMacron’s European Defense Doctrine
This article was originally published by Carnegie Europe on 28 September 2017. “A sovereign, united, democratic Europe.” This is the vision French President Emmanuel Macron outlined in a landmark...
View ArticleMyanmar’s Rohingya Suffer Under the Crisis in Humanitarianism
This article was originally published by the IPI Global Observatory on 20 September 2017. As the United Nations General Assembly kicked off in New York this week, Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu...
View ArticleStrategic Contours of China’s Arms Exports
This article was originally published by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) on 11 September 2017. Synopsis China’s global geopolitical aspirations, backed by growing economic...
View ArticleThe Myth of Accidental War
This article was originally published by the World Policy Blog on 28 September 2017. As the rhetoric and warlike maneuvers of the U.S. and North Korea accelerate, the media are increasingly considering...
View ArticleHamas: Toward Palestinian Reconciliation, or Abdication of Governmental...
This article was originally published by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) on 24 September 2017. Despite the announcement by the Hamas leadership that it was willing to disband the...
View ArticleAn End in Sight for Ukraine… Maybe
This article was originally published by Geopolitical Futures (GPF) on 28 September 2017. There are early indicators that Russia and the U.S. may settle for neutrality in Kiev right now. The conflict...
View ArticleThe Middle Eastern Roots of Nuclear Alarmism over North Korea
This article was originally published by War On The Rocks on 3 October 2017. Nuclear alarmism is reaching a fever pitch in Washington. President Donald Trump has responded to North Korea’s push toward...
View ArticleAn Effective Antidote: The Four Components that Make Finland More Resilient...
This article was originally published by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) on 3 October 2017. Russia’s actions in Ukraine reminded many that states use a mixture of tools to achieve...
View ArticleTurkey’s Incursion into Syria: Making Things Better or Worse?
This article was published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on 2 October 2017. It is not easy to follow what has been happening in Syria. After six years of war and between 300,000 and 400,000...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: Empathy versus Realpolitik?
Mediation Perspectives is a periodic blog entry that’s provided by the CSS’ Mediation Support Team and occasional guest authors. Each entry is designed to highlight the utility of mediation approaches...
View ArticleRussia and the West: Handling the Clash of Worldviews
This article was originally published by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) on 4 October 2017. While defending the EU’s interests and values, we should continue to retain bridges with the...
View ArticleChallenges in Libya Complicate EU Measures to Stem Migration
This article was originally published by the IPI Global Observatory on 20 October 2017. In recent weeks, allegations have surfaced that Italy has been paying armed groups in Libya to cease smuggling...
View ArticleThe Twists and Turns along China’s Belt and Road
This article was originally published by International Crisis Group on 2 October 2017. “The project of the century” is how Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi touted the Belt and Road Initiative to the...
View ArticleReligion and Ethnicity are Not Indicators of Extremism
This article was originally published by Institute for Security Studies on 20 October 2017 Counter-terrorism fails when it alienates the very communities it is meant to help. Counter-terrorism...
View ArticleTurkey and the West: How Bad is It?
This article was originally published by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center on 13 October 2017. The U.S. suspension of visa services in Turkey is an...
View ArticleWhat Europe Can Do for the Western Balkans
This article was originally published by European Council on Foreign Relations on 13 October 2017. It is high time for the EU to move beyond ‘stabilocracy’ and stand up to ethnic nationalist kleptocrat...
View ArticleTwo Sides of Europe’s Defense Coin
This article was originally published by Carnegie Europe on 2 November 2017. If Italy and Poland developed a strategic consensus and acted accordingly, it would be a revolution for European defense....
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