The Road Ahead: What the Death of Islam Karimov Means for Uzbekistan and...
This article was originally published by Harvard International Review on 7 February 2017. On August 29, 2016, the president of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage....
View ArticleThe Inconvenient Truth about Foreign Aid
This article was published by Global Policy on 13 February 2017. For recipients aid has been a very mixed blessing, but for donors it’s been a bonanza. It’s astonishing when you think about it. Why...
View ArticleEmpire by Other Means: Russia’s Strategy for the 21st Century
This article was originally published by YaleGlobal Online on 2 February 2017. During the first phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on 28 January, both sides agreed on the need to...
View ArticleClickbait: Fake News and the Role of the State
This article was originally published by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) on 9 February 2017. Synopsis States all around the world are seeking to restrict the proliferation of...
View ArticleBoko Haram in 2016: A Highly Adaptable Foe
This article was originally published by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) on 7 February 2017. Significant security gains have been made in the fight against Boko Haram, but the war is far from...
View ArticleDefending Democracy in Latin America…but Which Democracy?
This article was originally published by openDemocracy on 15 February 2017. Since the early 1990s, political elites have enthusiastically embraced the values and practices of democracy in the...
View ArticleWhat’s a NATO Ally Worth: Getting Beyond the Two Percent Benchmark
This article was originally published by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) on 16 February 2017. This week Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis delivered some tough love to America’s allies in...
View ArticleOne Year after the Sanctions: Is Europe Ready for the Belarus Crisis?
This article was originally published by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) on 9 February 2017. The results of the ongoing normalization in relations between the EU and Belarus have...
View ArticleThe Era of Mutual Assured Disruption
This article was published by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) on 16 February 2017. The five forces that are ‘liquidising’ global security. As the liberal order frays and geopolitical...
View ArticleWhy Border Controls Won’t Protect Europe Against Terrorism
This article was published by the Institute for Strategic, Political, Security and Economic Consultancy (ISPSW) in February 2017. In mid-December, people and families all over Europe and in many parts...
View ArticleHow Organization Theorists Help Explain Military Power
This article was originally published by Political Violence @ a Glance on 21 February 2017. With the inauguration of Donald Trump, the United States began the same kind of reevaluation of military...
View ArticleThe Doctor and the Cure: The Crisis of Sovereignty in the Twenty-first Century
This article was originally published by E-International Relations on 24 February 2017. The world is sick. Un/fortunately, while advocates of Brexit and other populists have correctly identified the...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: Using Religious Resources to Teach Negotiation and...
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 ArticleAmbling Blindly Back into the Mountains: 5 Hard Questions for the Next Phase...
This article was originally published by War on the Rocks on 23 February 2017. Gen. John Nicholson, who commands the American-led international military force in Afghanistan, recently made headlines...
View ArticlePotential Legal and Political Effects if the US Relocates Its Embassy to...
This article was originally published by the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) on 17 February 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump has stated he would like to see the American embassy in...
View ArticleThe contemporary shadow of the Scramble for Africa
This article was published by VoxEU.org on 1 March 2017. The Scramble for Africa has contributed to economic, social, and political underdevelopment by spurring ethnic-tainted civil conflict and...
View ArticleScenarios for Europe: Deciphering Juncker’s White Paper
This article was originally published by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) on 3 March 2017. What future for Europe does Jean Claude Juncker want? On 1 March 2017, President of the...
View ArticleIs Libya the New Stage for Putin’s Attempted Peacemaking?
This article was originally published by IPI Global Observatory on 2 March 2017. Renewed efforts are now underway to overcome the gridlock in Libya’s peace process. The United Nations’ special...
View ArticleThe Nuclear Fallout of Trump’s Possible Détente with Putin
This article was originally published by the Harvard International Review on 16 February 2017. While the new US administration should be looking for areas of cooperation with Russia where possible, it...
View ArticleJapan’s Security Policy Reform: Institutional Changes Facilitating a Larger...
This article was originally published by the East-West Center on 2 March 2017. In light of the recent summit between President Trump and Prime Minister Abe and the latter’s fifth year in office, it is...
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