Policy pointers

A 43-page paper assessing the seriousness of the threat posed by terrorist groups operating from failed African states, and presenting alternative strategies to confront such groups

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-04-26

Counterproliferation in the Twenty-First Century

Washington Institute

This 7-page US lecture focused on what the United States and its allies can do to prevent weapons of mass destruction from falling into the hands of terrorists willing to use them

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-08-09

Counterinsurgency in Uruzgan

Land Warfare Studies Centre

This paper examines counterinsurgency from a commander's perspective, focusing on Australian operations in Uruzgan in the second half of 2009

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-10-19

Counterinsurgency in Pakistan

Rand Corporation

This 208-page US monograph analyzes the efforts made by Pakistan against militant groups

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-06-24

Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan

Rand Corporation

This study explores the nature of the insurgency in Afghanistan, the key challenges and successes of the U.S.-led counterinsurgency campaign, and the capabilities necessary to wage effective counterinsurgency operations.

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-08-05

Countering Violent Extremism: Videopower and Cyberspace

EastWest Institute

A 45-page paper proposing a strategy for countering the use of cyberspace by terrorists

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-03-05

Countering Violent Extremism: Lessons from the Abrahamic Faiths

EastWest Institute

A 92-page report examining the connections between religion and extremist violence

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-11-14

Countering Transnational Threats: Terrorism, Narco-Trafficking, and WMD Proliferation

Washington Institute

This 42-page policy focus compiles and analyzes six lectures by leading U.S. conterterrorism practitioners on the strategically important nexus between terrorism, international criminal networks, and proliferation

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-02-26

Countering Threats to Security and Stability in a Failing State: Lessons from Colombia

CSIS

This 91-page US report analyzes why Colombia was on the road to possible state failure, how the process was reversed, and what will be needed to sustain progress

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-10-23

Countering the MANPADS Threat: Strategies for Success

Arms Control Association

A US assessment of the MANPADS threat and methods of countering it

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-09-07

Countering Terrorism: Role of Intelligence and Investigative Agencies

IPCS

This 4-page Indian issue brief analyses the role of intelligence and investigative agencies in countering terrorism

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-12-14

Countering Terrorism in South Asia: Strengthening Multilateral Engagement

Center for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

A 36-page report of a meeting held to provide a timely and multifaceted discussion to contribute to a better understanding of the terrorist challenge in South Asia, as well as the broader issues which frame the threat

Defence, Terrorism & Security, RegionalPosted: 2009-07-22

Countering Radicalization in America

USIP

This 16-page report explains how the US has begun devising a comprehensive counterradicalization strategy

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-10

Countering Piracy, Trafficking, and Terrorism: Ensuring Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean

Stimson Center

This 20-page US paper is part of a series exploring maritime and security policy issues in the Indian Ocean

Defence, Terrorism & Security, RegionalPosted: 2012-05-21

Countering Online Radicalisation in Australia

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

The report of a policy forum held to examine approaches to countering online radicalisation in Australia (single page linking to each contribution)

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-14

Countering Internet Radicalisation in Southeast Asia

RSIS, ASPI

The focus of this 24-page research report is on Southeast Asian jihadist websites and the report includes policy recommendations for governments to counter possible ways the Internet can be used to facilitate terrorism

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-05-28

Countering Destabilization in Africa

Strategic Studies Institute

This 21-page U.S. research paper examines the potential causes of instability in Africa, including AIDS, and proposes possible solutions

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-04-01

Countering Bio-Threats: EU Instruments for Managing Bio Materials, Technology and Knowledge

SIPRI

A 46-page policy paper assessing the role of the EU in reducing security risks from microorganisms and toxins

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-08-31

Countering Asymmetrical Warfare in the 21st Century: A Grand Strategic Vision

CCC

This 9-page US article offers a comprehensive strategic vision for countering asymmetrical threats

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-07-09

Countering Afghanistan's Insurgency: No Quick Fixes

Crisis Group

A 30-page report examining the state of the insurgency in Afghanistan

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-11-03

Counterfeit Drugs and National Security

Stimson Center

This 14-page US report asserts that counterfeit drug trafficking is not only a public health hazard of highest magnitude, it is also a national and international security threat

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-02-25

Counter-Terrorism in Somalia: Losing Hearts and Minds?

Crisis Group

A 29-page report arguing that U.S. counter-terrorism efforts in Somalia are proving counter-productive

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-07-13

Countdown to the Iranian Bomb

INSS

A 14-page Israeli essay assessing the timetable for Iran’s drive to attain nuclear weapons

Defence, Terrorism & Security, RegionalPosted: 2010-03-03

Could Europe Do Better on Pooling Intelligence?

SDA

The 20-page report of a debate on how Europe could pool intelligence more effectively

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-11-26

Cote D'Ivoire: Peace as an Option

Crisis Group

The executive summary and recommnendations of a report assessing the prospects and prerequisites for peace in Cote D'Ivoire (complete report available only in French)

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-05-18

Corporations and Counterinsurgency

Rand Corporation

This 57-page US study explores counterinsugency operations by large multinational corporations in Liberia, Papua New Guinea, and the Niger Delta region of Nigeria

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-09-07

Copts' Uphill Battle

CEIP

A US article reviewing the situation of the Coptic community in Egypt

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-03-02

Copts, Brothers, Salafis, and Autocrats: The Alexandria Bombing and Egypt’s Unresolved Crisis

CEIP

A US commentary on Egupt's sectarian crisis

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-01-15

Coping with Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities

INSS

A 10-page Israeli essay describes Iran's nuclear capabilities and the implications of a nuclear Iran for Israel

Defence, Terrorism & Security, RegionalPosted: 2011-11-16

Coping with a Nuclearising Iran

IISS

This 13-page UK paper considers the need for a framework for dealing with Iran before, while and after it crosses the nuclear weapons threshold

Defence, Terrorism & Security, RegionalPosted: 2011-12-07

Cooperation with the Kremlin

Bertelsmann Foundation

An 8-page German paper explaining how Russia and the EU have differenct concept of the meaning of security

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-29

Cooperation or Democratisation? The EU's Conflicting Mediterranean Security Discourses

Danish Institute for International Studies

A 33-page working paper arguing that the EU's strategy towards the Southern Mediterranean states has been marked by two conflicting and mutually incompatible security discourses

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2004-08-09

Cooperate to Survive

Bitter-Lemons-international.Org

An analysis of current Turkish-Iranian relations

Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-05-20

Conversion Survey 2004: Global Disarmament, Demilitarization and Demobilization

Bonn International Center for Conversion

The 10-page introduction to this survey, which advocates a holistic and global approach to security

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-06-21

Converging Peril : Climate Change and Conflict in the Southern Philippines

RSIS

This 48-page Singaporean working paper studies how the provinces of the ARMM in the southern Philippines are experiencing convergence risks from climate change and violent conflict

Climate Change & Environment, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-11-24

Convergence of Physical and IT Security is Becoming a Necessity

GCN

An article warning that physical attacks will be increasingly accompanied by cyber attacks to magnify the impact of the assault or hamper response

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-05-11

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2002-2009

CRS

An 89-page US report on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar years

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-09-26

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1998-2005

CRS

This 98-page US report quantifies transfers of conventional arms to developing nations by the US and other countries

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-10-31

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1997-2004

Congressional Research Service - U.S.

This 94-page U.S. annual report provides unclassified data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the U.S. and other weapons-supplying nations

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-09-01

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations 2000-2007

CRS

An 80-page (annual) rport on arms sales to developing countries by the US and other nations

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-10-30

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations 1999-2006

CRS

This 98-page US report quantifies conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the US and other countries

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-10-11

Controversies Over Missile Defense in Europe

FIIA

A 31-page Finnish working paper considering controversies over the use of missile defence in Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-04-13

Controlling Irregular Migration in Canada: Reconciling Security Concerns with Human Rights Protection

Institute for Research on Public Policy

This 44-page study discusses how security and human rights considerations should be reconciled in respect of immigration to Canada

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-02-21

Contest Two and Counter Extremism: Lessons for Australia

ASPI

This 10-page policy analysis examines what Australia can learn from the UK approach with respect to domestic counter extremism policy

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-06-11

Contending Cultures of Counterterrorism: Transatlantic Convergence or Divergence?

Royal Institute for International Affairs

This 20-page article examines the differences in response to terrorist attacks by the US and the UK and Spain

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-10-26

Constructive COIN: How Development Can Fight Radicals

CFR

This 2-page US article examines the evidence for the theory that development-based strategy is effective in counterinsurgency situations

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-06-09

Considering NATO’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons after the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review

BASIC

A 6-page backgounder on the implications for NATO of the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-04-15

Congressional Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism

INSS

An Israeli commentary on the findings of the US Congressional Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-12-16

Congress Stops 2005 Funding for New U.S. Nuclear Weapons

British American Security Information Council

An explanation and commentary on the decision of the U.S. Congress to deny funds for new nuclear weapons

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-11-27

Congo: The Electoral Process Seen from the East

Crisis Group

This summary briefing examines voter registration and the beginning of the campaign on the ground in the Kivu provinces and the Ituri district and highlights the electoral stakes in a region that remains fundamental for durable stability in the country

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-09-06

Congo: Securing Peace, Sustaining Progress

CFR

This US paper analyzes the problems besetting the DRC and proposes some solutions

International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-11-02

Congo: Four Priorities for Sustainable Peace in Ituri

Crisis Group

The executive summary and recommendations from a report examining the root causes of conflict in Ituri

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-05-28

Congo: Bringing Peace to North Kivu

Crisis Group

This 40-page report examines the need for a new approach to address the root cause of violence in North Kivu

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-11-02

Confronting the "Enemy Within": Security Intelligence, the Police, and Counterterrorism in Four Democracies

Rand Corporation

This 91-page U.S. document reviews domestic intelligence services in U.K., France, Canada and Australia as part of an assessment of the FBI's capability in intelligence-gathering

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-04-09

Confronting the Unconventional: Innovation and Transformation in Military Affairs

Strategic Studies Institute

This 87-page paper studies the limits to military transformation by analyzing French, British and US efforts to deal with irregular threats

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-11-07

Confronting the New Nasser in Iran

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

A 4-page commentary on the nature of the threat posed by the president of Iran

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-07-22

Confronting Iran: Critical Perspectives on the Current Crisis, Its Origins and Implications

PDA

A compilation of critical analyses and essential background on the growing U.S. confrontation with Iran (single page linking to each item)

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-02-19

Conflict Risk Alert: Egypt: The Revolution Returns

Crisis Group

A conflict risk alert in respect of Egypt's political situation

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-11-25

Conditions for a European Intervention Strategy in applying the ESDP and U.S./NATO crisis management

Center for European Integration Studies

A 32-page discussion paper addressing the current security strategies of NATO, the E.U. and the U.S., seeking points of convergence and areas for transatlantic cooperation

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-11-27

Concrete Steps to Improve the Nonproliferation Regime

CEIP

This 52-page US paper outlines the key steps needed for the IAEA to reassert its full authority

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-04-13

Conceptualizing AfPak: The Prospects and Perils

Chatham House

A 33-page UK paper identifying weaknesses in the US' AfPak strategy

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-02-06

Comprehensive Security and Resilience in Southeast Asia

RSIS

This 32-page Singaporean working paper describes how ASEAN has approached dealing with terrorism and sea piracy since 9/11 and the Bali bombings

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-08-03

Comprehensive Responses to Gender Based Violence in Low-Resource Settings

Population Council

This 56-page report reviews the findings, lessons learned, and promising practices in the provision of comprehensive SGBV services in sub-Saharan Africa

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Human RightsPosted: 2010-08-25

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments

CRS

This 78-page US report presents a detailed, comprehensive discussion of the CTBT's pros and cons from a US perspective

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-03-10

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments

CRS

A 54-page US updated report providing background and current developments on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-10-19

Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments

CRS

A 51-page US report provides an update on current issues concerning the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2008-10-06

Comprehensive Maritime Domain Awareness: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

RSIS

This 37-page Singaporean paper argues for greater international cooperation in information sharing and interpretation to more effectively counter threats to maritime safety and security

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-10-27

Comprehending Contemporary Causes of Conflict in Indonesia

Centre for Strategic Studies New Zealand

An 8-page seminar address describing and analysing internal conflicts within Indonesia

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-04-19

Competition over Resources: Drivers of Insecurity and the Global South

ORG

This 19-page UK paper considers the security risks likely to flow from global competition for resources

Climate Change & Environment, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-10-13

Commercial Security in Humanitarian and Post-Conflict Settings: An Exploratory Study

International Peace Academy

This 82-page study describes the decentralized, ad hoc use of commercial security organizations in humanitarian and post-conflict settings

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-04-27

Commercial Security and Development

BICC

This 80-page brief presents findings from Timor-Leste, Liberia and Peru on the relationship between commercial security and development

International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2012-02-24

Command and Control? Planning for EU Military Operations

EUISS

A 52-page occasional paper assessing the effectiveness of the European Union’s capability for the planning and conduct of military operations

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-02-07

Come Home, NATO? The Atlantic Alliance’s New Strategic Concept

DIIS

This 30-page Danish Report provides an overview of the political and military issues that are likely to shape the coming discussions about NATO’s new Strategic Concept

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-03-05

Combatting Terrorism: The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness

Congressional Research Service

A 15-page U.S. report designed to assist policymakers to understand and apply broad-based objective criteria when evaluating progress in a nation's efforts to combat terrorism

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-11-29

Combatting Terrorism: Evaluation of Selected Characteristics in National Strategies Related to Terrorism

General Accounting Office - U.S.

The report postulates six desirable characteristics for the development and implementation of strategies and assessess the extent to which existing strategies for combatting terrorism and maintaining homeland security address these characteristics

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-02-04

Combatting Terrorism in the Transport Sector: Economic Costs and Benefits

Department of Foreign Affairs - Australian Government

A 64-page Australian report analysing the costs and benefits of counter-terrorist measures to protect transportation in the Asia/Pacific region

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-06-25

Combatting Terrorism - The Challenge for Policymakers in Australia and the U.S.

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

A 13-page presentation considering the terrorist threat from three standpoints, the theory of terrorism, its contemporary nature and the required policy response

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-07-26

Combatting Nuclear Smuggling

US Government Accountability Office

An 80-page US report examining the progress of US programmes providing nuclear detection equipment to foreign governments for the prevention of nuclear smuggling, and the challenges to those programmes

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-04-04

Combatting International Terrorism: New Powers for the Security Council?

Clingendael

A 24-page Dutch paper considering how new powers for the UN security council might help combat international terrorism

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-12-07

Combating the Financing of Terrorism: EU Policies, Polity and Politics

EIPA

A 7-page article discussing the activities and initiatives undertaken by the European Union in Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT)

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-20

Combating Sexual Violence in the DR Congo: Towards a Comprehensive Approach?

NUPI

A 38-page Norwegian report on the United Nations Comprehensive Strategy on Combating Sexual Violence in the DRC framework.

Crime, Law & Order, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-08-06

Combat Pair: The Evolution of Air Force - Navy Integration in Strike Warfare

Rand Corporation

This 129-page study examines the development of Air Force - Navy cooperation by the US since 1991

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-03-07

Combat Aircraft Sales to South Asia: Potential Implications

Congressional Research Service

A 12-page US report examining the political and military implications of the recently-announced sale of F-16 combat aircraft by the US to Pakistan

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-07-26

Colombia's New Armed Groups

Crisis Group

A 38-page report analyzing the armed groups emerging in several parts of Colombia, threatening the government's demobilization strategy

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-05-11

Colombia's Crossroads: The FARC and the Future of the Hostages

USIP

This 8-page US briefing discusses the condition of the FARC, their hostages and the potential direction of the hostage situation

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-07-15

Colombia's Borders: The Weak Link in Uribe's Security Policy

International Crisis Group

A 38-page report highlighting the need for Colombia to engage fully with its neighbours if it is to solve its internal security problems

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-09-27

Colombia: Towards Peace and Justice?

Crisis Group

This 33-page report urges the Colombian government to change its policy on the demobilization of paramilitaries as a step towards achieving lasting peace

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-03-16

Colombia: Security as the Road to Peace?

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

An 8-page commentary discussing the role of Europe and the international community in the Colombian conflict

Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-08-25

Colombia: Presidential Politics and Peace Prospects

Crisis Group

A 39-page report proposing steps that President Uribe needs to take if peace prospects for Colombia are to improve

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-06-27

Colombia: New Prospects for Peace?

ISS

A 5-page analysis of the political situation in Colombia following the Betancourt release

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-08-08

Colombia: Making Military Progress Pay Off

Crisis Group

A 12-page policy briefing examining Colombia's progress towards security

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-04-29

Collective Self-Defense: Key to a Larger Security Role for Japan

JIIA

A Japanese commentary on the constitutional provision that prevents Japan from participating in collective self defence

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-05-03

Coalition Warfare in Afghanistan: Burden-sharing or Disunity?

Chatham House

An 8-page UK briefing paper examining the reasons for the coalition forces' lack of success in Afghanistan

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-10-26