Policy pointers

Defence, Terrorism & Security

China's Domestic Politics Behind the Senkaku Incident

AJISS

A 3-page Japanese commentary on the apparent dispute going on within the Chinese leadership over the defence of maritime resources in the East China Sea

Defence, Terrorism & Security, RegionalPosted: 2011-01-13

China's Emergence: Implications for Australia

Parliament of Australia

A 249-page report examining China's foreign policy, military modernization programme, its effect on other countries in the Asia Pacific region and the implications for Australia

Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-04-06

China's Energy and Security Relations with Russia: Hopes, Frustrations and Uncertainties

SIPRI

A 56-page Swedish policy paper illuminating the current status of China’s security and energy relations with Russia

Energy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-10-19

China's Grand Strategy: From Confucius to Contemporary

SSI

A 35-page US monograph addressing how China's grand strategy may be expected to develop

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-11-05

China's Maritime Strategic Agenda

ASPI

This 4-page Australian policy analysis explores the central tenets of China's maritime security agenda

Defence, Terrorism & Security, RegionalPosted: 2010-05-03

China's Military Modernization and the Cross-Strait Balance

Brookings Institution

An 8-page U.S. testimony focusing on the political issues involved with China's military modernization and the cross-strait balance

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-10-05

China's Military Power

CFR

A US backgrounder on the implications of recent improvements in China's military capabilities

Defence, Terrorism & Security, RegionalPosted: 2009-02-05

China's Political Commissars and Commanders: Trends and Dynamics

Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies

This 42-page working paper examines trends in the roles of political commissars and commanders in the Chinese military

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-10-19

China's Quest for Asia

Hoover Institution

A U.S. article discussing China's increasing significance as a strategic power in Asia

Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-12-03

China's Revolution in Military Affairs: Good Enough for Government Work?

RSIS

A 3-page Singaporean commentary on China's military reform programme

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-08-31

China's Search for Stability With America

Council on Foreign Relations

A 5-page essay examining the mutual self-interest involved in the maintenance and development of good relations between China and the U.S.

Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-08-24

China's WMD Foot in the Greater Middle East's Door

"Middle East Review of International Affairs"

A paper examining China's efforts to pursue WMD-related programmes in the greater Middle East

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-10-06

Chinese Army Yawns at Pyongyang's Missiles

Nautilus Institute

A US essay arguing that unless China is committed to disarming North Korea, there will be no solution to the North Korean problem

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-07-19

Chinese Missile Technology Control: Regime or No Regime?

DIIS

A 22-page Danish brief examining policy options for dealing with the possibility of a proliferation of ballistic missile technology transferred from China

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-02-07

Chinese National Security: Decisionmaking Under Stress

Strategic Studies Institute

A 253-page report of a U.S. conference studying China's behaviour in conditions of tension and stress

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-10-28

Chinese Perceptions of Traditional and Nontraditional Threats

SSI

This 173-page US monograph examines how China perceives itself, the world and China's place in it

Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-04-22

Chinese Puzzle in India-Bangladesh Relations

IDSA

An Indian commentary voicing concern that developing relations between Bangladesh and China may pose a future security risk for India

Defence, Terrorism & Security, RegionalPosted: 2010-04-21

Chirac's Gaullism: Why France Has Become the Driving Force Behind an Autonomous European Defence Policy

Cicero Foundation

This 14-page paper analyses Chirac's European Defence Policy and how it fits into the Gaullist tradition

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2004-10-06

CIMIC in the ISAF Mission

SWP

A 30-page German research paper examining lessons learned in respect of Civil-Military Co-operation

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-04-14

Civil Society and Democratization in the Arab World

Middle East Review of International Affairs

A 20-page article attacking the "civil society" thesis that argues that vigorous civic activism can generate democratic regime change in the Arab world

Governance & Politics, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-12-07

This 95-page paper reviews several decades of scholarship on civil war, focusing on the answers to key questions: Why do wars begin? Who fights? How are armed groups organized? How can we end and prevent internal war?

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-03-24

Civil-Military Change in China: Elites, Institutes and Ideas After the 16th Party Congress

Strategic Studies Institute

This 381-page book examines the political and military ramifications of the leadership changes in China initiated by the 16th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-10-21

Civil-Military Cooperation in Multinational and Interagency Operations

NUPI

This 28-page Norwegian paper discusses obstacles to civilian-military cooperation in multinational and interagency operations

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-08-22

Civilian Crisis Management: The EU Way

Institute for Security Studies

This 150-page Chaillot Paper examines the EU's approach to civilian crisis management

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-08-08

Civilians as Human Shields

IICC

A4-page Israeli report illustrated with operational sketches seized during Operation Cast Lead showing Hamas firing positions, anti-tank positions and IEDs in military compounds situated in the heart of densely-populated neighborhoods in the northern Gaza Strip

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-01-20

Climate Change and Conflict

Crisis Group

A brief overview of the relationship between climate change, environmental degradation and conflict

Climate Change & Environment, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-08-15

Climate Change and National Security

CFR

A 40-page US report on the challenges to national security presented by climate change

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-12-08

Climate Change and Security

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

A 9-page US article highlighting the complexity of the relationship between global warming and international security priorities

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-05-05

Climate Change and Security

Egmont

A 12-page report of a conference held to discuss what influence the risks and challenges of climate change will have on the African continent and how they should be dealt with

Climate Change & Environment, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-04-30

Climate Change and Security

ORG

This 4-page UK briefing looks at the consequences of climate change for human security

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-10-12

Climate Change, Land and Security

SIPRI

A Swedish essay on the interaction of climate change and security

Climate Change & Environment, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-12-18

CNS Special Report on North Korean Ballistic Missile Capabilities

Center for Nonproliferation Studies

A 13-page US assessment of the strike capabilities of North Korea's ballistic missiles

Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-05-03

Co-ordinating the War on Terrorism

Rand Corporation

This 23-page U.S. occasional paper addresses how the war on terrorism should be co-ordinated within the executive branch of the federal government

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-03-31

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

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

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

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: 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: 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: 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'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'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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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: 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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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: 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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 "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

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

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: 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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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, 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, 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

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

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

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

Cooperate to Survive

Bitter-Lemons-international.Org

An analysis of current Turkish-Iranian relations

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

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