Foreign Policy
China's Energy and Security Relations with Russia: Hopes, Frustrations and Uncertainties
SIPRI
This 56-page Swedish report illuminates the current status of China’s security and energy relations with Russia
Energy, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-10-14
China's Expanding Peacekeeping Role: Its Significance and the Policy Implications
SIPRI
This 8-page Swedish policy brief examines the dramatic expansion in Chinese involvement in UN peacekeeping activities and makes recommendations to the international community on how to engage with China in order to strengthen its commitment to regional stability, ensure greater convergence between Chinese and other international interests on questions of regional security, and encourage more effective international peacekeeping operations
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-02-26
China's Expanding Role in Africa: Implications for the United States
CSIS
This 85-page report examines the key factors underpinning China's growing strategic involvement with Africa
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-02-23
China's Foreign Policy Leadership: Testing Time
Hoover Institution - China Leadership Monitor
This 9-page commentary notes the transformation in China's foreign policy in recent years, its new flexibility and sophistication, but forecasts a period of tenseness in U.S.- China relations due largely to the Taiwan issue
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-02-11
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 International Behavior: Activism, Opportunism, and Diversification
Rand Corporation
This 278-page monograph analyzes how China defines its international objectives, how it is pursuing them, and what it means for U.S. interests
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-09-10
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 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 Rising Role, "Soft Power" and Influence in Asia
French Institute of International Relations
This 14-page paper considers the rise of Chinese influence in Asia
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-01-16
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 Stubborn Anti-Democracy
Hoover Institution
A US article assesses the rate of democratization in China
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-02-27
China's Transforming Society and Foreign Policy
Finnish Institute of International Affairs
This 73-page Finnish report contains three papers dealing, respectively, with insecurities existing in Chinese society, Chinese perceptions of its societal transformation, and an assessment of Chinese foreign policy during the reform era, especially towards the rest of Asia
Foreign Policy, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-09-13
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 Foreign Policy in Hu's Second Term: Coping with Political Transition Abroad
FPRI
A US paper analyzing China's challenge of juggling a passive foreign policy with its new role as a global power
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-05-17
Chinese Ghost Story: The Quadrilateral Dialogue
"The Diplomat", Lowy Institute
A 3-page Australian commentary on the quadrilateral dialogue among the US, Japan, Australia and India
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-04-02
Chinese Mercantilism: The Long View
Business Standard, New Delhi
This US op-ed argues that instead of confronting China and risking conflict, the West should nudge China away from mercantilism using carrots, not sticks, in an energetically multilateral approach aimed at designing better rules rather than an aggressively unilateral one aimed at achieving particular outcomes
Globalisation & International Trade, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-01-29
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 Views: Breaking the Stalemate on the Korean Peninsula
USIP
This 12-page US report examines how the Chinese stance towards North Korea is undergoing reappraisal
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-02-08
Civil Democratic Islam: Partners, Resources and Strategies
Rand Corporation
This 88-page U.S. report describes the sub-groups within Islam, their stands on various issues and the implications for the West
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-03-31
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 Relations in Medvedev's Russia
SSI
A 116-page US document examining the challenges Russia faces in Asia, the nature of the dynamic and complex Asian security environment, and the extent to which Russia is or is not meeting those challenges
Regional, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-02-07
Classical Liberalism and International Relations
CIS
This Australian paper argues that it is possible to develop a classical liberal foreign policy agenda
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-04-01
Cleaning Up the UN in an Age of U.S. Hegemony
C.D. Howe Institute
A 12-page commentary proposing a formula for reforming the United Nations
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-06-21
Coercive Diplomacy by the EU: The Case of Iran
Clingendael
This 43-page Dutch discussion paper analyzes the concept of coercive diplomacy and assesses the European application of it to contain the Iranian nuclear programme
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-07
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'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
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
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
Commercial Diplomacy and International Business
Clingendael
A 42-page Dutch discussion paper examining the significance of commercial diplomacy in international trade
Globalisation & International Trade, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-03-06
Comparative Connections
Pacific Forum CSIS
A 164-page e-journal on East Asian bilateral relations
Foreign Policy, RegionalPosted: 2011-05-13
Comparing Global Influence
CRS
This 175-page US report compares China's and US diplomacy, foreign aid, trade and investment in the developing world
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-09-04
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
Confronting Damascus: U.S. Policy toward the Evolving Situation in Syria
Washington Institute
A US House testimony on US policy towards Syria
Foreign Policy, RegionalPosted: 2012-04-30
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
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
Containment with Chinese Characteristics: Beijing Hedges Against the Rise of India
American Enterprise Institute
This 9-page US paper argues that China is pursuing a containment strategy to restrict the emergence of India as a great power
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-09-08
Contemporary Chinese Views of Europe
Chatham House
This 81-page UK report examines Chinese views on the economic, political and cultural aspects of Europe
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-11-27
Contemporary Indian Views of Europe
Chatham House, Fondation Robert Schuman
A 65-page report giving Indian views of Europe's status in world affairs
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-10-04
Convergence and Divergence in Taiwan's U.S. Policy, 2004-2008: Analysis and Recommendations
Brookings
This 38-page US article looks at recent developments in Taiwan's US policy
Foreign Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-11-16
Cooperate to Survive
Bitter-Lemons-international.Org
An analysis of current Turkish-Iranian relations
Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-05-20
Cooperation in Contention: The Evolution of ASEAN Norms
YCISS
A 29-page Canadian working paper examining the development of ASEAN and its norms
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-03-23
Cooperation in Contention: The Evolution of ASEAN Norms
YCISS
A 29-page Canadian working paper studying the evolution of ASEAN and the norms by which it operates
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-02-09
Corruption in the Middle East: Challenges Posed for the United States
Center for Contemporary Conflict
A 12-page paper examining the extent and consequences of corruption in the Middle East and the challenges posed to the U.S. by its prevalence
Corruption, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-11-11
Counterfeit, Drugs and Human Rights: Six Parties at an Impasse?
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
A 4-page German commentary on the decision by the Bush administration to address Pyongyang's criminal activities and human rights violations, and its potential to cause a crisis in the Six Party Talks
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-01-09
Countering Islamists at the Ballot Box: Alternative Strategies
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
A 24-page US policy focus proposing alternative strategies for the US in dealing with the success of Islamists at the ballot box
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-01-03
Creating the European External Action Service
SWP
This 8-page German commentary sets out preconditions for a successful EEAS
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-06-30
Credibility and Compliance
SWP
A 4-page German commentary arguing that the EU's CFSP risks forfeiting its leverage in the Western Balkans
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-03-14
Crisis in the Middle East
Carnegie Endowment for World Peace
A collection of commentaries on different facets of the current crisis in the Middle East
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-08-05
Cross-Strait Relations: First the Easy Steps, Then the Difficult Ones
Hoover Institution
This 31-page essay deals with recent developments in cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan
Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-09-09
Cross-Strait Relations: First the Easy, Now the Hard
Hoover Institution
A 34-page US paper on PRC-Taiwan-US policy on cross-Strait relations
Foreign Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-05-10
Cross-Strait Relations: In Search of Peace
"China Leadership Monitor"
A 19-page US paper on the prospects for resolving China-Taiwan issues
Foreign Policy, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2008-01-09
Cross-Strait Relations: "Ascend the Heights and Take a Long-term Perspective"
Hoover Institution
A 46-page paper analyzing recent developments in P~RC-Taiwan relations
Foreign Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-01-12
Crossroads of Diplomacy: New Challenges, New Solutions
Clingendael
A 50-page Dutch paper describing how the nature of international relations has changed in recent decades
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-10-19
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Indian Ocean and the Maritime Balance of Power in Historical Perspective
RSIS
A 34-page Singaporean paper exploring the historical roots and changing dynamics of the maritime balance of power in the Indian Ocean
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-11-29
Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress
CRS
A 39-page overview of issues between the US and Cuba
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-02-20
Culture and Deterrence
Foreign Policy Research Institute
A US essay considering the meaning of deterrence and how it operates
Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-08-28
Culture Communicates: US Diplomacy That Works
Netherlands Institute of International Relations
A 24-page paper examining the decline of U.S. cultural diplomacy, examples of its successful use and its potential value to the U.S. in the post 9/11 world.
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-10-13
Curbing the Iranian Nuclear Threat: The Military Option
Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies
An article examining the intricacy of a possible Israeli strike as a means of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-01-11
Current Trends in India-U.S. Relations: Hopes for a Secure Future
Center for Contemporary Conflict
This 12-page paper discusses the improved relationship between the U.S. and India and its future prospects
Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-04-11
Cybersecurity and U.S.-China Relations
Brookings
This US article explains how the issue of cybersecurity is looming ever larger in U.S.-China relations and is seriously affecting threat perceptions on both sides
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2012-02-27
Cyclone Nargis: Catalyst for Change in Myanmar?
Brookings Institution
A US article assessing the likelihood of regime change in Myanmar
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-05-19
Cyprus: Entering Another Stalemate?
Royal Institute of International Affairs
This 8-page briefing paper assesses the likelihood of a solution to the Cyprus problem
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-21
Cyprus: The Costs of Failure
CER
This 5-page briefing note looks into the effects of a failure in the Cyprus negotiations that may range from disagreement between Ankara and Athens to collateral damage in EU-NATO relations
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-09-08
Dangerous Dealings: North Korea's Nuclear Capabilities and the Threat of Export to Iran
Arms Control Association
A US article recommending steps to lessen the chances of a North Korea-Iran nuclear deal
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-03-11
Danish Foreign Policy Yearbook 2010
DIIS
A 233-page collection of articles and documents concerning various aspects of Danish foreign policy
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-08-15
Darfur: A View from the Arab World
Moshe Dayan Center
A 4-page Israeli commentary on Arab attitudes to the Darfur crisis
Foreign Policy, Internal DisplacementPosted: 2008-06-21
Dealing with Damascus
CFR
A 48-page US paper analyzing US policy towards Syria
Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-06-21
Dealing with Iran: How can the EU Achieve its strategic Objectives?
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief arguing that the EU should utilize its powerful trade and energy ties with Tehran to embark on a dialogue with the regime that goes beyond the nuclear programme and addresses a broader set of issues of mutual concern
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-05-31
Dealing with Political Ferment in Latin America: The Populist Revival, The Emergence of the Center, and Implications for US Policy
SSI
This US monograph deals with frustration with poverty, corruption, and citizen insecurity within the political scene in Latin America and the implications for US policy
Regional, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-10-18
Dealing with Russia: The Reset Button
Chatham House
A 5-page UK paper on Western policy towards Russia
Foreign Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-05-28
Dealing with the "North Korea Dilemma": China's Strategic Choices
RSIS
This 52-page Singaporean paper examines Chinese policy in respect of North Korea
Foreign Policy, RegionalPosted: 2011-07-25
Dealing with Troubled Neighbourhoods
EPC
This commentary warns that doubts remain over the EU’s ability to take a genuinely strategic approach to its neighbourhood and to offer the right mix of tools and incentives to really make a difference
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-03-28
Dealing with Troubled Neighbourhoods
EPC
This commentary warns that doubts remain over the EU’s ability to take a genuinely strategic approach towards neighbouring regions and to offer the right mix of tools and incentives to really make a difference.
European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-02-15
Decoding the Erdogan Visit
GMF
A 3-page analysis of current US-Turkish relations
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-01-11
Deducing India's Grand Strategy of Regional Hegemony from Historical and Conceptual Perspectives
Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies
A 73-page working paper assessing whether India will seek to achieve regional hegemony
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-04-22
Democracy Assistance: Political vs. Developmental
"Journal of Democracy"
A 15-page US article arguing that the West can more effectively promote democracy by crafting policies that embrace both political reform and socioeconomic development as paths toward increased political freedom.
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-01-23
Democracy in Crisis in Latin America
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
An 8-page German commentary on the dissolution of the institutional foundations of democracy currently taking place in Latin America
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-06-26
Democracy Policy Under Obama: Revitalization or Retreat?
CEIP
A 58-page US paper explaining how, despite an initial inclination to lower the profile of U.S. democracy promotion, President Obama has had to confront a series of urgent, visible cases, from political upheaval in multiple Arab countries and unexpected events in Russia to thwarted elections in Côte d’Ivoire and beyond
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2012-01-13
Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy?
CRS
This 36-page US report reviews the democracy promotion agenda of the US Administration
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-01-16
Democracy's Eclipse in Russia: Why is the United States So Concerned?
Foreign Policy in Focus
An 8-page policy report questioning the consistency of U.S. foreign policy towards Russia
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-04-05
Democracy's Sobering State
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 5-page U.S. article reviewing the state of democracy in the world
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-01-06
Democratic Partnership in Asia
Hoover Institution
A US essay considering the future role of the US in Asia
Foreign Policy, RegionalPosted: 2010-10-01
Democratization, Eoropeanization and Regionalization Beyond the European Union: Search for Empirical Evidence
European Integration Online
This 30-page paper offers a viewpoint on transnational regionalization between Europe and the regions of Russia
Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-30
Dependent Nationalism in Contemporary Japan and its Implications for the Regional Order in the Asia Pacific
ARC
This 32-page working paper examines the nature of the recent surge of nationalism in Japan and analyses its possible impacts on on the process of regional integration in Asia Pacific
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-10-06
Design Faults: The Asia-Pacific's Regional Architecture
Lowy Institute
This 12-page Australian policy brief proposes a new regional architecture for the Asia-Pacific region
Foreign Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-07-27
Deter and Assure: Charting a Course for America’s Asian Alliances in a New Nuclear Age
AEI
A 17-page US working paper examining the future of The United States' alliances and security partnerships in Asia
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-11-19
Deter, Defend, Repel, and Partner
AEI
This 28-page US report is designed to help generate serious reflections on how best to preserve the ROC's own accomplishments as a people and a government and to enable it to choose its own future as free of coercion as possible
Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-08-02
Deterring Conflict in the Taiwan Strait: The Successes and Failures of Taiwan's Defense Reform and Modernization Program
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 36-page examination of Taiwan's defence reform and modernization program and an assessment of future prospects
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-07-26
Dialogue-Based Public Diplomacy: A New Foreign Policy Paradigm?
Netherlands Institute of International Relations
This 17-page discussion paper focuses on the practical aspects of public diplomacy and argues for a more collaborative approach to Foreign Policy
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-01-19
Difference within Similarity: Transatlantic Relations as a 'Community of Neighbours'
DIIS
This 35-page Danish working paper explores how the bonds of association between Europe and America are best understood
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-06-23
Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Transformational Diplomacy
CRS
A 32-page US report providing an overview of Secretary of State Rice's transformational diplomacy plan for the US, and responses to it
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-08-31
Diplomatic Shifts in the Warming Arctic
IISS
A commentary explaining that as the physical state of the High North is changing, so too is the diplomatic environment
Regional, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-01-13
Directions in China's Foreign Relations: Implications for East Asia and Australia
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This 89-page Australian paper surveys major issues in China's foreign relations, with special emphasis on China's relations with and role in East Asia
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-12-07
Disaggregating the Pakistani Taliban
DIIS
A 12-page Danish brief providing a detailed insight into the most important Pakistani Taliban factions. Against this background, it is recommended that USA and NATO pursue a policy of differentiation between various Taliban groups in other ways than has hitherto been the case
Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-09-22
Discussion: The State of Arab Liberalism
Middle East Review of International Affairs
Transcript of a forum on Arab Liberalism and Democracy in the Middle East
Governance & Politics, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-01-04
Dissident Dissonance
AEI
A 6-page essay examining the difference in the standards applied by the US to human rights and dissent in Russia and China
Human Rights, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-05-15
Distracted at the Creation: Washington's China Policy
CIS - MIT
A 4-oage essay analyzing the effectiveness of US China policy
Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-10-11
Distrust But Verify
AEI
A US article commenting on the recent nuclear negotiations between the US and North Korea
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-07-29