Weekly International
Press Brief
January
11 – 15 : I : 2016

Nukes

>  Germany and the Role of Nuclear Weapons: Between Prohibition and Revival

>  Nuclear Strategies of Emerging Nuclear Powers: North Korea and Iran

>  Russia’s Evolving Nuclear Doctrine and its Implications

>  Nuclear doctrines and stable strategic relationships: the case of south Asia

Arch of Crisis

>  Domestic and Regional Implications of Escalated Saudi-Iran Conflict

>  The Other Vanguard of International Terrorism: Despite Setbacks Al-Qaeda Profits from Yemen Civil War

>  The Transnistrian Conflict in the Context of the Ukrainian Crisis

War and Peace

>  Russian hybrid warfare and extended deterrence in Eastern Europe

>  Weaponising interdependence

>  Towards a Principled Approach to Engagement with Non-state Armed Groups for Humanitarian Purposes

Terrorism

>  Jakarta Attacks Heighten Alert across Southeast Asia

>  What Is Behind The Istanbul Attack?

Great Powers

> What Makes a Great Power?

> China vs. USA: After South China Sea, the Arctic as a second act

State Of The Union

> Obama’s Last State of the Union

> Same US Policy, Different Syria

> What Obama gets right about America’s Asia policy

> Obama: The Last Year and the Legacy, Part 1

Taiwan Election

> One China, One Taiwan

> After the Election: The Future of Cross-Strait Relations

> The Rise of Taiwan’s ‘Third Force’

> Taiwan goes to the polls—what could it mean for the U.S. and China?

China

> Is China's PLA Now Xi's Army?

> What “One Belt, One Road” Could Mean for China’s Regional Security Approach

> China's multilateralism: higher ambitions

Russia

> Le « conservatisme » en Russie : instrument politique ou choix historique ?

> A turn to Asia: the history of the political idea

> Unpacking Russia's New National Security Strategy

European Union

> Where is Poland headed?

> Europe's Migration Crisis as a Path toward Deeper Integration?

> If the UK votes to leave: The seven alternatives to EU membership

> The Protocol of Frankfurt: a new treaty for the eurozone

Middle East

> The Linchpin to the Iran Deal’s Future: Europe

> Recalibrating Morocco’s Approach to Salafism

> Istanbul Bombing Reflects Whirlwind of Regional Challenges Overwhelming Turkey

Latin America

> #DataméricaGlobal: México, futuro de un actor global

> El gobierno de Macri: una mirada desde sus primeros días

> Brasil, a la deriva, en medio de la crisis

Asia

> Should Timor-Leste Turn to Portugal?

> Solving Long Division: The Geopolitical Implications of Korean Unification

> Tajikistan Early Warning: Internal Pressures, External Threats

> New Benchmarks in China-India Engagement

Africa

> Islamic State in Horn Of Africa: An Imminent Alliance With Al-Shabaab?

> Organized Crime and Development: Challenges and Policy Options in West Africa’s Fragile States

NATO

> NATO Defence Planning between Wales and Warsaw: Politico-military Challenges of a Credible Assurance against Russia

Prospective

> Top Risks 2016

Semantics

> Postwar Semantics in Japan’s Self-Defense Forces

> Eurasia, Eurasianism, Eurasian Union: Terminological Gaps and Overlaps

> The Islamic State lexical battleground: US foreign policy and the abstraction of threat

Global Economy

> The oil-price slump: crisis symptom or fuel for growth?

> There’s More Volatility to Come in China

Theory

> Frameworks of Comparison

> The Revenge of History

> Realism’s utopia: Why academic realism almost never works in Washington

 Books & Reviews

> Red Team: How to Succeed By Thinking Like the Enemy [excerto]

> The Fog of Peace and The Mediator

> The Long History of Leading From Behind

> Jerusalem: The Spatial Politics of a Divided Metropolis


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