Weekly International
Press Brief
June 
30 - 03 : VI : 2016

Arch of Crisis

> Libya – in the Eye of the Storm

> The Campaign for Fallujah

> Keeping Iran and Saudi Arabia From War: Getting Riyadh and Tehran to Talk

> The Implications of the Crimean Annexation for Black Sea Security

> Managing Risks in the Russia-United States Conflict

Terrorism

> Will ISIS and al-Qaida always be rivals?

> ‘All radicalisation is local’. The genesis and drawbacks of an elusive concept

> Pakistan’s Jihadist Heartland: Southern Punjab

> Al-Qaeda’s prospective challenge to the Islamic State in Syria

Brexit

> Brexit: The Politics of a Bad Idea

> Europe Before and After the British Referendum

> Whether in or out, Britain is divided

> The UK’s foreign and security policy: what’s at stake in the referendum?

Middle East Peace Process

> An Opportunity to Revive the Political Process, or an Illusion?

> Advancing the Dialogue: A Security System for the Two-State Solution

Nukes

> The Iran Nuclear Deal: Prelude to Proliferation in the Middle East?

USA

> Why Has Obama Lifted the Arms Sales Ban on Vietnam?

> The Meaning of Mr. Trump

> Public Uncertain, Divided Over America’s Place in the World

China

> China and the Responsibility to Protect

> China’s rise and Central Asia’s security

Russia

> The History That Explains Russia's Geopolitics

> Russia’s Kerch Bridge: Time to Act for Ukraine

European Union

> Belgium and its foreign and external policies (2010-15)

> Did finally the crisis have an impact on Cypriot politics? A note on the Cypriot parliamentary elections of 22 May 2016

> China’s New Silk Road Into Europe Is About More Than Money

Middle East

> The Interventionist Turn in Gulf States’ Foreign Policies

> North African diversities: Kabylia inheritances, Algerian wounds

> Bahrain's Game of Detainee Diplomacy with Washington

> The Changing Security Structure in the Middle East

Latin America

> Inspirations for Post-liberal Peacebuilding from Latin America

> Perú: elecciones con y sin sorpresas

> Open for business: Building the new Cuban economy [video]

Asia

> How Much Can We Learn From Taiwanese Inauguration Speeches?

> Dynamic Balance: An Alliance Requirements Roadmap for the Asia-Pacific Region

> Seeing Strait: The Future of the U.S.-Taiwan Strategic Relationship

>Sense and sensibility – Addressing the South China Sea disputes

Africa

> To Find Progress in Nigeria, Think Local

Alliances

> Security Still Trumps Democracy in U.S.-Arab Alliances

> Whose side are you on? Alliance credibility in the Middle East and Japan

NATO

> The Effects of Finlands' Possible NATO Membership

> NATO and Russia: Managing the Relationship

> Is the 2010 Strategic Concept still fit for purpose?

> US forces – Between Europe and Asia

> NATO at a Critical Crossroads

Security

> Rethinking Security: A Discussion Paper

> Security: What Is It? What Does It Do?

Peace & War

> Fundamental Changes in Warfare

> Migration – A New Form of “Hybrid Warfare”?

Energy

> Transatlantic Energy Security: On Different Pathways?

Revisionists

> Stretching and Exploiting Thresholds for High-Order War

Essay

> Pariah: Can Hannah Arendt Help Us Rethink Our Global Refugee Crisis?

Books & Reviews

> ‘Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World,’ by Timothy Garton Ash

> Afghan History Through Afghan Eyes, edited by Nile Green

> The Wars of Vladimir Putin

> Book Review: Foreign Pressure and the Politics of Autocratic Survival by Abel Escribà-Folch and Joseph Wright

Complete Press Brief