Information on "Nation States"
July 2013
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2 Jul 2013
All in the Family: The Changing of the Guard in Qatar
Author: Yoel Guzansky
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani recently announced that he would be abdicating his thrown to his son. More on «All in the Family: The Changing of the Guard in Qatar» -
Jul 2013
The End of Impunity?
Author: Tuesday Reitano, Mark Shaw
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This paper focuses on the weaknesses of Guinea-Bissau's criminal justice system, including the legal impunity routinely granted to criminals. More on «The End of Impunity?»
June 2013
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14 Jun 2013
El precio de la ciudadanía española y europea
Author: Carmen González Enríquez
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Este trabajo analiza el acceso a la nacionalidad en España y nota que las normas de acceso son muy diferentes en los Estados de la UE. More on «El precio de la ciudadanía española y europea» -
7 Jun 2013
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
Author: Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for the US Congress, with both the Obama Administration and the US Coast Guard releasing strategy documents regarding this area in May 2013. More on «Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress» -
4 Jun 2013
Striving for New Equilibria
Author: Alan D Romberg
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
As China installed a new cadre of leaders over the course of 2012-13, it continued to stress a consistent policy towards Taiwan. More on «Striving for New Equilibria» -
Jun 2013
Pakistan’s 2013 Elections: What Implications for Exclusion and Fragility?
Author: Clare Castillejo
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This paper examines Pakistan's 2013 elections and the shift in the patterns of political, social and economic exclusion that fragility in the country. More on «Pakistan’s 2013 Elections: What Implications for Exclusion and Fragility?»
May 2013
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31 May 2013
Crisis in Mali: Root Causes and Long-Term Solutions
Author: Hannah Armstrong
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This paper argues that the West's overemphasis on counterterrorism and regime change obscured the long-term political causes of the crisis in Mali. More on «Crisis in Mali: Root Causes and Long-Term Solutions» -
22 May 2013
Daulat Beg Oldie Standoff: An Assessment
Author: V Mahalingam
Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
This brief analyzes the consequences of a Chinese military movement within the disputed border region between China and India. More on «Daulat Beg Oldie Standoff: An Assessment» -
22 May 2013
Disputes Over the British Indian Ocean Territory
Author: Jon Lunn
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This paper surveys the origins and evolution of two separate but inter-related disputes over the Chagos Archipelago. More on «Disputes Over the British Indian Ocean Territory» -
21 May 2013
Prospects for Afghanistan's 2014 Election
Author: Max Boot
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
In this testimony made to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the author describes causes for optimism and pessimism regarding Afghanistan's prospects for stability and security after the 2014 NATO troop withdrawal. More on «Prospects for Afghanistan's 2014 Election»
