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"Asia"
July 2013
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17 Jul 2013
Caucasus Analytical Digest No. 53-54: Post-Elections Armenia
Author: Isabella Sargsyan, Ara Nedolyan, David Petrosyan, Gegham Vardanyan, David Hovhannisyan, Mikhayel Hovhannisyan, Iris Kempe
Publisher:
Resource Security Institute (RSI) /
Center for Security Studies (CSS) /
Heinrich Böll Foundation /
Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
This double issue provides an overview of Armenia’s political and economic situation in the wake of the 2012 parliamentary and 2013 presidential and Yerevan City Council elections. More on «Caucasus Analytical Digest No. 53-54: Post-Elections Armenia»
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12 Jul 2013
Debating India’s Look-East Engagement: Singapore’s Contribution
Author: S D Muni
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper discusses the history of India's Look-East Policy and its engagement in Southeast Asia. More on «Debating India’s Look-East Engagement: Singapore’s Contribution»
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11 Jul 2013
Russian Analytical Digest No 132: Russia and Northeast Asia
Author: Akihiro Iwashita, Alexander Fedorovskiy
Publisher:
Center for Security Studies (CSS) /
Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE) /
German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
This issue of the RAD focuses on Russia's bilateral relations with Japan and North Korea. More on «Russian Analytical Digest No 132: Russia and Northeast Asia»
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8 Jul 2013
Countering Left-Wing Extremism in India
Author: Bibhu Prasad Routray, Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
According to this paper, India lacks an effective strategy to deal with a rising tide of left-wing extremism within its borders. More on «Countering Left-Wing Extremism in India»
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8 Jul 2013
Russian Analytical Digest No 131: Nationalism and Islam in Russia’s North Caucasus
Author: Sufian Zhemukhov, Jean-François Ratelle
Publisher:
Center for Security Studies (CSS) /
Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE) /
German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
This paper consists of two articles examining the turbulent situation in the North Caucasus and its implications for the region. More on «Russian Analytical Digest No 131: Nationalism and Islam in Russia’s North Caucasus»
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8 Jul 2013
The Increasing Complexity of the Internationalised Syrian Conflict
Author: Melissa M Cyrill
Publisher:
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
This issue brief argues that the Syrian Civil War has long since stopped being a local one –i. More on «The Increasing Complexity of the Internationalised Syrian Conflict»
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5 Jul 2013
Bangladesh: Evolving Political Situation
Author: Imtiaz Ahmed
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
Bangladesh is in a state of flux -- its economy is healthy and growing, but its democratic politics are increasingly polarized and violent. More on «Bangladesh: Evolving Political Situation»
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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»
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2 Jul 2013
Regional Security Cooperation in South Asia
Author: Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper explores how creating and convening an informal leadership forum made up of South Asian states and China could promote mutual economic development, as well as help reduce the security dilemmas bedeviling this part of the world. More on «Regional Security Cooperation in South Asia»
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2 Jul 2013
Election Year in Bhutan: Litmus Test of Happiness?
Author: Siegfried O Wolf
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper contextualizes Bhutan's wobbly attempts at democratization. More on «Election Year in Bhutan: Litmus Test of Happiness?»
