May 2012
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Ethnicity, Economics and Energy – Russia’s relations with Central and Eastern Europe
Russia’s energy supplies ensure that Moscow maintains a geopolitical foothold in the European part of the former Soviet space. More on «Ethnicity, Economics and Energy – Russia’s relations with Central and Eastern Europe» -
Moscow's Vision for the Backyard
While Russia remains centrally important to most of the post-Soviet space, Moscow's direct influence across this region is far from assured. More on «Moscow's Vision for the Backyard» -
Together Instead of Against Each Other: The Euro-Atlantic Security Order Must Incorporate Russia
The longer the West and Russia go without developing a common vision for the Euro-Atlantic security order - and the legitimate place of each other within it -, the longer relations between the two actors will remain strained, argue the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik's (SWP) Margarete Klein and Solveig Richter. More on «Together Instead of Against Each Other: The Euro-Atlantic Security Order Must Incorporate Russia» -
Europe’s Security Flashpoints
Europe continues to play host to a number of security flashpoints that have the potential to compromise greater integration. More on «Europe’s Security Flashpoints» -
Europe’s Chequered Security Integration
Europe's approach to security integration encompasses continent-wide projects, transatlantic and regional partnerships, and national self-interest. But what form should the European security project take in the future, and why does it matter? More on «Europe’s Chequered Security Integration» -
Brazil Leading by Example
Brazil's rapid and sustained growth over the past decade leaves it in a position to set an example for development in Latin America. Yet questions remain as to whether regional neighbors want to follow or if Brazil wants to lead. More on «Brazil Leading by Example» -
New Security Structures: A Healthy Trend?
Brazil and Colombia may be at the forefront of trying to develop ambitious security architectures for South America but is the region actually capable of developing integrated solutions for its distinct security problems? More on «New Security Structures: A Healthy Trend?» -
A Post-American Hemisphere?
Are rising powers such as China establishing new frameworks of influence in South America or will local actors be free to chart their own destinies in the future? More on «A Post-American Hemisphere?»
April 2012
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Princes and Paupers: Inequality and Underdevelopment in South America
Despite similar origins, the historical trajectories of North and South America – social, political and economic – could hardly be more different. Will the same be true in the future? More on «Princes and Paupers: Inequality and Underdevelopment in South America» -
Canada's Troubled Legacy
Canada has a long history of making and breaking promises to its Aboriginal peoples. Social unrest, dysfunction, and disorder mount while Canada’s first world image slowly disintegrates. More on «Canada's Troubled Legacy»