Information on "UN" and "Asia"
May 2013
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8 May 2013
Timor-Leste: Stability at What Cost?
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report describes the situation in Timor-Leste following the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers in December 2012. More on «Timor-Leste: Stability at What Cost?»
April 2013
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16 Apr 2013
Afghanistan and the International Drug Control Regime
Author: William Byrd
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This policy brief looks at counternarcotics prospects in Afghanistan. More on «Afghanistan and the International Drug Control Regime» -
Apr 2013
Enter the Dragon and the Elephant
Author: Yanzhong Huang
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This working paper addresses the Indian and Chinese participation to the global health management. More on «Enter the Dragon and the Elephant» -
Apr 2013
The United Nations, Peacekeeping and Power Politics
Author: Mats Berdal
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS) / Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
This brief begins by exploring the West's historical ability to impose its agendas and visions within the United Nations system, particularly in the case of peacekeeping operations. More on «The United Nations, Peacekeeping and Power Politics»
March 2013
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4 Mar 2013
Early March 2013 Update: The Iranian Situation
Author: Ephraim Asculai
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
This brief provides an update of issues surrounding Iran's nuclear program. More on «Early March 2013 Update: The Iranian Situation»
February 2013
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25 Feb 2013
Outlining a Possible Deal with Iran
Author: Ephraim Asculai
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
This policy brief outlines the critical and, according to the author, not essentially incompatible components of both sides that could conceivably form the basis for a future nuclear agreement between the US and Iran. More on «Outlining a Possible Deal with Iran» -
20 Feb 2013
Sri Lanka’s Authoritarian Turn: The Need for International Action
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
Since the end of the civil war, Sri Lanka has slowly drifted into authoritarianism. More on «Sri Lanka’s Authoritarian Turn: The Need for International Action» -
20 Feb 2013
US-Japan Economic Relations
Author: William H Cooper
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Japan and the United States are among the world’s largest economic powers. More on «US-Japan Economic Relations» -
13 Feb 2013
The Second Turkel Commission Report
Author: Avihai Mandelblit, Keren Aviram
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
This brief discusses part Two of the report of the Public Commission to Examine the Maritime Incident of 31 May 2010. More on «The Second Turkel Commission Report» -
8 Feb 2013
Coercive Engagement toward North Korea
Author: Jinho Park
Publisher: Pacific Forum CSIS
This commentary discusses the renewed Korean Peninsula instability after Kim Jong Un has announced that North Korea is ready to conduct another nuclear test. More on «Coercive Engagement toward North Korea»
