Information on "Security" and "Western World"
March 2013
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4 Mar 2013
Strategic Trends 2013
Author: Andrea Baumann, Jonas Grätz, Prem Mahadevan
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS)
This edition of Strategic Trends contains articles on the "de-westernisation" of globalisation and on the issue of maritime insecurity in East Asia. More on «Strategic Trends 2013»
March 2012
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1 Mar 2012
Iran's Response: Pressure for Pressure
Author: Ephraim Kam
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
This Insight notes that the counter-measures and threats coming from Iran during 2012 indicate that the Iranian regime is taking economic and military pressures seriously and is worried about them. More on «Iran's Response: Pressure for Pressure»
January 2012
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2012
Mapping Evolving Internal Roles of the Armed Forces
Author: Albrecht Schnabel, Marc Krupanski
Publisher: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
Since the end of the Cold War armed forces of Western nations have increasingly taken on "nontraditional" roles, both internationally and internally. More on «Mapping Evolving Internal Roles of the Armed Forces»
September 2011
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20 Sep 2011
Partnering with the Muslim Community as an Effective Counter-Terrorist Strategy
Author: Robert Lambert, Rosemary Hollis
Publisher: Chatham House
This publication is a transcript of a speech made by Dr Robert Lambert MBE, Former Head of the Metropolitan Police Muslim Contact Unit, on 21 September 2011 at Chatham House. More on «Partnering with the Muslim Community as an Effective Counter-Terrorist Strategy»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Weak States and Successful Elites
Author: Denis M Tull
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Western policies towards Africa's crisis-ridden states run the risk of being used as instruments of local government elites. More on «Weak States and Successful Elites»
April 2011
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1 Apr 2011
Les bouleversements stratégiques
Publisher: Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS)
Ce colloque traite d’une demi-journée de débats visant à éclairer les récents bouleversements stratégiques auxquelles le monde est confronté. More on «Les bouleversements stratégiques » -
Apr 2011
The Rise and (Future) Fall of a Turkish-Iranian Axis
Author: Gallia Lindenstrauss, Yoel Guzansky
Publisher: Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
The commentary explores the political and strategic implications to the West of the continuing rise of Turkey and Iran at the expense of the Arab states. More on «The Rise and (Future) Fall of a Turkish-Iranian Axis»
November 2010
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26 Nov 2010
The Reset: How Germany Can Set a New Tone for Western-Russian Engagement
Author: Marcel Lewicki, Benjamin Hanke, Guli Babadjanova, Matthias Conrad, Alexandra Vasileva, Philipp Große
Publisher: Atlantic-community.org
In this memo, the contributors argue that relations between Moscow and the West suffer from a lack of trust. More on «The Reset: How Germany Can Set a New Tone for Western-Russian Engagement» -
8 Nov 2010
Consistent Regime-Change Policy in Iran
Author: Niklas Anzinger, Felix Seidler
Publisher: Atlantic-community.org
In this memo, the authors argue that the character of the Iranian State is such that rapprochement with the West is impossible. More on «Consistent Regime-Change Policy in Iran» -
8 Nov 2010
Engaging Tehran with Concrete Reciprocity
Author: Felix Haass, Sascha Lohmann, Alexander Pyka, Tobias Sauer
Publisher: Atlantic-community.org
In this memo, the authors contend that the only way to overcome the deadlock on Iran's nuclear program is to engage constructively with the existing regime. More on «Engaging Tehran with Concrete Reciprocity»
