Information on "Law" and "Asia"
May 2013
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May 2013
China’s Strategic Maritime Ambitions - A European Perspective
Author: Lutz Feldt
Publisher: Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
This paper looks at China’s role as a maritime power and its strategic ambitions. More on «China’s Strategic Maritime Ambitions - A European Perspective»
April 2013
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8 Apr 2013
Drug Patents in India: Turf Battles
Author: Amitendu Palit
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
Using the Supreme Court of India's rejection of Novartis’s appeal for patenting and exclusive marketing of the cancer drug Glivec as a backdrop, this paper discusses India's intellectual property rights law and its implications for pharmaceutical inn... More on «Drug Patents in India: Turf Battles» -
Apr 2013
Informal Justice and the International Community in Afghanistan
Author: Noah Coburn
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report analyzes programs that addressed the so-called informal justice sector in Afghanistan from 2008 to 2011. More on «Informal Justice and the International Community in Afghanistan» -
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»
February 2013
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20 Feb 2013
China's Intervention in the Myanmar- Kachin Peace Talks
Author: Yun Sun
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
China has acted as a mediator between the Myanmar central government and the Kachin Independence Organization, a group which has clashed with the central government in 2011 and 2012. More on «China's Intervention in the Myanmar- Kachin Peace Talks» -
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» -
7 Feb 2013
Confronting Enemy Force Buildup: The Case of Advanced Weaponry for Hizbollah
Author: Amos Yadlin
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
In this policy brief, Israel's national security concept is analyzed in the context of preventive military strikes against enemy force buildup and potential threats. More on «Confronting Enemy Force Buildup: The Case of Advanced Weaponry for Hizbollah» -
6 Feb 2013
US Special Operations Forces (SOF)
Author: Andrew Feickert
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in US military operations, and the Administration has given US SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. More on «US Special Operations Forces (SOF)» -
4 Feb 2013
Russian Analytical Digest No.122: Pussy Riot
Author: Caroline von Gall, Thomas Bremer
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS) / Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE) / German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
This edition of the RAD looks at the trial of the Russian punk band ‘Pussy Riot’. More on «Russian Analytical Digest No.122: Pussy Riot» -
Feb 2013
Israel Remains on the Right
Author: Lorenzo Kamel
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
As a result of the last Israeli elections 48 out of 120 members of the previous Knesset will not return for another term. More on «Israel Remains on the Right»
