Member Articles

This expresses optimism regarding the U.S.-China trade truce struck at the G20 summit but condemns leaders for failing to make progress on WTO reform.

The United States views the EU’s PESCO and other initiatives as an unnecessary diversion of scarce defense resources. This article explains the carrot and stick approach of the United States to maintain the dominance of its defense industry.

This explains how Islamic State West Africa Province remains economically viable by generating income from remote communities in exchange for providing basic services.

Trade has become a taboo topic in climate negotiations on the implementation of the Paris climate agreement. This argues that a definition of a climate “response measure” is necessary to avoid collisions between global climate and trade regimes.

The Syrian government has severely restricted how and where aid is delivered for military or political purposes. This offers a new framework for international humanitarian organizations and UN agencies to provide assistance to those in need.

The sixteenth SDG focuses on achieving peace, justice, and strong institutions. This report examines African progress and best practices towards achieving it in advance of the High Level Political Forum in July.

The 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok recently concluded, and the regional grouping faces intensified risks on the trade front. Boosting the bloc’s economic resilience in response will require not just new plans, but solid implementation.

Space-based assets in military engagements can undermine confidence in the performance of strategic systems. This evaluates the threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences of cyber risks to strategic systems.

New leadership positions will open for several EU institutions in 2019. This recommends using the opportunity to negotiate a joint political program for the EU between the Parliament, the Council, and the new Commission.

This finds that expanding legal migration pathways alone, unless mixed with other policy approaches, would have only a limited effect on reducing illegal migration from Africa to Europe.