Mar 25, 2019
Kabir Taneja
ORF

This commentary examines the road ahead in the global fight against ISIS after its territorial control has diminished.

Mar 21, 2019
Steven Blockmans and Weinian Hu
CEPS

This report examines how the European Union, through its new EU Strategic Outlook on China, has toughened its rules governing foreign investment into Europe in response to China’s recent takeovers in strategic industries.

Mar 21, 2019
Margarita Konaev
IFRI

This report analyses how armed conflict and violence have adapted to rapid and continued urbanization worldwide.

Mar 16, 2019
Rodger Shanahan
Lowy

This commentary questions how countries should deal with the self-proclaimed Islamic State now that the physical caliphate has been defeated.

Mar 15, 2019
Romain Quivooij
RSIS

This questions the realities of then Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s proclamation of victory over the self-proclaimed Islamic State following the recapturing of key territories.

Mar 15, 2019
Anja Dahlmann and Marcel Dickow
SWP

This argues that Germany needs to first define the term “human control” in its process of outlawing lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) internationally.

Mar 13, 2019
Richard McGregor
Lowy

This examines the possibilities of Beijing giving ground to outside pressure on trade and investment policy, arguing that China is only likely to make concessions if the U.S. cooperated and aligned with Japan, the EU, and much of Southeast Asia.

Mar 12, 2019
Pnina Sharvit Baruch
INSS

This examines the report presented by the Commission of Inquiry, established by the United Nations Human Rights Council, on the demonstrations at the Gaza fence that began in March 2018.

Mar 11, 2019
Amélie Lougsami
IFRI

This examines the current landscape of global governance of renewable energy sources, and argues that governments and international organizations need to further increase cooperation to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of renewables governance.

Mar 10, 2019
Emily Landau and Shimon Stein
INSS

This examines the outcome of the second summit between U.S. President J. Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and looks at prospects for future discussions.