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Dear Patron: The Resources portion of the CSS website is the successor to the International Relations and Security Network (ISN). As in the case of its predecessor, the fundamental purpose of the Resources section is outreach -- i.e., it features the publications and analyses of CSS experts, external partners and like-minded institutions in order to promote further dialogue on important international relations and security-related issues.
This Week's Two Security Watch Series
This week, our first Security Watch (SW) series focuses on Europe’s migration policy, as seen from a “southern” perspective; why Colombians rejected their recent national peace referendum; whether the time is right to implement a new, stand-alone “nuclear disarmament instrument”; NATO’s new frontlines in the Baltic region; and the Chinese military’s ongoing procurement reforms. Then, in our second SW series, we look at the post-deportation risks people face when they are repatriated to their point of origin; the aftermath of the Arab Spring in North Africa; the “rise and stall” of the so-called Islamic State in Afghanistan; the problems caused by military defections; and Turkey’s failed pursuit of hegemony in the Middle East.
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7 Nov 2016 | Security WatchIn this text, Paul Rogers examines the causal links between food insecurity, climate change, violent conflict and migration. He explores these problems from a ‘southern’ perspective, first by focusing on 1) “The March,” a 1990 film which dramatizes the struggles of Sudanese migrants who are trying to reach Europe, and 2) the 1991 Voyage of the Vlora, where thousands of Albanians forced a freighter in the port of Durres to take them to Italy. -
7 Nov 2016 | Security WatchHave deportation proceedings against rejected asylum seekers become unduly criminalized? Maybritt Jill Alpes and Ninna Nyberg Sørensen think so. They also believe the measures expose returnees to economic deprivation and psychosocial harm, often at the hands of predatory state agents. Here are the worrisome details. -
7 Nov 2016 | CSS BlogRight, says Patrick Burke. Of the 105 ceasefires in his dataset, 84 percent were followed by an offensive within an average of just 13 days. That’s because opponents use these breaks to rearm and plan new assaults, temporarily cooperate against a common enemy, and pursue other more ambiguous ends. -
28 Oct 2016 | PublicationsWith the EU’s Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy providing a reference point, the multiple experts in this volume outline their personal priorities for European security and defense, which center on military readiness, suitable command structures, security and defense financing, defense cooperation and the ‘protecting Europe’ concept, and much more. -
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) works to strengthen the ability of African states to identify and resolve their security problems without compromising civil-military cooperation, democratic values, and human rights. To support this goal, the ACSS 1) conducts independent, Africa-centered research, 2) presents its results in open source publications, and 3) pursues an active outreach program on the continent.
Video: Contesting American values: The Bumpy Rise of Democracy in the West (1776-1850)
Advocates of democratization sometimes forget about the trauma and divisiveness that comes with trying to transform a political culture. In today’s video, Jonathan Israel presents Exhibit A – the American Revolution. It triggered a furious ideological war within the USA over the question of democracy that precipitated an even more ferocious conflict between democratic and aristocratic forms of government in Europe.