International relations

The growth of think tanks with uniquely Asian characteristicsPolicy research institutes better known as think tanks ;are long established and well known in Western countries but have developed only in recent years in much of the rest of the world.

By the time of Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th president of the United States, he had already developed an ambitious foreign policy vision.

How Putin's autocracy undercut Russia's economy and chances for democracyDuring his nearly twenty years at the center of Russian political power, Vladimir Putin has transformed the vast country in many ways, not all of them for the better.

Catalysts for Change examines the strengths and weaknesses of one of the United Nations' most important human rights mechanisms the collection of independent experts known as special procedures as they negotiate the rocky terrain where rights meet reality.

The response of an autocratic nation's armed forces is crucial to the outcome of democratization movements throughout the world.

Assessing China's rapidly changing role on the international stageChina is again undergoing a period of significant transition.

Three times in the few years since the global financial crisis erupted, the euro has come close to extinction, endangering both the world economy and history's most ambitious project in shared sovereignty.

Now, more than ever, the world needs growth-oriented and socially inclusive policymaking.

For some observers, nuclear arms control is either a relic of the cold war, or a utopian dream about a denuclearized planet decades in the future.

A critical examination of the history of US-Palestinian relationsThe United States has invested billions of dollars and countless diplomatic hours in the pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian peace and a two-state solution.

The first edition of Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy is one of the most successful Brookings titles of all time.

One third of humanity is governed by two capitals, New Delhi and Beijing.

Space has been militarized for over four decades.

Can the G-20 become a steering committee for the world's economy?

The collapse of the USSR wrought dramatic changes in Eurasia, both in terms of the structure of state power within the region, and the ways in which Western states and international organisations engaged with it.

The signing of the Association Agreement and DCFTA between Moldova and the European Union in 2014 was a strategic political act to deepen the realisation of Moldova's 'European choice'.

The signing of the Association Agreement and DCFTA between Georgia and the European Union in 2014 was a strategic political act to deepen the realisation of Georgia's 'European choice'.

An insider's account of Romania's emergence from communism controlIn the 1970s American attorney Alfred H.

In Ports in a Storm a team of Harvard Kennedy School scholars focus diverse conceptual lenses on a single high-stakes management task enhancing port security across the United States.

Some may dispute the effectiveness of aid.

In development, stabilization, and peace building, donors increasingly recognize the importance of being sensitive to the local contexts of their efforts.

The second background report in the New Energy, New Geopolitics series, this report evaluates the geopolitical and national security impacts of the dramatic increase in the production of shale gas and light tight oil in the United States.

The book calls for rethinking U.

This report of the CSIS Asia Economic Strategy Commission presents a comprehensive, bipartisan economic strategy for the United States to pursue its vital interests in the Asia-Pacific region.

Civil society plays an increasingly powerful role in the global landscape, emerging as key actors in preventing and managing conflict, and building more peaceful and sustainable societies .

Safeguarding Our Privacy and Our Values in an Age of Mass SurveillanceAmerica’s mass surveillance programs, once secret, can no longer be ignored.

Can Germany and Japan do more militarily to uphold the international order?

For several centuries, international relations has been primarily the purview of nation-states.

Over the last fifteen years, Pakistan has come to be defined exclusively in terms of its struggle with terror.

The International Criminal Court remains a sensitive issue in U.

Never before has the call for good governance been greater.

In Private Military and Security Contractors (PMSCs) a multinational team of scholars and experts address a developing phenomenon: controlling the use of privatized force by states in international politics.

A contradiction sits at the core of U.

Heart of the Nation traces America's volunteer tradition-the golden thread of American democracy-and how Presidents from Washington to Obama have called on citizens to serve neighbor and nation.

Maintaining international security and pursuing American interests is more difficult now than perhaps at any time in history.

An up-to-date examination of Mexico's version of the "e;War on Drugs"e; that exposes the evolution of major cartels and their corruption of politicians, law-enforcement agencies, and the Army.

International joint development programs are important because of their potential to reduce costs and increase partnership benefits such as interoperability, economies of scale, and technical advancement.

Building on Goldman's Words of Intelligence and Maret's On Their Own Terms this is a one-stop reference tool for anyone studying and working in intelligence, security, and information policy.

In late 2012, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center organized a working group to analyze the opportunities for global health diplomacy in Barack Obama's second term.

These are turbulent times for American foreign policy.

Two important dynamics have driven political and social change in sub-Saharan Africa during the past 25 years.

Sun Tzu in Space provides a novel way of thinking about the future, connecting international relations, history, and science fiction to better understand some of the various paths for future human activities in space.

We have been living and working in the information society for decades, yet still we struggle to understand and keep up in the face of its constant flux and vast scope.

An insider's analysis of the Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process.

Is there a new scramble for Africa involving China, Japan, and India in competition with each other and with the Western world?

Nuclear Notes is a biannual publication of the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) featuring innovative thinking by rising experts in the nuclear field.

There is a broad and enduring international consensus that good governance and the rule of law are important for the attainment of sustainable development results.

Treating the everyday as central to the study of regional and international politics, this book reconstructs the last two decades of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, leading up to the 2011 events that sanctioned its fall.

Anxiety about China's growing military capabilities to threaten Taiwan has induced alarm in Washington about whether the United States remains capable of deterring attempts to seize Taiwan by force.

The Arctic is a global bellwether for climate change and indigenous peoples' rights and traditions, as well as a "e;health check"e; on the durability of international laws and norms.