Within days of Maia Sandu’s victory, the protracted conflict over Transnistria has moved to the centre stage again.
International Conflict Management
Libya: Subnational Governance as an Anchor of Stability
As the Libyan people see renewed prospects for peace, subnational governance may represent an integral part of a resolution to protracted instability.
A New Dynamic for Post-Soviet Conflict Settlement?
The protracted conflicts across the post-Soviet space have returned to the center of regional and international politics over the past several months.
The EU’s Responses to Conflicts in its Wider Neighbourhood: Human or European Security?
Systematically examining the EU’s responses to conflicts in its wider neighbourhood, this article argues that the Union’s response is most in line with a human security approach in relation to those conflicts where it perceives to have the greatest interests at stake.
The threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
In a joint submission to the UK Parliament’s Defence Select Committee, my colleagues Paul Schulte, Chris Wyatt and I address counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation policy, including the ideological threat; the role of air power; and the need to consider ongoing operations and policy in the Strategic Defence and Security Review and the associated National Security Strategy.
A Proposal for the Syria Crisis – Safe Havens and “Internal Containment”
International crisis management in Syria requires a re-direction of strategic thinking towards internal containment.
Lack of trust and tit-for-tat escalation
Every additional weapon that crosses from Russia into Ukraine; every rebel, soldier and civilian killed; and every new sanction imposed take us one step further away from establishing trust.
Yemen Constitutional Drafting: Special Measures and Executive Formation
This memorandum provides an overview of options for the formation of the executive branch of the government, taking account of provisions in three relevant outcome documents of the National Dialogue Conference.
Ukraine: no easy path to peace
The presidential elections in Ukraine on May 25 were meant to offer the country the beginning of a way out of a protracted crisis.