All Publications by Johan Bergenas

• Combatting the Undercurrents of Globalization in the Developing World

  In the last 150 years, advanced technology has served as a critical tool in achieving national and international goals and, by extension, to furthering the human condition.

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• International security: the James Bond school of thought

  The world has been shaken-not stirred-many times since James Bond ordered his first vodka martini in Ian Fleming’s novel Casino Royale 60 years ago.  On Sunday, at the Oscar’s Gala,

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• Presidential Inbox 2013: Prevent Trafficking in the Global Supply Chain

  Click here to view the complete Presidential Inbox series.

  The Challenge

  Propelled by the forces of globalization, transnational criminal activity and the related trafficking of

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• Beyond Boundaries in the Andean Region

  Although even the most cursory survey of the human condition today reveals wild geographic disparities in virtually every economic, social, and political measure, at no other point

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• Japan’s Progressive Approach to Coordinated Capacity Building

  Note: This piece reflects a longer article previously published by World Politics Review. Please click here to read.

  A common theme in international relations debates today centers

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• Beyond Boundaries in South Asia

  As a direct result of globalization and expanded economic opportunity, the last half century has yielded the most remarkable exodus from poverty in human history. Regrettably, not

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• Bordering on Development

  You would be hard-pressed today to find someone that rejects Kofi Annan’s axiom that “you cannot have development without security and you cannot have security without development.”

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• Turtle Bay Security Roundtable: Navigating the Sanctions Regime, Promoting Proliferation Prevention

  Over the last quarter century, globalization has revolutionized the international system. Global trade, Foreign Direct Investment, and the rapid flow of goods,

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• MAB Report Launch in Nairobi, Kenya

  More than half of the people in sub-Saharan Africa live in poverty, and in certain parts of Eastern Africa, the poverty rate exceeds 80 percent. At least 40 percent of Africans do

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• Bridging the Divide: Security and Development Capacity‐Building in Southeast Asia

  Introduction

  Thirty years of globalization has brought widespread economic growth to Southeast Asia. For example, both the Philippines and Viet Nam have taken great strides to reduce

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• Nuclear power in Sweden

  Nuclear safety is again at the forefront of the international security debate amidst the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan. In Sweden, the dialogue on nuclear energy has prevailed for

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• Beyond Boundaries in Eastern Africa: Part 5

  A five part series that started on Monday in the World Politics Review examines security and development aid in East Africa. This is the final entry in the series. The series is

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• Beyond Boundaries in Eastern Africa

  As a direct result of globalization and expanded economic opportunity, the last half century has yielded the most remarkable exodus from poverty in human history. Regrettably, not

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• Bridging the Security/Development Divide in East Africa with International Security Assistance

  During the week of December 6, the Managing Across Boundaries (MAB) program travelled to East Africa to engage with governments and the nongovernmental community under the auspices

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• A Piece of the Global Puzzle

  This weekend, Saudi Arabia will gather Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and other Middle Eastern states to collaborate on fighting the spread of weapons of mass destruction

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• Case in context: Yemen and the (lack of) U.S. “whole of government” approach

  The concept of “whole of government” is the latest in a long Washington legacy of hip slang that no one seems to fully understand but that everyone wholeheartedly embraces.

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• The West Must Expend Resources Wisely in Yemen

  In this article for World Politics Review, based on a new report released by the Managing Across Boundaries program and the Stanley Foundation, Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas

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• Beyond Boundaries in the Middle East

  Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization itself, the Middle East not only boasts the origin of many major religions, it is a part of the world rich in history, culture, and

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• The Nuclear Domino Myth: Dismantling Worst-Case Proliferation Scenarios

  There is much talk about a nuclear domino effect in the Middle East, but where is the supporting evidence? To view the article, please click

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• A “Dual Use” Approach to Development and Security in Central America

  Few regions of the world better illustrate the intimate nexus between human development and security than does Central America. A region of inherent economic and social promise,

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• Nuclear Talks With Iran: Will New EU and US Roles Make a Difference?

  Last week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that the country’s nuclear negotiators will return to talks with the P5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members

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