Product Types: Policy Paper

Policy Paper

Donor Funding for Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2001-2007

Official Development Assistance (ODA) from OECD-member countries, including the United States, accounts directly or indirectly for most external funding channeled to health

July 24, 2009
Policy Paper

The Purposes of Peace Operations

Fifteen years ago, peacekeeping was doctrinally and operationally segregated from war-fighting by major powers, but recent evolution of major power doctrines suggests

March 1, 2009
Policy Paper

Export Controls in the United Arab Emirates: A Practical Manifestation of a Strategic Dilemma

On January 15, 2009, the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, known as the

February 1, 2009
Policy Paper

“Cross-Strait Relations: “Ascend the Heights and Take a Long-term Perspective”

To put it in Dickensian terms, the recent period has seen both the best of times and the worst of times for

January 29, 2009
Policy Paper

Protecting Civilians In The Context Of UN Peacekeeping Operations

In December 2009, the United Nations released a much-anticipated independent study, Protecting Civilians in the Context of UN Peacekeeping Operations: Successes, Setbacks and

January 29, 2009
Policy Paper

Cross-Strait Relations: First the Easy Steps, Then the Difficult Ones

“Cross-Strait Relations: First the Easy Steps, Then the Difficult Ones” by Alan D. Romberg appears in China Leadership Monitor, No. 26, Fall 2008.

September 3, 2008
Policy Paper

The Influence of China’s Military Modernization on Security in the Taiwan Strait

In a paper entitled “The Influence of China’s Military Modernization on Security in the Taiwan Strait”, Visiting Fellow Chen Jen-Shuai presents his

September 1, 2008
Policy Paper

The Political Economy of Hydropower Dam Construction in Vietnam

The recent surge in the development of economic infrastructure in the six countries that share the 5,800 kilometer long Mekong River, most

August 21, 2008
Policy Paper

Young American China Watchers’ Views on China

Written by Zhang Zhixin, an Assistant Professor at China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) (American Studies) in Beijing and previous Visiting

August 12, 2008
Policy Paper

UN Security Council Resolution 1540 Part II: The Caribbean States: A Case Study

UN Security Council Resolution 1540 has emerged as a vital component of the international community’s toolkit in the fight against WMD proliferation.

August 1, 2008
Policy Paper

The Future Course Of Japan’s National Security Policy In The Face Of Rising China

In a paper entitled “The Future Course of Japan’s National Security Policy in the Face of Rising China,” Visiting Fellow Tadahiro Yashima

June 24, 2008
Policy Paper

Strengthening Statecraft and Security: Reforming U.S. Planning and Resource Allocation

The Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense project is pleased to present a report by Dr. Cindy Williams and Dr. Gordon Adams,

June 1, 2008