Prioritization and Sequencing of Security Council Mandates: The Case of UNMISS

…reforms set out in Chapter II (transitional security arrangements), Chapter IV (institutional reforms), and Chapter V (transitional justice) of the R-ARCSS. In this context, the long-term trajectory of governance in…
Venezuela, the State That Refuses to Collapse

…with Chinese Characteristics,” 21st Century Diplomacy, www.wilsoncenter.org/microsite/5/node/82186. 28 Matt Ferchen, “China-Venezuela Relations: A Perfect Storm,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, September 24, 2018. 29 Cf. Feng Zhongping and Huang Jing,…
Five Key Concepts to Understand the India-Pakistan Crisis

…a Pakistani operation targeting several Indian military bases. While the two sides have agreed to refrain from further military action, this crisis represents a concerning chapter for the India-Pakistan rivalry….
The Geopolitical Origins of U.S. Hard-Target-Kill Counterforce Capabilities and MIRVs

…Das review each chapter with special attention to the implications for South Asia and future research. Read the entire series here. SAV Review Series: “The Geopolitical Origins of U.S. Hard-Target-Kill Counterforce…
MIRVing and Deterrence Challenges for India

…Debak Das review each chapter with special attention to the implications for South Asia and future research. Read the entire series here By Sadia Tasleem Review of “India’s Slow and Unstoppable…
Japan Program Interview with Kei Koga: Transcript

On March 7, 2017, Japan Program Intern Peter Wyckoff interviewed Kei Koga, author of “Toward Effective Institution-Building in Peacebuilding” in Peacebuilding and Japan: Views from the Next Generation, the Japan…
Maintaining Japan’s Non-Nuclear Identity: The Role of U.S. Security Assurances
Excerpt from “Maintaining Japan’s Non-Nuclear Identity: The Role of U.S. Security Assurances” by Yuki Tatsumi, Chapter 7 in Security Assurances and Nuclear Nonproliferation, edited by Jeffrey Knopf (Stanford Security Studies,…
Global Governance Innovations on the Road to 2020 explored in Boulder, Washington, Rome, The Hague, and Caux
…of the new “sustaining peace” agenda. The finding and recommendations of the new book Just Security in an Undergoverned World (OUP, 2018) were underscored in a special luncheon event at the 2018…