Security Insights

Nov 2021 No 070

Cooperation or Confrontation in the European High North?

Security assessments and policy recommendations from ESS-North 2021

Rachel Gosnell and Katrin Bastian

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Sep 2021 No 069

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Strategic Competition: International Order and Transnational Organized Crime

A closer look at the role of non-State actors

Cüneyt Gürer

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Aug 2021 No 068

The Causes and the Consequences of Strategic Failure in Afghanistan?

Afghanistan’s stability requires a regional response.

Graeme Herd

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Aug 2021 No 067

Preexisting Conditions

The impact of COVID-19 on Middle East stability and global security

Tova Norlen

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Apr 2021 No 066

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Europe and West Africa: Transnational Challenges and Capacity Building

Essential European support has had some counterproductive impacts.

Ben Nickels

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Oct 2020 No 065

The crew of the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, USS Connecticut (SSN 22), enjoys ice liberty after surfacing in the Arctic Circle during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020. ICEX 2020 is a biennial submarine exercise which promotes interoperability between allies and partners to maintain operational readiness and regional stability, while improving capabilities to operate in the Arctic environment.

Risks and Opportunities in the Arctic: Strategic Recommendations from ESS-N 20-06

Great power competition in the Arctic

Rachael Gosnell, Andreas Hildenbrand, Michelle Miller, and Isabella Stürzer

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Oct 2020 No 064

The flags of US, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain are projected on the ramparts of Jerusalem's Old City on September 15, 2020 in a show of support for Israeli normalisation deals with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

The Abraham Accords – Paradigm Shift or Realpolitik?

Israel – UAE: Middle East trembles in paradigm shift

Tova Norlen and Tamir Sinai

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Sep 2020 No 063

A destroyed tank is viewed on the road out of Donetsk on September 12, 2014 in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Moscow’s Calibrated Coercion in Ukraine and Russian Strategic Culture

Moscow is engaged in a long game.

Samuel Charap

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Sep 2020 No 062

Russian Navy Destroyer Fires AK 130 MR 184130

Strategic Sderzhivanie: Understanding Contemporary Russian Approaches to “Deterrence”

Strategic sderzhivanie drives Russian policy.

Samuel Charap

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Jun 2020 No 061

The main session at an international summit on securing peace in Libya at the Chancellery begins on January 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Leaders of nations and organizations linked to the current conflict are meeting to discuss measures towards reaching a consensus between the warring sides and ending hostilities.

Russia as Peacebuilder? Russia’s Coercive Mediation Strategy

Russia’s role as a negotiator and mediator

David G. Lewis

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