Resultaten gefilterd op "Royal Institute of International Affairs"

Russia and Central Asia

Lena Jonson

• Paperback
• This book assesses how far the development of bilateral and regional cooperation can guarantee Russia a role in the region's future. It focuses in par... Lees meer

Elite Perceptions of the United States in Latin America and the Post Soviet-States

Jacob Parakilas

• Paperback
• Understanding the context in which different countries and regions perceive the United States is a first step to designing better policies. This repor... Lees meer

Preparing for High-impact, Low-probability Events

Bernice Lee, Felix Preston, Gemma Denham

• Paperback
• The frequency of "high-impact, low-probability" (HILP) events in the last decade - such as Hurricane Katrina, and the T hoku earthquake and tsunami - ... Lees meer

Russian Economic Reforms as Seen by an Insider

Vladimir Mau

• Paperback
• Russia's struggle to build a market economy on the ruins of central planning has been strongly criticized by Western observers. A paper by the World B... Lees meer

Too Close for Comfort

• Paperback
• Cases of near nuclear use due to misunderstanding demonstrate the importance of the human judgment factor in nuclear decisionmaking. This report appli... Lees meer

Oil and Regional Developments in the Gulf

• Paperback
• A glut in world oil supplies and financial crises in Asia spell reduced revenues for Gulf producers. Yet demands on state budgets are increasingly in ... Lees meer

Nuclear Weapons Policy at the Crossroads

Darryl Howlett, Tanya Ogilvie-White, John Simpson, Emily Taylor

• Paperback
• This study examines the factors that will shape states' nuclear weapons policies this century. It discusses and evaluates the influence of key strateg... Lees meer

Outlook for Tokyo

Vanessa Rossi

• Paperback
• Japan's economy has suffered because of its high level of exposure to the downturn in world trade and investment, notably impacting on demand for cars... Lees meer

Georgia

Jonathan Aves

• Paperback | Former Soviet South Series Papers
• Investigates the power base of President Shevardnadze and the challenges he faces, including economic transformation and investment prospects, ethno-r... Lees meer

A Framework for a Palestinian National Security Doctrine

Hussein Agha, Ahmas S Khalidi

• Paperback
• The Palestinians face a unique challenge to their national security as a people under occupation and in exile across the Middle East and beyond. This ... Lees meer

Our Common Strategic Interests

Tom Cargill

• Paperback
• Cargill argues that Western governments must engage with Africa in more than humanitarian terms if they do not want to lose global influence and trade... Lees meer

IGC National Debates

• Boek | Discussion Paper
• This collection of analytical essays highlights critical issues at stake for Lebanon and the peace process. Intended to focus attention on a Lebanese ... Lees meer

The Kyoto Mechanisms and Russian Climate Politics

Arild Moe, Kristian Tangen

• Paperback
• When the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in December 1997, a series of domestic measures, ""the Kyoto mechanisms and sinks"", were introduced to meet the e... Lees meer

Sovereign Debt

• Hardcover
• This timely and innovative book examines the ongoing debate on resolving sovereign debt defaults and alleviating the debt burden of highly indebted po... Lees meer

Environmental Issues for the Gulf

Peter Kassler

• Paperback
• The imperative to protect the global environment poses a mix of problems for Gulf energy producers. This book lays the groundwork for a strategy of su... Lees meer

The Russian Policy Debate on Central Asia

Irina Zviagelskaia

• Paperback
• Russian policy towards the other countries of the former Soviet Union, among them the central Asian states, is in a state of flux. In the last few yea... Lees meer

Against the Gathering Storm

Edward Thomas

• Paperback
• Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in 2005, ending two decades of civil war. This report details addresses issues that still remain to b... Lees meer

No Island Is an Island

• Paperback
• Forty years after the West Indies Federation collapsed, seven Caribbean experts -including academics and practitioners -take a fresh look at the econo... Lees meer

Managing New Developments in the Gulf

• Paperback
• The global energy sector may be more subject to market forces than it used to be, but management is still required in the interests of both producers ... Lees meer

Civil Nuclear Energy

Malcolm C. Grimston, Peter Beck

• Paperback
• The world is becoming increasingly concerned about sustainable ways of providing for growing energy requirements without causing unmanageable climate ... Lees meer

China's Opening Door

David Wall, Jiang Boke, Xianshuo Yin

• Paperback
• Examines the evolution and current positions of China's trade, foreign exchange, and investment policies. Topics covered include the importance of Spe... Lees meer

Wartime Logistics in Afghanistan and Beyond

Dave Clemente

• Paperback
• Looks at possibilities for utilizing UK military supply chain resources - people, process, and technology - to serve strategic and operational goals d... Lees meer

Managing Water in Central Asia

P Micklin

• Paperback
• This paper is an evaluation of the use of water by the riparian Central Asian states, with a primary focus on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Ky... Lees meer

Hard Diplomacy and Soft Coercion

James Sherr

• Paperback
• During the Cold War, Soviet influence and Leninist ideology were inseparable. But the collapse of both systems threw Russian influence into limbo. In ... Lees meer