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Institutional Innovation in the EU: The Presidency of the European Council (ARI) ARI 47/2010 - 16/3/2010 Carlos Closa Herman Van Rompuy’s incumbency is likely to define the future content and scope of the position of President of the European Council.
Radicalisation in the Diaspora: Why Muslims in the West Attack Their Host Countries (WP) WP 9/2010 - 15/3/2010 Peter K. Waldmann While we now have a solid database on the processes of radicalisation of Muslims in the West, what we still lack is a theoretical framework that links the different pieces of empirical knowledge together. This working paper suggests that the diaspora concept could provide such a framework.
Lessons from the Failure of Chad’s Oil Revenue Management Model (ARI) ARI 12/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 12/3/2010 Artur Colom Jaén This ARI discusses some of the lessons to be learned from the failure of the model implemented in the Republic of Chad to manage oil revenue flowing into the country’s public coffers since 2003.
Equatorial Guinea: The ‘Resource Curse’ or Historical Political ‘Extraversion’? (ARI) ARI 19/2010 (Translated form Spanish) - 12/3/2010 Alicia Campos Serrano Equatorial Guinea has become the third-largest crude oil producer in the Gulf of Guinea, but its current situation does not exactly match the model of the ‘resource curse’ applicable to other countries.
The Slow Pace of Reform Clouds the Libyan Succession (ARI) ARI 45/2010 - 11/3/2010 Ronald Bruce St John In the uncertain and shifting dynamics of Libyan politics, effective power today rests in the hands of the Leader and a few trusted advisors in a system firmly grounded in family ties and tribal loyalties and buttressed by the military and various security organisations.
Climate Change Talks: Breakdown in Copenhagen; Next Stop, Mexico 2010 (COP 16) (ARI) ARI 9/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 9/3/2010 Lara Lázaro-Touza This ARI examines the climate change summit held in Copenhagen from 7-18 December 2009: the preparations for it, how it unfolded, the results and the pending challenges.
Hugo Chávez’s Third Devaluation (ARI) ARI 24/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 8/3/2010 Ronald Balza Guanipa The devaluation is the consequence of accelerated internal public spending funded through oil revenues. Although spending won Hugo Chávez votes, a significant number of voters may now be feeling the negative effects of devaluation.
The Defeat of the Concertación Coalition and the Alternation of Power in Chile (ARI) ARI23/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 5/3/2010 Carlos Huneeus The second round of the Chilean elections on 17 January 2010 handed victory to the opposition, putting an end to a run of four governments led by the centre-left Concertación por la Democracia coalition, in power since the end of the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-90). This is hugely significant because it signals the return of the right wing to the La Moneda presidential palace after no less than 52 years.
Can the Euro Compete with the US Dollar?: The View from the BRICs (ARI) ARI 26/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 5/3/2010 Miguel Otero Iglesias As things now stand, for the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) the euro poses no threat to the US dollar from a material standpoint. However, as far as ideas are concerned, there has in fact been a change in the status quo of the international monetary system.
Migration and the Registration of European Pensioners in Spain (ARI) ARI 20/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 4/3/2010 Vicente Rodríguez, Raúl Lardiés and Paz Rodríguez Spain is one of the main destinations for residential migration among European pensioners, who have a strong tendency to not register with the local authorities.
The US in Brazil’s Foreign Policy (ARI) ARI 31/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 3/3/2010 Carlos Malamud and Carola García-Calvo Brazil has opted for its own foreign policy in Latin America and clashed at times with the new US Administration. What is the state of relations between Brazil and the US? Can Brazil become the leader of South America and take a place on the world stage?
Developing India’s Surface Transport Capability: The Case of Road Infrastructure (ARI) ARI 37/2010 - 25/2/2010 Rajeev Anantaram The Government of India is making concerted efforts to reduce transport bottlenecks, particularly on roads. This ARI discusses the new policy initiatives formulated as part of an evolving regulatory regime, particularly those intended to encourage greater private sector participation and foreign direct investment.
The Priorities of Spain’s EU Presidency in the Mediterranean: Ideal and Reality (ARI) ARI 34/2010 - 16/2/2010 Iván Martín Spain’s EU Presidency poses major challenges for the country’s interests and strategic clout in the Mediterranean, in the new regional geopolitical context that has emerged in the wake of the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).
The Spanish Presidency and CSDP: Time to Get Serious about the Union’s Military Planning and Conduct Capability (ARI) ARI 33/2010 - 16/2/2010 Luis Simon This ARI provides an overview of the EU’s capability for the planning, command and control of CSDP military operations and offers some practical recommendations.