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The emergence of Hamas as a regional political actor
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ARI 6/2013 - 27/2/2013
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Julio de la Guardia
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Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, the election of Mohammed Morsi
as President of Egypt and the end of Israel’s Pillar of Defence
military operation in the Gaza Strip, Hamas has steadily been moving
towards a more political stance.
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North Korea and the December 2012 Rocket Launch: A New Deal?
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Expert Comment 39/2012 - 14/12/2012
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Pablo Bustelo
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On December 12 North Korea succeeded in putting into orbit a satellite (or other object) after the three stages of the Unha-3 rocket separated as planned. Contrary to the previous attempts, the launch was successful, the three-stage rocket functioned correctly and the satellite (or other object) now appears to be now orbiting the earth.
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Are North Korea’s Missile Threats Credible?
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Expert Comment 28/2012 - 15/10/2012
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Pablo Bustelo
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Despite continuous efforts by the international community to achieve
the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, time is passing and
working against this goal.
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Staging the War on Drugs: Media and Organised Crime in Mexico
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WP 8/2012 - 10/7/2012
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Edgar Moreno Gómez
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This Working Paper offers an insight to understand the political ramifications
of the news coverage of violence in Mexico. It shows that drug trafficking
organisations have important
goals related to the media, the impact of news on public opinion and
the consequent influence over policy making.
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The Need for an Open System to Evaluate European Union CSDP Missions (ARI)
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ARI 104/2011 - 10/6/2011
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Félix Arteaga
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The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and the launch of the
European External Action Service are an opportunity to introduce
reporting and assessment mechanisms to render CSDP (Common Security and
Defence Policy) missions more democratically legitimate and
accountable.
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France’s National Security Strategy (WP)
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WP 3/2011 - 17/1/2011
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Fabio Liberti and Camille Blain
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France is one of the EU’s member states with a most highly-developed national strategic culture. However, the 2008 White Paper on Defence and National Security represents a significant leap in the evolution of the French strategic thinking and policies. It establishes the concept of national security, that transcends the traditional realms of defence and internal security and moves towards the overarching concept of national security.
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Economic Intelligence: An Operational Concept for a Globalised World (ARI)
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ARI 134/2010 - 14/9/2010
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Claude Revel
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Economic security policies consist in the prevention and avoidance of all situations that can disrupt the life of firms or States. In France, economic security is seen through the prism of ‘economic intelligence’, which aims to encompass all aspects of globalised risks and opportunities.
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Cyber Security in Spain: A Proposal for its Management (ARI)
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ARI 102/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 29/7/2010
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Enrique Fojón Chamorro and Ángel F. Sanz Villalba
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Social, economic and cultural relations are increasingly dependent on
information and communication technologies and infrastructures
(cyberspace), making it necessary to devise a national security system
(cyber security) that can manage the risks that threaten their adequate
operation.
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Africa, AFRICOM and the Path to Stability
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19/7/2010
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Vicki Huddleston
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Lecture by Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, at the Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid) on 17 June 2010.
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Back to Earth: Nuclear Weapons in the 2010s (ARI)
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ARI 110/2010 - 25/6/2010
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Bruno Tertrais
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Throughout 2009 it seemed that both nuclear non-proliferation and
disarmament were going to make real, fast and lasting progress.
Unfortunately, reality bit back and 2010 has shown scant progress in
disarmament and not much success in non-proliferation.
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The EU’s Internal Security Strategy (ARI)
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ARI 75/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 22/6/2010
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Félix Arteaga
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The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council approved its Internal Security
Strategy on 25 February 2010.
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