International Security

International Security Analyses

Road to Salvation? The Military Offensive in South Waziristan and the Pakistani Nexus of Global Terrorism (ARI)

The authorities in Pakistan have launched a military offensive in South Waziristan in an effort to neutralise the threat that Therik e Taliban Pakistan and al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups pose for the political stability and social cohesion of a country that has nuclear weapons. But the terrorism nexus that these groups represent is more complicated than appears at first glance, and confronting the challenge that these extremists pose means the army’s intervention must be complemented with other kinds of measures on the part of the government.

By Fernando Reinares

17 Nov 2009 //

13 mins Reading time

International Security Analyses

North Korea and the Non-proliferation Regime (ARI)

In this review of the implications of North Korea’s behaviour during 2009 on the Non-proliferation Regime, it is stressed that if North Korea cannot be deterred from its nuclear ambitions this will deliver a serious blow to the international non-proliferation regime. It will also damage the likelihood of a successful outcome at next year’s NPT Review Conference.

By Mitchell B. Reiss

16 Nov 2009 //

12 mins Reading time

International Security Analyses

Geopolitics 2.0 (ARI)

An entirely new form of virtual weaponry is transforming the dynamics of geopolitics.

By Matthew Fraser

14 Oct 2009 //

17 mins Reading time

International Security Analyses

Russia’s New National Security Strategy: Towards a ‘Medvedev Doctrine’? (ARI)

A new Russian National Security Strategy was approved on 12 May, replacing the 2000 National Security Concept.

By Javier Morales

25 Sep 2009 //

19 mins Reading time

International Security Analyses

CONTEST (2009): An Evaluation of Revisions to the UK Counter-Terrorism Strategy with a Special Focus on the CBRNE Threat (ARI)

A much expanded version of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST (based around the four CT objectives of: Pursue, Prevent, Protect and Prepare), was published in March 2009.

By Frank Gregory

11 Sep 2009 //

38 mins Reading time

International Security Analyses

The UNIFIL II Mission in Lebanon: Italy’s Contribution (ARI)

Italy has contributed to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) since 1979 and is the first contributor to UNIFIL II since 2006.

By Lucia Marta

04 Sep 2009 //

21 mins Reading time

International Security Analyses

Closing Remarks by Mr. Jiri Šedivý

Closing remarks by Ambassador Jiri Šedivý, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning, at the Seminar ‘Civil Society Civil Society Facing the Consequences of Terrorism: Victims of Terrorism, Civil Liberties and Human Rights’ organised by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the Embassy of Switzerland and the Elcano Royal Institute, and held in Madrid from 15 to 16 June 2009.

By Jiri Šedivý

23 Jul 2009 //

8 mins Reading time

International Security Analyses

International Terrorism and the Rule of Law

Keynote speech by the President of the International Court of Justice Hisashi Owada at the Seminar ‘Civil Society Civil Society Facing the Consequences of Terrorism: Victims of Terrorism, Civil Liberties and Human Rights’ organised by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the Embassy of Switzerland and and the Elcano Royal Institute and held in Madrid from 15 to 16 June 2009.

By Hisashi Owada

24 Jun 2009 //

20 mins Reading time

Democracy and citizenship Analyses

Civil Society Facing the Consequences of Terrorism: Victims of Terrorism, Civil Liberties and Human Rights

Speech by the Spanish Ombudsman Enrique Múgica Herzog at the Seminar ‘Civil Society Civil Society Facing the Consequences of Terrorism: Victims of Terrorism, Civil Liberties and Human Rights’ organised by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the Embassy of Switzerland and the Elcano Royal Institute and held in Madrid from 15 to 16 June 2009.

By Enrique Múgica Herzog

16 Jun 2009 //

9 mins Reading time