Iraq and Afghanistan: A Comparison Based on International Law (ARI)
This ARI differentiates from a legal standpoint the interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq and examines the consequences for Spanish foreign policy.
International Security
The Contribution of the Spanish Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Qala e Naw to the Reconstruction and Development of Afghanistan (ARI)
A description of the activities of Spanish soldiers in the province of Badghis, in whose capital, Qala-e-Naw, the Spanish Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) is deployed.
Risks Facing the Spanish Contingent in Afghanistan (ARI)
A detailed analysis of the nature of the current and potential threat that the Spanish contingent will have to face in the immediate future is required in the light of increased risks in Spain’s deployment zone in Afghanistan in recent months, the worsening of the conflict in a large part of the country and the intensification of terrorist activity in neighbouring Pakistan.
Will America’s New Counterinsurgency Doctrine Defeat al-Qaeda?
This paper discusses the concept of global insurgency and deals with the existing canon of COIN theory and case studies. It also looks at the connection between the practice of counterinsurgency and the broader world of politics and war–fighting.
The Moral Grounds for the EU’s Obligation to End the Occupation of Northern Cyprus (ARI)
Turkey's occupation of 37% of Cyprus is a protracted legal and political anomaly that the EU is morally obliged to address immediately.
The Tactics and Strategic Goals of Russia’s Stand on the Independence of Kosovo (ARI)
This ARI reviews the evolution of Russia’s stance on Kosovo from the disintegration of the former Republic of Yugoslavia to the NATO bombing of Serbia and the implications of a Kosovar independent State according to the Ahtisaari Plan.
A Critical Analysis of Recent Developments in UK Counter-terrorism Policies and the Implications of the Car Bomb Incidents of June 2007 (ARI)
This ARI reviews the recent developments in the UK’s Counter-terrorism policies and the new Prime Minister’s 25 July ‘Statement on Security’ within the wider context of the response to multi-faceted CT challenges.
Al-Qaeda’s Threat to Denmark (ARI)
This analysis concerns Denmark as a potential target for al-Qaeda. It seeks to define and understand the nature of the threat by tracking the historical and current connections between Denmark and al-Qaeda.
From SDI to BMD: the evolution of the US anti-missile shield (ARI)
This ARI reviews the gestation, evolution and current situation of anti-missile defence in the US, from its Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) to its Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD).
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