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February
Ambassador Per Eklund has joined ISDP as a Senior Fellow with its Silk Road
Studies Program. He recently retired from his position as head of the European Commission
Delegation to Georgia. Ambassador Eklund joined the European Commission in 1997 and his
other missions included Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the Netherlands Antilles
and Aruba. Initially, he worked on EU assistance to Russia, then to all former
Soviet states.
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Russian speaking organized crime groups in the EU
Walter Kegö and Alexandru Molcean
March 2011
The transnational character of Russian speaking organized crime, when
coupled with its high degree of sophistication and ruthlessness, has attracted
the world's attention and concern to what has become known as a global
"Russian Mafia." Along with this concern, however, has come a fair amount of misunderstanding and stereotyping with respect to this problem. The paper presents a multilateral analysis of Russian speaking organized crime groups in the EU, providing a general overview of its origins, development and impact on European society. The authors explore the full magnitude of the problem, presenting possible ways to counteract it.
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Azerbaijan Since Independence
Svante Cornell
January 2011
Azerbaijan Since Independence offers a comprehensive introduction to
modern Azerbaijan, a post-Soviet republic located on the western shore of the
Caspian Sea. This small country has outsized importance due to its strategic
location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, its energy wealth, and its
historical experience as an early modernizer in the Muslim world. The book
begins with six chapters on Azerbaijan’s history from pre-Soviet times to
the present, with an emphasis on the past twenty years. The next four chapters
are thematic, covering the conflict over Karabakh, the political system, the
oil-dominated economy, and societal changes and trends including the role of Islam.
The remainder of the book surveys Azerbaijan’s foreign relations, with an analysis
of the foreign-policy-making context complemented by chapters on relations with
Iran, Russia, Turkey, and the West. The book closes with a brief epilogue discussing
the country’s future.
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Japanese Security and Defense Policies: Trends, Threat Perceptions and Prospects
Axel Berkofsky
ASIA PAPER, January 2011
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Towards a Solution for the North Korean Nuclear Issue: ISDP-KIDA Joint Project on North Korean WMDs
Sangsoo Lee (ed.)
ASIA PAPER, January 2011
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China's "New Multilateralism" and the Rise of BRIC: A Realist Interpretation of a "Multipolar" World Order
Jagannath P. Panda
ASIA PAPER, February 2011
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Afghanistan Beyond the Fog of Nation Building: Giving Economic Strategy a Chance
S. Frederick Starr
SILK ROAD PAPER, January 2011
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Regional Environmental Cooperation in EU and ASEAN: Lessons from Two Regions
Sangsoo Lee, Moe Thuzar
ASIA PAPER, February 2011
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Stepping Back From the Brink at Preah Vihear: Cambodia and Thailand’s Choice
Rennie Silva
ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 55, February 16, 2011
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Snar demokrati inte realistiskt [Near-term democracy is not realistic]
Svante Cornell
OP-ED, Svenska Dagbladet, February 9, 2011
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"New Life" for Russia
Walter Kegö, Erik Leijonmarck, Janina Romanova
ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 54, February 9, 2011
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Corruption and International Organizations: The United Nations and the World Bank
Per Larsson / Summarized by Stina Hartikainen
ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 53, February 03, 2011
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The Myanmar-EU Roadmap: New Possibilities in a Changing Myanmar
Christopher O'Hara, Agnes Frittin
ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 52, January 24, 2011
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The Israilov Case and Human Rights in Chechnya
Stina Hartikainen, Anna Jonsson
ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 51, January 20, 2011
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"Axis Shift", in Soner Cagaptay, ed., Turkish Foreign Policy Under the AKP: The Rift with Washington
Svante E. Cornell
Policy Notes, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, January 2011
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From Sanctions to Engagement: The Need for a New Policy Towards Myanmar
Ebba Mårtensson, Andreas Mälarstedt
ISDP POLICY BRIEF, No. 50, January 12, 2011
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Seeking To Redesign Turkey, The AKP Resurrects State Tutelage
Halil M. Karaveli
ANALYSIS, Turkey Analyst, Volume 4, No. 1, January 10, 2011
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February 16-18
Niklas Swanström participated in the Asian Security Conference 2011,
entitled Towards A New Asian Order and held a presentation on "Globalization and the rise of Asia".
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February 1
ISDP hosted a roundtable discussion with Laura Jewett, regional director for Eurasia
at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and Swedish civic organizations on democratic development
in the former Soviet Union.
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January 13
Svante Cornell presented his book, Azerbaijan Since Independence,
at a CACI Forum at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, in Washington DC.
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January-February
Niu Zhongjun an associate professor of the Department of Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs Administration at China
Foreign Affairs University is a guest researcher at ISDP
from January to February 2011. He is a director of
Political Science teaching and research section, specialized in international politics theory science for peace
and multilateral diplomacy. His books include Conflict Prevention，2007，China’s Diplomacy from China's opening
and reform（co-authored), 2008，and EU's Common Foreign Policy and Security Policy from a Globalized
Perspective（co-authored), 2008.
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January-December
Lee Seung Yeol joined ISDP as a Visiting Research Fellow.
He is a Senior Research Fellow at Ewha Womans University
Institute for Unification, specialized in the succession of North Korean Politics. Dr. Lee earned a doctoral degree
in North Korean Studies in 2009 when he also published his book Kim Jong-il's Choice.
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