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3481. Women in State Security Provision in Nepal: Meaningful Participation?

Author:
Mihaela Racovita
Publication Date:
06-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Small Arms Survey
Abstract:
The Government of Nepal has recently stepped up efforts to integrate women within the state security apparatus. This Briefing Paper examines recent legislative and institutional changes governing female participation in the security sector, the latest recruitment and advancement trends, and the persistent challenges facing female security providers. It shows that while formal and institutional changes have enabled more women to become part of Nepal’s security sector, women remain under-represented therein, and face challenges including objections to positive discrimination, difficult trade-offs between professional careers and personal lives, and societal attitudes that see security provision as a male-only occupation
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

3482. Czechia between V4 and the EU: the impact of migration on Visegrad cohesion

Author:
Vladislav Strnad
Publication Date:
09-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Europeum Institute for European Policy
Abstract:
The Visegrad Group (V4) has responded to the migration crisis by an unexpectedly unified and consistent position , which was symptomatic of its identity shift. The long-term confrontation with the European Migration and Asylum Policy, the political changes in Poland and Hungary, the illiberal rhetoric of Visegrad politicians as well as the conflict with the European Commission have significantly influenced the position of V4 and the Czech Republic in Europe.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

3483. New Security Challenges from a Visegrad 4 Perspective

Author:
Martin Michelot
Publication Date:
09-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Europeum Institute for European Policy
Abstract:
Martin Michelot and Martin Macq wrote an introductory chapter for the new IFAT's (The Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade) publication on the security challenges for the V4 countries. The chapter wrote by our researchers focuses on the military security and military cooperation of Visegrad Four countries. The main topic for discussion is especially the dual membership of both countries in NATO and in the EU - which is trying to build-up its own military structures notably in the recent years.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

3484. Labour market reform and Visegrad countries: Deep rooted concerns and how to address them

Author:
Alena Kudzko
Publication Date:
01-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Europeum Institute for European Policy
Abstract:
Issues of labour mobility and labour markets have been among the most contentious discussions on the crowded EU agenda of the past couple years. Proposals calling for reform of the regulations on posted workers and for the enhancement of social rights, advocated primarily by Western countries - including most notably France - and the EU Commission, have been accompanied by both domestic and EU-wide squabbling. Visegrad countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) have often found themselves on the defensive, seeking at once to both fend off accusations of “social dumping” and foil the undesired reforms. They fear that some of the proposals on labour reform fail to coincide with their economic interests and the principle of the free market, or perceive them as an encroachment of the EU Commission on national competencies
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

3485. Preparations for the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 – chances and challenges for Central Europe

Author:
Andrzej Sadecki
Publication Date:
02-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Europeum Institute for European Policy
Abstract:
At first glance, reaching an agreement on the next MFF could seem easier than for its previous iterations. The MFF 2014-2020 was negotiated against the backdrop of a financial crisis which put significant strains on the member states, particularly those in the the Eurozone. Currently, economic growth has returned to the European Union and the economic sentiments have reached their highest levels since 2000s . Nevertheless, some key political developments will affect and complicate the process of finding a consensus on the next MFF. Firstly, the negotiations on the post 2020- MFF will coincide with two major processes underpinning the future of European integration: the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the debate on the reform of the Eurozone. Secondly, some stakeholders see Brexit as an opportunity to substantially reform the MFF and the EU budget, which in turn widened the debate to the future of main EU policies, and could breach the fragile balance between the various interests of the member states that functioned in this sphere until now.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

3486. The Chicago Climate Charter: North American Cities taking Action On Climate Change

Author:
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Publication Date:
12-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Abstract:
On December 4–5, 2017, the City of Chicago hosted the North American Climate Summit in partnership with C40 and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. This was the first time a US climate summit convened following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. Featuring remarks from former President Barack Obama, the summit brought together mayors from around the world to define collective, city-level actions and commitments to combat climate change. At the time of this publication, upward of 70 cities have signed the Chicago Climate Charter, affirming their commitment to address climate change within their cities
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

3487. As China Rises, Americans Seek Closer Ties with Japan

Author:
Craig Kafura
Publication Date:
12-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Abstract:
Over the first two years of the Trump administration, the United States has simultaneously aggrieved Japan, a pivotal US ally in Asia, while also taking a more confrontational stance against China. This has raised broad concerns about the future of US involvement in Asia and the basis of support for the US-Japan alliance. While the American public is hesitant to get involved in a conflict between China and Japan, public support for US bases in Japan is at an all-time high, and Americans across party lines want to build strong relations with US allies in Asia
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

3488. US Public Divides along Party Lines on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Author:
Craig Kafura
Publication Date:
12-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Abstract:
In the past year, the Trump administration has moved the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, ended aid to the United Nation agency supporting Palestinian refugees, and announced the closure of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office in Washington, DC. These actions, heavily criticized by the international community, are a dramatic shift from past US policy. The 2018 Chicago Council Survey, conducted after the US embassy move to Jerusalem but before the other actions, finds that the American public has generally not formed an opinion about the embassy relocation and would prefer that the US not take a side in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. A just completed Chicago Council-University of Texas survey of foreign policy opinion leaders shows that leaders have stronger views. Republican opinion leaders approve of the embassy relocation, while solid majorities of Democratic and Independent leaders disapprove
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

3489. The Fate of the World Trade Organization in the Age of Trump

Author:
Philip I. Levy
Publication Date:
12-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Abstract:
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is teetering. The Trump Administration has attacked it repeatedly, blocked moves to restock its judicial panels, and looked skeptically on its multilateral decision-making process. For an organization that embodied the results of decades of trade liberalization and emerged triumphantly in the mid-1990s, this has been a remarkable fall from grace. In this brief, we ask why the WTO is worth saving, consider the complaints lodged against it, and suggest what would be required for a serious rescue attempt. There are several reasons to hope, but more reasons for concern
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

3490. The Internationalisation of the Khashoggi Case: Prospects and Possibilities

Author:
Al Jazeera Center for Studies
Publication Date:
12-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Al Jazeera Center for Studies
Abstract:
So far, Turkey has been successful in its pursuit of internationalising the Khashoggi case and playing its cards strategically to keep the attention of international media and appeal to the morality of peoples and governments while also avoiding a direct clash with Saudi Arabia
Topic:
International Relations and International Affairs
Political Geography:
Turkey