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141. Massive and Misunderstood: Data-Driven Insights into National Oil Companies

Author:
David Mihalyi and Patrick Heller
Publication Date:
04-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Abstract:
National oil companies (NOCs) produce the majority of the world’s oil and gas, pumping out an estimated 85 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. Within their home countries, NOCs influence the degree to which billions of people benefit (or suffer) from their countries’ hydrocarbon assets. Many of these companies manage multi-billion-dollar portfolios of public assets, execute complex projects across their territories and at sea, employ citizens in the tens or hundreds of thousands, and perform a range of public services from providing energy to building infrastructure. Despite their importance, NOCs are poorly understood thanks to weak and uneven reporting, sparse research, and an absence of publicly available comparative data.
Topic:
International Affairs and Natural Resources
Political Geography:
Global Focus

142. Resource Governance Index: From Legal Reform to Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author:
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Publication Date:
04-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Abstract:
This report explores common resource governance successes and challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, taking advantage of the rich dataset and wealth of evidence documentation provided by the Resource Governance Index. While the authors detect common trends across the region, there is also great diversity between and within countries. It also documents examples of good practices from which officials in other countries can learn. The authors conclude with the suggestion that policymakers, parliamentarians, civil society, media and regional institutions focus more on narrowing the implementation gap, which will help to restore trust between government, communities and investors and thus strengthen sustainable management of natural resources. Creating space for public debate, strengthening capacity of public institutions and oversight actors, addressing lack of political will and learning from past legal reforms are possible solutions to address the implementation gap.
Topic:
International Affairs and Natural Resources
Political Geography:
Global Focus

143. SETA Security Radar | Turkey’s Security Landscape in 2019

Author:
SETA
Publication Date:
03-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research
Abstract:
In 2018, Turkey encountered a complex security environment and endured a wide range of challenging situations ranging from cross-border counterterrorism operations to multidimensional conflicts involving various influential state actors. With this in mind, the SETA Security team compiled SETA Security Radar: Turkey’s Security Landscape in 2019 in line with the critical developments that took place in 2018. This work aims to provide a timely and accessible assessment of the challenges awaiting Turkey in 2019. Hence, SETA Security Radar: Turkey’s Security Landscape in 2019 pertains to the following topics: Turkey’s role in Syria, Turkey’s counterterrorism strategy, Turkey’s military activism, the Turkish defense agenda, Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean, and Turkey’s bilateral relations with the United States and Russia. By creating awareness among policymakers and interested researchers, SETA Security Radar: Turkey’s Security Landscape in 2019 intends to achieve a common understanding of the security prospects awaiting Turkey in 2019.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

144. Interfactional dynamics and the future of Idlib

Author:
Murat Yeşiltaş and Omar Özkızılcık
Publication Date:
03-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research
Abstract:
Since the planned wide-scale military operation by the Assad regime in July 2018 against the different military factions, Idlib has been the center of the Syrian conflict. On January 1, 2019, renewed clashes between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former Al-Nusra Front, and the Nureddin Zengi Movement brought Idlib again at the epicenter of the Syrian conflict. Now, HTS has become a dominant power in the region in terms of controlling territory, and has become capable of transforming Idlib. This paper aims to give a brief overview of the recent battle and the dynamics inside Idlib which led to the fighting between the Nureddin Zengi Movement and HTS. Furthermore, the dynamics which enabled HTS to win the battle will be analyzed. Based on the implications for the interfactional dynamics in Idlib, the Sochi agreement between Turkey and Russia has to be adjusted given that certain of its terms couldn’t be implemented on the ground. The paper also offers an array of possible scenarios of how Turkey and Russia might adjust the Sochi agreement in order to counter the violent extremist group in Idlib and prevent a humanitarian crisis
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

145. La Política Exterior de Estados Unidos Un atardecer desfigurado

Author:
Antonio Marquina
Publication Date:
01-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Unidad de investigación sobre seguridad y cooperación (UNISCI)
Abstract:
La Política Exterior de Estados Unidos Un atardecer desfigurado
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

146. La Estrategia Global de la Unión Europea. Asomándose al Precipicio

Author:
Antonio Marquina
Publication Date:
01-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Unidad de investigación sobre seguridad y cooperación (UNISCI)
Abstract:
La Estrategia Global de la Unión Europea. Asomándose al Precipicio
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

147. Estrategia de Seguridad Nacional 2013. Un pavimento deslizante

Author:
Antonio Marquina
Publication Date:
01-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Unidad de investigación sobre seguridad y cooperación (UNISCI)
Abstract:
Estrategia de Seguridad Nacional 2013. Un pavimento deslizante
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

148. La Unión Europea y el Magreb. Reestructurando un imaginario

Author:
Antonio Marquina
Publication Date:
01-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Unidad de investigación sobre seguridad y cooperación (UNISCI)
Abstract:
La Unión Europea y el Magreb. Reestructurando un imaginario
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

149. España en la Segunda Guerra Mundial

Author:
Antonio Marquina
Publication Date:
01-2019
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Unidad de investigación sobre seguridad y cooperación (UNISCI)
Abstract:
España en la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

150. Rusia en la Sociedad Internacional

Author:
Javier Morales
Publication Date:
01-2019
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Unidad de investigación sobre seguridad y cooperación (UNISCI)
Abstract:
Rusia en la Sociedad Internacional
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus