A Periodically Digest Compiled by CIGA's Staff Researchers
A Periodically Digest Compiled by CIGA's Staff Researchers
Author: Robert Uniacke Affiliation: Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Organization/Publisher: British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies Date/Place: March 21, 2020/ UK Type of Literature: Journal Article Number of Pages: 22 Link: Keywords: Civil Society, Surveillance, Authoritarianism, Online Policing …
Author: Yezid Sayigh Affiliation: Carnegie Middle East Organization/Publisher: Carnegie Middle East Date/Place: April 24, 2020/Lebanon Type of Literature: Article Word Count: 1992 Link: Keywords: Covid-19, Egyptian, Army Brief: Author and senior fellow Yezid Sayigh talks about how the…
Authors: Randall Schweller, Daniel W. Drezner, and Ronald R. Krebs Affiliation: Ohio State University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, The University of Minnesota Organization/Publisher: Foreign Affairs Date/Place: May/June 2020/ USA Type of Literature: Journal Article Word count: 3516…
Author: Ben Winck Affiliation: Markets Insider Junior Reporter, Business Insider Organization/Publisher: World Economic Forum Date/Place: April 18, 2020/ Switzerland Type of Literature: Report Word Count: 1200 Link: Keywords: IMF, World Economic Forum, Recession, Great Lockdown Brief: International Monetary Fund issued…
Author: Peter Engelke Affiliation: Atlantic Council Organization/Publisher: Atlantic Council Date/Place: April 22, 2020 Type of Literature: Policy Primer Word Count: 12,286 Link: Keywords: AI, Policymaking Brief: As grounds are gained in the development of AI, policymakers now are trying to…
Authors: Chun-Chih Chang&Thung-Hong Lin Affiliation: Xiamen University & Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica Organization/Publisher: Routledge Date/Place: April 3, 2020/ChinaType of Literature: Article Number of Pages: 23 Link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13510347.2020.1747051?scroll=top&needAccess=true Keywords: Internet, Civil-society, Censorship. Brief: The article discusses whether the internet contributes…
Author: Calin Trenkov-Wermuth Affiliation: U.S. Institute of Peace Organization/Publisher: U.S. Institute of Peace Date/Place: April 10, 2020/USA Type of Literature: Analysis and Commentary Word Count: 1615 Link: Keywords: Coronavirus, Human Security, Security Sector Brief: The Coronavirus pandemic will bring enormous challenges…
Author: Kyle Harper Affiliation: University of Oklahoma. Organization/Publisher: Foreign Policy Date/Place: April 6, 2020/ USA Type of Literature: Argument Word Count: 2531 Link: Keywords: Pandemic, Infectious Diseases, COVID-19, Transformation Brief: Kyle Harper argues that every era has its own infectious…
Author: Mariano Barbato Affiliation: University of Passau, Germany Organization/Publisher: Religions/ MDPI Journals Date/Place: April 1, 2020/Basel, Switzerland Type of Literature: Journal Article Number of Pages: 11 Link: Keywords: Postsecular Society, Middle East, Politics Of Becoming, Desecularization, Arab Spring, Document…
Authors: Eugene Gholz, Harvey M. Sapolsky Affiliation: University of Notre Dame/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Organization/Publisher: Journal of Global Security Studies Date/Place: April 7, 2020/ UK Type: Journal Article Number of Pages: 10 Link: Keywords: Defense Acquisition, Interest Group Politics,…