Issues

Four Scenarios and No Recourse? Saudi Arabia and Iran's Nuclear Program | The GCC as a Regional Security Organization | NATO in the Middle East? Discussions About the Role of NATO in Securing an Israeli-Palestinian Agreement | Elections in Australia - A Narrow Victory for the Prime Minister | Fundamentals of an Islamic Economic System Compared to the Social Market Economy - A Systematic Overview

Migration Policy as a Learning Process - How the Netherlands Deals with Immigrants | Looking North: Immigration Policy in Mexico | The Complicated Relationship: A Snapshot of the U.S.-Mexico Border | Africa and the International Criminal Court: Stocktaking in Uganda | Caught Between Two Fronts - In Search of Lasting Peace in the Casamance Region | Strategic International Threats Surrounding Brazil

Poland - Neighbor, Partner and Friend in the East. German-Polish Relations Since 1989 | Proven Partnerships with Development Potential - Germany´s Relations with the Czech Republic and Slovakia | Germany´s Relations with the Baltic States Since Reunification | On the Mood of the Partners in the Franco-German Relationship Two Decades After Reunion | The Relations Between Great Britain and Reunified Germany | Union for the Mediterranean - Acknowledging Realities and Exploiting Opportunities | The Philippines After the May 10, 2010 Elections | From Uribismo to Unidad Nacional - Colombia After the Congressional and Presidential Elections

A European Perspective on International Terrorism | Fanatics in Our Midst: The Phenomenon of ‘Homegrown Jihadists’ | The Fight Against International Terrorism and the Question of International Security - What Role Will NATO Play in the Future? | Counter-Terrorism as a U.S. National Security Priority | Afghanistan and Pakistan - A Paradigm Shift in the Fight Against Terrorism? | Al-Qaeda Organization in Yemen | India: International and External Security - Current Challenges to the Government | “Nothing New in the South?” – Analytical Observations on the Conflict in the Southern Provinces of Thailand

Initiators for Effective Protection of Basic Rights: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights | Expectations of the ASEAN Commission on Human Rights | Current Challenges Facing the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights | Myanmar - Perspectives on Political Change | A Nuclear-Weapon-Free World? President Obama's Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament | Upheaval in Hungary: Fidesz-KDNP Achieves a Clear Two-Thirds Majority and the Socialists Are Voted Out

As You Like It - Following in the Footsteps of the USA, Asian Politicians Have Now Also Succumbed to the Charms of Facebook and Twitter | Political Communication in the Sub-Saharan Africa and the Role of New Media | Revolution 2.0: Putting the Fear into Authoritarian Regimes - Digital Culture and Political Communication in Latin America | The Internet´s Impact on Political Parties and Campaigns | Politics from the Niche: Digital Political Communication as a Source of Information and Exchange Forum for the Opposition in Belarus | China´s Digital Revolution - Political Communication in a Virtual World | Press Freedom, New Media and Political Communication in Malaysia - A Society in Flux

“A Progressive Idea of Style Awaiting Its Embodiment”: Global Governance Between G8 and G20 | India’s Economic Policy and the Necessity for a Financial Model | The Rise of the Gulf: Saudi Arabia as a Global Player | South Korea and the G20 | Turkey on the Road to Becoming a Regional Power | A Tiger Ready to Pounce? Vietnam’s Economic and Political Coordinates in Southeast Asia | South Africa’s Objectives at the G20 | Religion and Global Development - Contributions to the Current Debate from a Development Policy Perspective

Material for Conflicts. Egyptian Row over the Full Face Veil | The Current Context of Syrian-Israeli Tensions. Movement in the Region and Stagnation Inward | United Instead of Divided? What Effects Are Western Sanctions Having on Iran? | On the Current Situation of Christians in the Middle East | The Presidential Elections Are over – How Can the Ukrainian Democracy Be Consolidated? | Back to the Future? The Role of the Communist Party in the Czech Republic | Continuity in Costa Rica for the Coming Parliamentary Term. Costa Rica Has Elected Its New President

The Results of Copenhagen: Consequences for the World's Poorest Countries | Brazil and the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen | Post-Copenhagen: A Perspective from Australia and Its Asian-Pacific Neighbours | China as a Challenge to the Security of European Energy Supplies | The Start of a New Era in Chile: Sebastián Piñera Wins Presidential Elections against Eduardo Frei | From Sanader to Kosor; From Mesić to Josipović. The Reshaping of the Political System in Croatia in 2009/2010

Southern Sudan – a New Country on the World Map? | More Shadow than Light | The Facade and Erosion of Democracy in Namibia | Postponed Seven Times and Still no Solution in Sight | ”An Odd Man in” – Australia’s Role in International Politics | Aló Presidente – Press and Politics in Latin America