Publications Review 30.12.2013

In this issue you will find: the worst year ever for Indian tigers, US trade in the Asia Pacific, Human rights day, the role of energy in Iran-Turkey relations, EU Council in defense matters, SIPRI yearbook, maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

2013, the Worst Year Ever for Tigers in India published by Huffington Post.

The topic of this article is the aggravating situation around Indian tigers. 2013 has turned out to be the worst year for these symbolic animals since around 39 tigers became victims of poachers’ knifes and traps to be skinned and later sold on black market. Article deals with the problem of Indian law enforcement in terms of environment protection.

Centre for Strategic and International studies issued a statement on trade in the Asia Pacific.

US economic engagement in the East Asia and the Pacific is brief but comprehensive document with detailed explanation of the American economic interest in the region. The paper consists of examples of the economic attractiveness that bears the Asian market for the USA, policy objectives pursued by Washington, modes of engagement and growing interest shown by America towards the countries of the region. The Trans-Pacific Partnership smoothly embraces all these aspects and is a plausible template for a further deeper cooperation of both sides of the Pacific, maintains the document.

Yet another December issue of the Global Education magazine dedicated to the Human rights day.

Starting with a tribute to deceased Nelson Mandela, this issue contains various articles on the achievements in terms of the UN Millennium goals, proposal towards establishing sustainable communities worldwide, obstacles in the area of education for the disabled children in India, the everlasting bone of contention for women and their rights in the Islamic countries and many more.

We are delighted to announce the publishing of a book under the title “The role of Energy in Iran-Turkey relations” by Omid Shokri Kalehsar.

A strict qualitative analysis in considering the perceptions of the Turkish decision-makers throughout the intergovernmental partnership process with Iran on major energy policies is the essential part of the book: energy security, economic relations and Iran’s nuclear program. The findings of the study reveal that the Iranian and Turkish governments need each other in the energy field, due on the one hand, to the fact that Iran needs Turkey to export and transit its oil and natural gas into the European market, and on the other, that Turkey requires Iran in order to diversify its energy resources.

Another policy brief on the role of the European Council in the matters of defense made by Egmont Royal Institute for International relations.

Defense is again at the very heart of the European agenda and will hopefully stay so for some time to come. This brief provides the reader with 7 achievements/proofs that the EU Council should matter in the ongoing debate on the European defense as a part of a greater encompassing strategy for the Union.

SIPRI Yearbook 2013 gives a wide view of the events of the out coming year.

Armaments, disarmament and international security are the eternal yet vital topics of this issue. From statistics on conflicts and military spending to non-proliferation and disarmament this yearbook shows international dynamics in the field of security.

South African Institute of International affairs analyzed the state of affairs in the Gulf of Guinea where maritime piracy is flourishing alarmingly.

The number of attacks carried out by pirates along the Western coast of the continent is rising rapidly overshadowing the success achieved in the Gulf of Aden, where the Somalia pirates have been neutralized. Tackling piracy is one of the hot challenges of the 2050 Africa’s Integrated Maritime Strategy (AIMS) alongside with many others.