Government Commissioned Reports*

  • Through the Prism of Complexity (forthcoming 2011)
  • CIP: Protection Goals (co-authors: Elgin Brunner, Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Manuel Suter) (2009)
  • Risk Analysis: Risk Communication in the Public Sector (co-authors: Jonas Hagmann and Myriam Dunn Cavelty) (September 2009)
  • Examining Resilience – A concept to improve societal security and technical safety (co-author: Elgin Brunner) (June 2009)

Articles and Book Chapters*


  • Terrorism and Political Violence in Africa: Contemporary Trends in a Shifting Terrain (co-author: James Forest) in Perspective on Terrorism Journal, Special Issue on Terrorism, Political Violence and Armed Conflicts in Africa (co-edited with James Forest) (September 2011)
  • Perspectives on Nigeria: Internal Conflict, Oil Politics, Transnational Security Risks, and Opportunities for Peace in the Niger Delta (co-edited with Ibaba Samuel Ibaba and Michael J. Watts), Special Issue in Journal of African Security (January - March 2011)
  • A Portrait of Complexity: New Actors and Contemporary Challenges in the Global Energy System and the Role of Energy Infrastructure Security ( April 2010)
  • Global Platforms and Big Returns: Energy infrastructure targeting in the 21st Century ( January 2010)
  • The Relationship Between Energy Infrastructure Attacks and Crude Oil Prices (co-author: Caroline Hilpert) (October 2009)
  • The Tormented Triangle: The Regionalisation of Conflict in Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic ( April 2009)
  • Targeting Energy Infrastructure: Examining the Threat in North Africa and Broader Implications ( January 2009)
  • Turmoil in the Delta: Trends and Implications ( May 2008)

Miscellaneous Policy Briefs & Reports*

  • Crowdsourcing Through Crisis: Evidence of Adaptability & Resilience (March 2011), in Resilience and National Security in an Uncertain World
  • Network Governance and the Role of Public-Private Partnerships in New Risks, 6th Zurich CRN Roundtable Conference Report (co-author: Manuel Suter) (February 2010)
  • Resilience: A Tool for Preparing and Managing Emergencies (September 2009)
  • Taking Advantage of the Energy Security Environment, ISN Special Report, Energy Infrastructure Exposed (August 2009)
  • We All Have a Role to Play ( July 2009)
  • Small Group Threats to Global Energy Infrastructure, ISN Special Issue (May 2009)
  • An Historic Victory at an Extraordinary Time, ISN Special Report, America's New Dawn? (November 2008)
  • Looking Back and Examining the Road Ahead, ISN Special Report, The Evolution of Terrorism (September 2008)
  • Africa's Growing Strategic Relevance ( July 2008)


*You can download all publications at the CRN website