▁is ▁an ▁online ▁platform ▁that ▁collect s ▁global ▁data ▁on ▁large - scale ▁land ▁ac quis itions . ▁The ▁G IG A ▁maintain s ▁the ▁platform ▁and ▁evalu ates ▁the ▁data . ▁ ▁The ▁academ ics ▁in ▁the ▁Regional ▁Pow ers ▁Network ▁( R PN ) ▁are ▁studying ▁the ▁global ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁regional ▁powers . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁joint ▁project ▁of ▁the ▁G IG A , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Sciences ▁Po , ▁Paris . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁G IG A ▁is ▁coordin ating ▁the ▁International ▁D iff usion ▁and ▁Co operation ▁of ▁Author itar ian ▁Reg imes ▁( ID C AR ) ▁network , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁investig ating , ▁together ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁international ▁research ▁instit utes , ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁and ▁co operation ▁between ▁author itar ian ▁reg imes ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁stage . ▁ ▁Publications ▁The ▁G IG A ▁publish es ▁three ▁open ▁access ▁series : ▁the ▁G IG A ▁F ocus , ▁the ▁G IG A ▁Working ▁Pap ers , ▁and ▁the ▁G IG A ▁Journal ▁Family . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁G IG A ▁F ocus ▁series ▁academ ics ▁publish ▁short ▁anal ys es ▁of ▁current ▁global ▁events . ▁The ▁German ▁ed itions ▁compr ise ▁four ▁different ▁regional ▁series ▁( A frica , ▁Asia , ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ) ▁and ▁the ▁G IG A ▁F ocus ▁Global , ▁which ▁covers ▁compar ative ▁and ▁global ▁topics . ▁Each ▁edition ▁is ▁published ▁apro