by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Mar 16, 2019 | Commentary, Defence & Security
Turkey is a key regional player at the gateway between Europe and the Middle East, bordering Iraq and Syria. Particularly during the Syrian conflict, Turkey experienced rockets and shells landing on its side of the border injuring and killing civilians. Moreover, in...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Nov 27, 2018 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management, Political & Hybrid Warfare
We have been witnessing baffling developments in the last month, which corroborate our earlier observations on deteriorating liberal world order. On 20 October 2018, President Donald Trump stated his intention to pull U.S. out of INF Treaty and build up its arsenal...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Aug 22, 2018 | Book Review, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Democracy doesn’t always die with military coups, starts Levitsky and Ziblat, it also dies in the hands of the elected leaders. The subject is not new; after a staggering expansion of democracy after cold war, there were already signs of retreat as chosen leaders...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Aug 5, 2018 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare
The deepening rift between Turkey and the U.S. has spiraled into a full-blown crisis over the trial of pastor Andrew Brunson, who was held under pre-trial detention for 21 months in a Turkish prison until he was transferred to house arrest on 25 July 2018. Brunson was...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Jan 22, 2018 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Disruptive Technologies, Political & Hybrid Warfare
On 6 Jan 2018 Russian Hmeimim air base in northwestern Latakia province, the headquarters of Russia’s military operations in Syria, and naval base at Tartus was allegedly targeted by swarm of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The Russian Defense Ministry announced that...
