by Betty Wehtje | Jun 6, 2023 | Defence & Security, Modern Air & Space Power, Research
Abstract The military use of space is not new, yet it has developed and become more advanced today. Major powers, such as the US, China, and Russia, now have their own military units specialized in space operations, indicating that space has become a new war-fighting...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Mar 6, 2023 | Research, Social Inclusion & Integration
Sirppa Kinos (Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland)Ilse Van den Berckt (Eudres, University of Applied Sciences Leuven-Limburg, Belgium)Roza Pambukhchyan (University of Turku, Finland)Marja Kiijärvi-Pihkala (LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland)Olga...
by Jannis Figura | Jan 25, 2023 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Abstract The Ukraine War slowed down over the past months due to the harsh weather conditions and the high casualties on both sides. Russia and Ukraine will likely launch new offensives between February and April 2023. While Russia’s battlefield destiny lies in its...
by Jannis Figura | Jan 14, 2023 | Research, War and Conflict
Abstract The international crimes committed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine can be prosecuted under the current international law framework except for the crime of aggression. Prosecution of the latter is the only judicial way to prosecute the Russian...
by Fatih Yilmaz | Dec 29, 2022 | Migration & Integration, Research, Social Inclusion & Integration
Digitalisation entered almost every part of human life with the pace of technology’s advance, fuelled by the pandemic and lockdown. Internet connectivity has unlocked new and faster modes of communication, and we are now more connected than ever before. Digitalisation...
by Jannis Figura | Dec 23, 2022 | Environment & Climate Change, Research
Abstract The 2021 floods in Western Europe laid bare how European disaster management focused too much on prevention rather than resilience measures. Governmental response plans have sent a false feeling of symbolic preparedness as many European societies expect a...
