by Betty Wehtje | May 12, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & International Security, Great Power Politics
The ongoing Russian war on Ukraine has abruptly transformed the political landscape in not only Europe, but also the world. In Scandinavia, political tensions are high as both Finland and Sweden are discussing the future of their security policies and potentially...
by Martin Velly | Mar 8, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & International Security, Ukraine Crisis Horizon
Sanctions have been considered by international relations scholars as states mechanisms to influence other governments on their policies. While the traditional view on sanctions implemented by J. Galtung and the Oslo Institute portrays sanctions as an instrument to...
by Tom Peeters | Feb 14, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & International Security, Great Power Politics, Ukraine Crisis Horizon
Russian Objection to the Enhanced Relationship Between NATO and Ukraine The mobilisation of more than one hundred thousand Russian troops around the border of Ukraine rings an alarm for the transatlantic Alliance. The growing relationship between Ukraine and NATO and...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Jan 12, 2022 | Geopolitics, Geopolitics & International Security, Policy Brief
Geopolitics Task Force Brief by Samet Coban(1), Victoria Clement(2), Hasan Suzen(3), Charles J. Sullivan(4), Saban Yuksel(5), Robert M. Cutler(6), and Onur Sultan(7) January 12, 2022| 12 min read Background On January 2 (Sunday), a spike in liquified petroleum gas...
by Tuba Yalinkilic* | Mar 11, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & International Security
The one-China principle asserts that there is only one sovereign state under the name of ‘China’. Both People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan) claim that sovereignty should belong to one power. The roots of the principle go back to...
by Olena Snigyr* | Feb 26, 2021 | Geopolitics & International Security, Great Power Politics, Research
Today, in this strange and difficult time of reformatting the global international order, which is already complicated by globalization and a pandemic, the European Union as a community based on the liberal values has no choice but to accept their leadership role as...