by Anne Speckhard | Dec 15, 2018 | Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research
Anne Speckhard* & Ardian Shajkovci** It is often argued that prisons may accelerate the process of radicalization by virtue of having vulnerable prisoners isolated from mainstream society under circumstances in which they may be potentially exposed to virulent...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Dec 6, 2018 | Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Abstract Humans have witnessed many wars throughout the history. The weapons, equipment, tactics, doctrines and strategies used in these wars have been in a constant evolution. This evolution of warfare has depended on technological level, changes in the societies,...
by Anne Speckhard | Nov 18, 2018 | Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research
By Anne Speckhard*, Ardian Shajkovci** & Neima Izadi In 2017, ISIS suffered major territorial and military defeat in Iraq. Despite the achieved success, the group remains active and in control of small pockets of territory in Iraq. It also continues to lure...
by Steven Blockmans* | Nov 8, 2018 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
Abstract While the new security environment has driven the EU to take a bigger role in security and defence, it has also forced the EU-NATO relations to evolve from a desirable strategic partnership to a more ‘essential’ one, since both their security is...
by Onur Sultan | Oct 28, 2018 | Peace & Conflict Management, Research
Hasan Aslan*, Onur Sultan** Abstract Yemen, as a unitary state, has long ceased to exist. Since unification in 1990, the state has been the playfield for those willing to have power and control over resources. The Houthis, an initially egalitarian...
by Engin Yuksel | Aug 17, 2018 | Peace & Conflict Management, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Abstract Since the 1990s, Eastern European and African nations have experienced many intra-state conflicts, which are introduced as a concern for regional and international security by the international community. However, as the international organisations...
