by Paul Weber | Jan 8, 2019 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
The principle of self-determination in international law is a concept that is continually evolving since the beginning of the 19th century when it entered the agenda of the international community. It has continued its evolution during the De-colonization and...
by Murat Caliskan | Dec 17, 2018 | Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Murat Caliskan* – Paul Alexander Cramers** Hybrid warfare is the latest of the terms/concepts that have been used within the defense community in the last three decades to label contemporary warfare. It has been officially adopted in the core strategic documents...
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 | Defence & Security, 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...
