by Michael C. Tritle | Jan 29, 2018 | Maritime & Naval Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
1. INTRODUCTION: Irregular immigration has become one of the toughest challenges in recent years that the world is facing, along with the terrorism. Since the latter has been exploiting the first heavily, these two challenges have become so intertwined that now it is...
by Hasan Suzen* | Jan 24, 2018 | Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
1.Introduction Since eruption of the Ukraine crisis, the world has witnessed a well-developed Russian political warfare strategy and the hybrid model, utilised by Kremlin, which have had destabilising consequences and as well as wide-ranging implications for...
by Metin Guvenir | Dec 13, 2017 | Maritime & Naval Security, Research
Approximately 3.5 million square km area of the South China Sea has been under dispute as China, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Brunei and lastly Indonesia. All have claimed sovereignty over this maritime area. China claims sovereignty over 90% of the South...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Nov 23, 2017 | Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research
By Uğur ORAK, Non-resident Fellow at Beyond the Horizon, Ph.D Candidate and Kasim DOGAN, Visiting Fellow at Beyond the Horizon, PhD 1. Introduction If we can determine what drives people to commit such heinous crimes, it is suggested, perhaps we can change their...
by Resul MULAYIM | Nov 18, 2017 | Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research
Introduction Considering the retreats of ISIS from Mosul and Rakka, the expectations for the collapse of ISIS is rising but the crucial questions remain that need to be addressed. In this article, we focus on explaining how weak states offer convenient environments...
by Musa Tumer | Oct 7, 2017 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
The interaction between EU CSDP and relevant NATO policies integration of NATO and EU on defense policy is the main subject of this article. This is why the aim is to deal with and analyze whether the European integration with NATO should/can be. To do so, the...