by Dr. Mehmet Mukerrem Ari* | Oct 14, 2020 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management, Research
Abstract The main effort in this article is to find out the main causes of the Syrian Civil War via questioning the common discourse that presents sectarian fault lines as the main cause. In this context, this article argues that instead of a reductionist sectarian...
by Saban Yuksel | Aug 25, 2020 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
Introduction EUFOR RCA was the EU’s military operation in the Central African Republic[1], launched on 1 April 2014. The EU started to search for partners from the very beginning and cooperated with the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and the selected third...
by Bahri Kosar* | Jun 18, 2020 | Disruptive Technologies, Maritime & Naval Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Introduction The world has witnessed enormous and continuous technological developments in recent years, some of which have changed our lives dramatically. What is striking about recent technological surge though, unlike the situation after World War I and II, the...
by Erman Atak* | May 29, 2020 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management, Research
By Erman Atak* and Stefano Marcuzzi** Despite the growing number of Covid-19 victims in Libya in mid-May,[1] the civil war in the country is reaching new highs. The capital Tripoli has been under siege from the leader of eastern Libya-based self-styled Libyan...
by Dr. Seth A. Johnston** | May 19, 2020 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
What’s New in European Defense? Europe is pursuing significant new defense initiatives that span capability development, policy, and institutional cooperation. Many of these efforts occur under the auspices of the European Union and are part of the EU’s longstanding...
by Transatlantic Task Force | May 12, 2020 | Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, Research
A Debate on Multi-stakeholderism vs. Multilateralism Abstract Today, cyberspace is governed in an environment where decisions are taken by multiple actors, including governments, businesses, civil society, and individuals or briefly “stakeholders.” This...
