by Mats Radeck | Aug 31, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Introduction Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has moved the topic of defence to the epicentre of the political debate in the transatlantic zone. Responding to the new circumstances, the German government recently announced a massive scale-up of the country’s defence...
by Florentina Drobota | Jul 4, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
While the discussions and musings on “strategic autonomy” after Brexit flooded corridors of EU, the brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia brought back memories of Cold War. The war unleashed all sorts of strategic thinking at EU, NATO and European capitals. Naturally,...
by Ibrahim Jouhari | Jun 23, 2022 | Commentary
Following the elections of Speaker Berri, the time is now for the choosing of a new Prime Minister followed by government formation. Although Lebanon’s political system might seem complicated and archaic, there is a clear order for the next few steps that will lead to...
by Fatih Yilmaz | Jun 22, 2022 | Commentary, Social Inclusion & Integration
European and OECD countries remain among the main destination points for refugees from all around the world. Since the 2015 Syrian refugee crisis, Europe has been experiencing another mass flow of refugees from Ukraine; the total number recorded is currently 5 million...
by Ibrahim Jouhari | Jun 20, 2022 | Commentary
With significant help from the international community, channeled through the efforts of UNDP Leap and other agencies, the elections happened without any major logistical problems. Some polling centers had electricity cuts, others faced long queues, and there was some...
by Eugenio V. Garcia* | Jun 14, 2022 | Commentary, Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies
Too many concepts, too much confusion Anyone trying to make sense of technology and international relations today will stumble into a plethora of closely related terms, such as e-diplomacy, cyber diplomacy, digital technology, tech diplomacy, and so forth. All these...
