by Saban Yuksel | Apr 6, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
A bit of a History The EU’s first strategy document, European Security Strategy, dates back to 2003, in the wake of the longstanding Cold War. Penned at a time of enormous hope, prosperity and an absence of a global rival, the EU’s self-confidence is reflected...
by Samet Coban | Mar 26, 2022 | Commentary, Ukraine Crisis Horizon
War in Ukraine changed the security and defence perception in Europe drastically. Twenty-three years after the war in Kosovo, Europe witnessed another war inside its borders, this time between much more capable sides and with far-reaching effects. The war between the...
by James Bosbotinis | Mar 25, 2022 | Commentary, Maritime & Naval Security
The Russian Navy has and continues to provide an important supporting role in Russia’s operations against Ukraine. This has included undertaking highly visible deployments in the pre-invasion phase and maintaining a presence in the eastern Mediterranean (augmented...
by Tom Peeters | Mar 17, 2022 | Commentary, Ukraine Crisis Horizon
The EU Energy Dependency on Russia and Historic Opportunity for Independence To exact a toll on Russia after its offensive into Ukraine and to squeeze channels that feed Russian military and economic might, the EU tries to impose onerous sanctions on the Russian...
by Fatih Yilmaz | Mar 9, 2022 | Commentary, Ukraine Crisis Horizon
Europe and the Western World has been experiencing a big new wakeup call after Russian Armed Forces initiated its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Putin announced a “special military operation” to “demilitarise and denazify” Ukraine...
by Martin Velly | Mar 8, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Ukraine Crisis Horizon
Sanctions have been considered by international relations scholars as states mechanisms to influence other governments on their policies. While the traditional view on sanctions implemented by J. Galtung and the Oslo Institute portrays sanctions as an instrument to...
