by Manon du Bus de Warnaffe | Jun 14, 2021 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
1. What is going on? Back in February 2019, ground-breaking peace talks between the U.S. government and the Taliban took place in Moscow, fostering the possibility of a negotiated peace in an unpreceded way during the 17-year-long conflict. The peace table, however,...
by Erman Atak* | Jun 2, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Policy Brief
In the last couple of weeks, things in Libya are moving so slowly. There is no significant development on the political, economic, diplomatic or military front. Libya’s interim Government, the Government of National Unity (GNU), is not making any progress in preparing...
by Tuba Yalinkilic* | May 31, 2021 | Commentary
After Evergreen’s vessel Ever Given became stuck in the Suez Canal on 23 March 2021, Chinese bloggers shared humorous memes over Taiwan and its importance in the world. The ship stuck in the canal and blocked all the traffic in both directions for over six days...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | May 26, 2021 | Commentary
Yunus Erbas* and Nour Moufed** Introduction In the week between March 24-30, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited six countries in the Middle East, anm: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Iran, Bahrain and Oman. The visit was...
by Manon du Bus de Warnaffe | May 24, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
1. Polish Women’s Rights Under Threat In October 2020, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, the country’s highest court, ruled legislation allowing women to seek an abortion on the grounds of severe foetal impairment as “incompatible” with the country’s...
by Emmanuel R. Goffi | May 11, 2021 | Commentary, Disruptive Technologies
Emmanuel R. Goffi, PhD and Aco Momcilovic, EMBA AI may benefit or represent a threat to humanity in many ways in numerous fields such as education, environment, health, defense, transportation, space exploration and so on. To avoid potential drifts of AI and...
