by Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen | Jun 11, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
The anti-United Nations campaign – and talk about its dubious role in Yemen – has become increasingly popular recently. This coincides with claims of conspiracy, a rhetoric mostly used by the helpless party in an indirect attempt to justify...
by Samuel Ramani* | Jun 7, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are not just Iran’s proxies On May 14, Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen launched multiple drone strikes against Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities. These drone strikes targeted a major oil pipeline located just west of Riyadh and sparked fears of...
by Samet Coban | Jun 6, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The rivalry between British and Russian Empires over the control of Afghanistan named as “the Great Game”. Some 190 years after, Afghan soil witnesses a similar “game” being played by global and regional actors. This landlocked country, lying at the centre of the...
by Quentin Lopinot* | Jun 5, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The transatlantic security and defense debate has been challenged by a recurring paradox over the past decade: Europeans are expected to take on more responsibility for their own defense and step up their defense investment, yet there is still an expectation from the...
by Alexy Zender* | May 29, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
According to Montreux Convention, Black Sea littoral states have the right to use the Turkish Straits if the submarines have been constructed, purchased or sent for repair outside Black Sea with the stipulation that they inform Turkey in advance. In the case of...
by Anne Speckhard | May 22, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Anne Speckhard* & Ardian Shajkovci** The sound of an explosion echoed through the Green Zone on Sunday (May 19, 2019) night around 9:00 p.m., a reminder that this most secure part of the Iraqi capital is not, in fact, all that safe. The projectile appears...
