by Erman Atak* | Sep 23, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
Almost six months has elapsed since start of Haftar’s Tripoli offensive, an initiative that has costed thousands their lives and made many more displaced. Setting out with great promises, Haftar’s LNA has so far suffered major setbacks to include one of the biggest...
by Samet Coban | Sep 14, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
Trump abruptly called off peace negotiations with the Taliban on Saturday (7 Sep 2019) after the Kabul suicide bomber attack on Thursday (5 Sep 2019). The attack that was claimed by the Taliban took the lives of 12 people including one American soldier. The United...
by Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen | Aug 26, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
There was no surprise in what happened in Aden. Since the beginning of the transitional period, the Yemeni elites and their parties have dealt with the Yemeni situation without imagination, and in the same traditional ways of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh....
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Aug 22, 2019 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Introduction On 16 August, North Korea fired two missiles into the waters off its east coast. According to US and South Korean officials the two were short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM). They flew approximately 142 miles at a maximum altitude of 18.6 miles and top...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Aug 17, 2019 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Background The office of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov announced on 02 Jul 2019 that the production of Avangard hypersonic gliding vehicle (HGV) was proceeding as scheduled. Moscow refuted US media reports which suggested Russia could not produce...
by Alexy Zender* | Aug 9, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence, Commentary, Disruptive Technologies
Guided missiles are still one of the most strategic, destructive and powerful weapons for the above water warfare. For decades, scientists and engineers try to develop most skilful missile in order to catch the target from the weakest point. When one produced a...
