by Saban Yuksel | Feb 18, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) took place between 14-16 February 2020. Regarded as Davos of foreign and security policy circles, MSC serves as a platform to exchange ideas for high-profile decision-makers all over the world. Traditionally, a report is published...
by Samet Coban | Feb 14, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Afghanistan is struck by severe armed violence and political impasse. Peace talks are seemingly going nowhere, circling around requests for; a reduction in violence by the U.S. (which has never happened), a peace deal between the U.S. and the Taliban before Taliban...
by Tuba Yalinkilic* | Feb 6, 2020 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Proceedings
First, I will focus on the changes in meaning of borders for China and its political stance throughout the history. Then I will mention China’s approach to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). Neighborhood Policy in a way relates to a geopolitical border concept....
by Alexy Zender* | Feb 2, 2020 | Commentary, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Blockchain technology began to occupy public agenda with the expansion of crypto coins as an investment and payment method. Blockchain, which has the support of smart contracts as well as mathematical algorithms, is speculated to have great potential in many areas...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Jan 31, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Commentary, Disruptive Technologies
Background The Russian Defense Ministry stated that at least two service members were killed and four injured on 08 August 2019 following the blast at a testing ground on the northern coastline of Russia. On 12 August, the...
by Erman Atak* | Jan 22, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Merkel highlighted two main results of the Berlin Conference; the first one is continuation of a fragile truce, which could turn into a permanent cease-fire through military committee negotiations of the warring factions and the second one is the re-commitment of the...
