by Prof. Jolyon Howorth* | Nov 6, 2019 | Commentary, Events & Activities, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Proceedings
It would be fair to split the context in three points: Transatlantic relations and historical periodicity Official NATO declarations often imply that there is something eternal and automatic, and of course something inherently benign, about the Euro-American Alliance....
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Nov 2, 2019 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Introduction As other countries are also working on next-generation missiles, China is pursuing a long-term strategy in order to build strategic technologies and bridging the capacity gap with the West, following Russia’s approach. Currently, the most powerful...
by Erman Atak* | Oct 29, 2019 | Commentary, Democracy & Rule of Law, Peace & Conflict Management
The Report of the Amnesty International (AI) published this week is the first public investigation of the war crimes committed since the Haftar’s offensive upon Tripoli on 4 April. There were some United Nations investigations conducted by experts on some particular...
by Erman Atak* | Oct 23, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
Eight years ago, on 20 October, Moammar Gaddafi was captured and killed in his hometown Sirte and buried to an unknown grave. Since his death, Libyans have been waiting for their dreams to come true. Developments of last week are not promising though, indicating that...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Oct 18, 2019 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Introduction Technological developments are critical for the robust national defense industry, which is deemed an essential element of national security. The Chinese military has unveiled a new hypersonic ballistic nuclear missile that could violate all existing...
by Muneer Binwaber* | Oct 17, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
Yemen is overlooking the Strait of Bab al-Mandab and ranks 29th in the world in terms of oil reserves. Yemen is also overlooking two seas for two thousand kilometers and shares its border with the rich Gulf countries. With all these facts, Yemen will become the...
