by Alexy Zender* | May 10, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
Three days after the presidential elections in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decision to grant Russian passport to the separatist Ukrainians in Donetsk and Luhansk in the east of this country. Former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has...
by Onur Sultan | May 8, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
On 2 May 2019, an article with the subject “A Real Plan to End the War in Yemen” was published in Foreign Affairs. The article is purposeful and well-written in terms of clarity of the arguments and got quite positive feedbacks from those following the crisis....
by Onur Sultan | May 7, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
As Haftar’s offensive toward Tripoli stalled, the conflict does not cease to reproduce itself in other realms or dimensions. This week, Haftar and his international backers increased their level of engagement in propaganda to dominate or shift opinion in favor of...
by Yousuf Eltagouri* | May 6, 2019 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
General Khalifa Haftar, the military commander of the loosely affiliated Libyan National Army (LNA), a militia that receives military support from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and Egypt, has engaged with the world’s top leaders in...
by Anant Mishra* | May 2, 2019 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Peace & Conflict Management
Introduction Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, began transitioning to democracy after fall of Suharto in 1998. Immediately after the event, Indonesia witnessed the rise of radical militant Islamic factions. Many security and military experts...
by Onur Sultan | May 1, 2019 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism
Background On 29 April 2019, al-Furqan Media Center of Daesh posted a 18.22 minute video with the name: “In the Hospitality of the Emir of the Believers”. The timing of the video message, the medium it was posted through and its content are all extremely important....
