by Robert M. Cutler* | Feb 6, 2019 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
I would first of all like to thank the organizers for inviting me to participate here. The title of this session is “Political and Geopolitical Issues in the Short and Medium Term”. I should clarify that I understand the short term to refer to one to four years, and...
by Binoda Kumar Mishra* | Jan 29, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
“Make America Great Again” is attributed to the present US President Donald Trump. He certainly has been a user of this quote or phrase since 2012 if not earlier. In the 2015 reissue of his 2011 book, the subtitle read “Make America Great Again”. But by no means, he...
by Alexy Zender* | Jan 22, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Becoming a global power depends on domination in the oceans and seas. Dominating the seas and oceans means having the strategic advantage militarily and controlling economically significant sea lines of communication. The USA, which is a global or hegemonic power,...
by Helen Lackner | Jan 17, 2019 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
The fear and terror induced by this situation, combined with unbearable survival conditions are creating a generation of psychologically scarred people, many of whom will never be able to live normal lives. Less than a month after the signature of the Stockholm...
by Anne Speckhard | Jan 11, 2019 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation
By Anne Speckhard*, Ardian Shajkovci** and Hamid Sebaly*** At a recent counterterrorism conference held by the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism in Brussels, Belgium, a seven-year-old’s words touched the issues currently pressing upon the heart...
by Alexy Zender* | Jan 3, 2019 | Commentary, Disruptive Technologies
In recent years, humanity has been being faced with a technological development that may result in radical changes in post-industrial revolution economic, social, cultural, political and military fields. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be able to shape the future...
