by Hasan Suzen* | Apr 14, 2018 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
On 7 April 2018, the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Douma was subjected to a chemical weapons attack, killed more than 42 residents and affected more than 500. Although activists inside Douma, the U.S.-based Syrian American Medical Society, and Syria Civil Defence have...
by Richard Stokes | Apr 11, 2018 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Political & Hybrid Warfare
On 29 March 2018, there was a news headline about a ‘hijacking’ on the Moscow Times’ online edition. The headline reads: “Russia Accuses Ukraine of Hijacking Crimean Fishing Vessel in Violation of International Law.” It continues as Ukrainian border guards detained a...
by Kasim Dogan, PhD | Apr 4, 2018 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation
“While estimating the number of children who have travelled from Europe to DAESH territory is difficult, another unknown is the actual number of children born (or yet to be born) in Syria or Iraq to European parents.”[1] Some of children were teenagers and went to the...
by Metin Guvenir | Mar 22, 2018 | Commentary, Maritime & Naval Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
1. Introduction: Maritime transport is crucial to the world’s economy as over 90% of the world’s trade is carried by sea, and it is the most cost-effective way to move goods and raw materials around the world at this time. The massive commercial maritime traffic makes...
by Gabriel Jonsson | Mar 15, 2018 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
This year bore witness to unexpected signs of improvements in Inter-Korean relations, as became clearer during PyeongChang Winter Olympics between February 9-25. This change of tone in relations between the two states prompts three interrelated questions: How did it...
by Metin Guvenir | Mar 13, 2018 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Maritime & Naval Security
After US declared that they changed their pivot to Asia-Pacific region in 2012, both Obama and Trump administrations kept increased numbers of Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) in the South China Sea under the authority of US Pacific Command. The Obama...
