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...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Mar 7, 2018 | Commentary, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
By Alina Polyakova** and Spencer Phipps Boyer** The Kremlin’s political warfare against democratic countries has evolved from overt to covert influence activities. But while Russia has pioneered the toolkit of asymmetric measures for the 21st century, including...
by MENA Task Force | Mar 1, 2018 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Peace & Conflict Management
On 24 February 2018, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) released a resolution to cease hostilities without delay for at least 30 consecutive days, ensuring a “durable humanitarian pause” to enable humanitarian aid deliveries and medical evacuations of the...
