by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Jan 22, 2018 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Disruptive Technologies, Political & Hybrid Warfare
On 6 Jan 2018 Russian Hmeimim air base in northwestern Latakia province, the headquarters of Russia’s military operations in Syria, and naval base at Tartus was allegedly targeted by swarm of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The Russian Defense Ministry announced that...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Jan 12, 2018 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation
By Fatih Celenay, Brandon Rapoza, Ratna Gamage The purpose of this paper is to design a toolkit to decrease the violence and terrorism in Somalia. What are the practical solutions to increase the efficiency of military campaigns against Al Shabaab? We will conduct our...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Jan 8, 2018 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Increased tension over the past couple of years between West and Turkey has reached to another level after Turkey and Russia signed an accord for supplying S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries. The S-400 deal, reportedly worth some $2.5 billion and according...
by Alexander Jr. Ross | Dec 31, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Migration & Integration
For a decade now, documented migrants along with undocumented migration has become one of the main concerns that is dominating the headlines of European media and setting the agenda of both the European Union (EU) and the member states. Many images and videos exist of...
by Isa Haskologlu | Dec 26, 2017 | Book Review, Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management, Radicalisation & Polarisation
“…when we think about people’s behavior, our first question should not be about the person’s “rational” interests, but about his or her biases.” (p.237) Stuart J. Kaufman, a prominent scholar of “Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts,” is currently a professor at the...
by Metin Guvenir | Dec 13, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Maritime & Naval Security, Research
Approximately 3.5 million square km area of the South China Sea has been under dispute as China, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Brunei and lastly Indonesia. All have claimed sovereignty over this maritime area. China claims sovereignty over 90% of the South...
