by Hasan Aktas | Sep 22, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Hybrid warfare has become a term for modern warfare or for the next war. However, hybrid warfare as a term itself is a poor descriptor. Thus, the purpose of this article is to contribute to the understanding the hybrid warfare by developing a perceptional map,...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Sep 17, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Turkey has been a key ally for the western world for decades. Once a role model democracy in the middle-east and formidable NATO ally with a stand out armed forces in the region, Turkey safeguarded the southeastern flank of the alliance with confidence....
by Gabriel Jonsson | Aug 24, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
During the year North Korea’s 16 missile tests and their impact on relations with South Korea and the United States have dominated news reports on Korean affairs, in spite of the May 9 election of Moon Jae-in as new South Korean president following the Constitutional...
by Yasin YAVUZ | Aug 23, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
After the cold war Russia managed to hold on to its ICBMs power with nuclear capabilities despite the economic difficulties and political instability. Even just after cold war during 1990s, it managed to develop SS-27 high tech ICBM without any participation of the...
by Yasin YAVUZ | Aug 13, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Radicalisation & Polarisation
The structural factors behind Middle East rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia are so deep and it’s very difficult to overcome the problems in the near future.[1] Except the temporary peace like term between 1941-1979 when Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ruled Iran, the...
by John Quartz | Aug 9, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
In line with the universal ban on use of force, relations in military field are subject to more limitations than relations in other fields. One of few exceptions of military involvement in another country is the consent of that state. In this analysis having state...
