by Resul MULAYIM | May 22, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
France has been involved with Africa and tried to be there not only for remaining an effective powerin the world but also providing the needs of the mainland.For this purpose, a question has arisen as to where and how to succeed. With the help of the old positive...
by David Bailey | May 22, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research
Three major factors caused international terrorism to rise in the second decade of 21st century. First, the power vacuum and instability in Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa – caused / triggered by the Arab Spring and the corrupt governments/failed states. Second,...
by Alexander Jr. Ross | May 19, 2017 | Book Review, Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation
The aim of this paper is to critically analyze the 2011 book ‘How Terrorism Ends: Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist Campaigns’ by Audrey Kurth Cronin. The Author is a professor at the School of International Service at American University in...
by Hasan Suzen* | May 19, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Migration & Integration, Research
Over the recent decades, it has been a common belief that the hope of beginning a new life in Europe turns into a real tragedy for many people with African and Asian origins, including Middle Easterners. A major humanitarian crisis caused by deaths (over 10% of...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | May 10, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Turkey is one of the few countries conducting air defence almost solely with aircraft, despite sizable armed forces with a wide array of capabilities. As odd as it sounds, it has been a disturbing reality for military officials for a long time as the Armed Forces...
by Adam S. Locke | May 10, 2017 | Commentary, Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Military experts are best known for their ability to plan. Planning is essential in all military activities due to the nature of war. War itself is an ill-structured problem. The better you plan, the less complex the problem gets and becomes well structured. Famous...
