by Baris Direncli | May 7, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
Even though Turkey and Armenia have severe hostilities, the peaceful relations between ordinary Turks and Armenians have a very long history going back to even before Ottoman Empire. Until the late 19th century, these two ethnic groups lived at peace, and moreover,...
by Resul MULAYIM | May 7, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
France is a country that has always been influential in Africa. Unlike other states, the relations of France, which started before colonialism, have continued without interruption in her pré carré (sphere of influence). France attempted to establish relations with all...
by Yusuf Kerem ALPERENOGLU | May 7, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism
“Master Euphrates tells bold and nice Sincere weeping in his eyes.” The counterterrorism struggle, which had been carried out in the mountains or the forests until recently, has now transformed into urban warfare. Some of the prominent reasons which caused this to...
by Fatih Yilmaz | May 5, 2017 | Book Review, Commentary, Democracy & Rule of Law, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy* As European Union is currently having a hard time with several internal problems, such as BREXIT and the rise of national populist parties against the union, it is worth reviewing the famous book “The United States...
by Michael Stone | May 4, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Migration & Integration
As an indirect consequence of the Syrian conflict and the broader security environment in the Middle East, Europe has faced a serious refugee and migrant crisis in the last couple of years.1 This required intensive traffic between Western policy-makers and the Turkish...
by Michael Sanchez | May 4, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation
Our understanding of terrorism is mostly shaped by politicians, who sometimes arbitrarily use this term to stigmatise even people who are opposing their policies. Terrorism or terrorist violence, however, is just a violent tactic that is used by insurgent groups, and...
