by Hall Gardner* | Aug 16, 2020 | Commentary, COVID-19, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, have hoped to counter U.S. military pressures and economic sanctions in an effort to overstretch U.S. political-military and financial capabilities across the world through both symmetrical and asymmetrical military measures and...
by Dr. Vira Ratsiborynska* | Aug 15, 2020 | Commentary, COVID-19, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The 9/11 attacks redefined the global security context on terrorism and targeted violence. Similarly, COVID- 19 causes us to reconsider what composes a security threat. In the evolving security environment, it is essential to look beyond current realities and timely...
by Dr. Seth A. Johnston** | Jun 30, 2020 | Commentary, COVID-19
The foundational international relations theory has been revealed to be far less realistic than it claims. Stephen Walt’s “The Realist’s Guide to the Coronavirus Outbreak,” together with some of his other recent articles, are compelling examples of how realist...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Apr 17, 2020 | Commentary, COVID-19, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Chinese scholars have always considered the EU to be destined for destruction; while considering NATO to be unnecessary. According to them the biggest problem of the EU is its failure to achieve political unification. On the other hand, conditions during the cold war,...
by Muneer Binwaber* | Apr 17, 2020 | Commentary, COVID-19, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Though easy to treat in existence of adequate health care system and medications, the cholera has been raging Yemen. The cumulative number of suspected cholera cases reported from October 2016 to January 2020 is more than 2 million, including 3910 related deaths. To...
by Yusuf Yavuz Ayar* | Apr 10, 2020 | Commentary, COVID-19, Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies
My two cents will not tell you about the human trials for the Corona virus vaccine or the timeline for the global immunization, and how many times you have to wash your hands daily. My guidance does not include foot-shaking or the type of the hand-gel you are...
