by Dr. Çlirim Toci* | Nov 9, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Migration & Integration
“Nowadays, the security environment is more unpredictable and challenging to address. The environment to global security is seen as a challenge and emerging tool for peace and stability. For instance, autocratic regimes use all means and ways to fulfil their goals....
by Yunus Erbas | Jun 25, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
On 14 May 2021, China became the second country to have successfully landed a rover on Mars after its Zhurong spacecraft touched down on the surface of the red planet. Zhurong (祝融), carrying the name of the “god of fire” in ancient Chinese mythology, was the sixth...
by Jacques-Alice Auguste | Jun 25, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Migration & Integration
Political instability and poverty in various regions have long been sources of migration. However treacherous the routes through the Mediterranean Sea may be, many are willing to risk their lives and that of their family in hopes of bettering their future. The unusual...
by Erman Atak* | Jun 2, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Policy Brief
In the last couple of weeks, things in Libya are moving so slowly. There is no significant development on the political, economic, diplomatic or military front. Libya’s interim Government, the Government of National Unity (GNU), is not making any progress in preparing...
by Lorenzo Giuglietti | May 20, 2021 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Policy Brief
Executive Summary The European The European Union’s Permanent and Structured Cooperation (PESCO) understandably captures the attention of policymakers and experts due to the engagements member states committed to and the consequences for the EU’s defence architecture...
by Onur Sultan | May 19, 2021 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management, Policy Brief
Background In the week between May 1 and May 7, Palestinians started protesting against an incoming Israeli Supreme Court decision, expected to evict six Palestinian refugee families residing in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem. The move framed by...