by Erman Atak* | May 29, 2020 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management, Research
By Erman Atak* and Stefano Marcuzzi** Despite the growing number of Covid-19 victims in Libya in mid-May,[1] the civil war in the country is reaching new highs. The capital Tripoli has been under siege from the leader of eastern Libya-based self-styled Libyan...
by Amb.Nureddin Mazen* | May 28, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
Slightly more than a year passed over start of retired General Khalifa Haftar’s attack on the Libyan capital, Tripoli. It was on April 4, 2019 exactly, a time when Libyans were awaiting the holding of the Libyan Forum on April 14, 2019 in the city of Ghadames as a...
by Dr. Seth A. Johnston** | May 19, 2020 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
What’s New in European Defense? Europe is pursuing significant new defense initiatives that span capability development, policy, and institutional cooperation. Many of these efforts occur under the auspices of the European Union and are part of the EU’s longstanding...
by Onur Sultan | May 14, 2020 | Book Review, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
“Regional Security in the Middle East” by Pinar Bilgin is an amalgamation of efforts to depict and understand the interactive dynamics of security and security agenda in / for the Middle East. Even though Regions and Powers by Buzan and Waewer succeeds in giving an...
by Tuba Yalinkilic* | May 8, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
China is gradually turning into a country that closes the shutters. There is a giant in front of us and walls grow in front of it as it grows. We will not be able to see what is happening behind the wall; there is not much left, except for a tiny ray leaking out. Just...
by Tuba Yalinkilic* | May 4, 2020 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
Introduction European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) in a way relates to a geographical and political border concept. To understand how China looks at the EU and the world, first we need to understand China’s perception of border. Accordingly, the main objective of this...
