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...
by Felix Tori* | Apr 28, 2020 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
April 20th, 2020, was a historic and shocking day for oil investors as West Texas Intermediate (WTI) went below zero for the first time in history. This more-to-follow crisis was highly expected as indicated in my previous commentary. It’s a common view among not only...
by Ilse Van den Berckt* | Apr 22, 2020 | Book Review, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Social Inclusion & Integration
Bart Brandsma’s book at hand is a timely and precious contribution considering the time we live in. The book opens up the debate on how to manage divergent voices and preserve public order while respecting the democratic right of free speech and free articulation of...
by Onur Sultan | Apr 21, 2020 | Book Review, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The term security governance has become a buzzword in the realm of security studies, especially after 9/11 attacks. Yet, there are few empirical works on the unintended consequences of security governance and no work on conceptualizing and theorizing the concept....
by Asia Pacific Task Force | Apr 17, 2020 | Commentary, 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,...
