by Alexy Zender* | Mar 26, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
The developments following the suicide bombing of the Indian-controlled Kashmir on February 14, which resulted in the deaths of at least 40 Indian soldiers, caused the attention of the world’s public to focus on the region again. New Delhi blamed the Pakistani...
by Transatlantic Task Force | Mar 1, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Defence Ministers of NATO members discussed pressing security challenges in Brussels between 13-15 February 2019, prior to annual Munich Security Conference. Defence Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Radmila Sekerinska, attended NATO defence ministerial...
by Ishaan Tharoor | Feb 27, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
If you followed certain Indian media outlets in the early hours of Tuesday, you probably heard that Indian Air Force jets swooped into Pakistani airspace and carried out devastating strikes on militant camps, killing roughly 300 fighters. If you were watching in...
by Alexy Zender* | Feb 8, 2019 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The embargo imposed on Russia by the EU and the US after the annexation of Crimea and the Russian aim of eliminating the key position of Ukraine on the energy route have led Russia to re-evaluate its natural gas pipeline projects. At the end of 2014, during a state...
by Robert M. Cutler* | Feb 6, 2019 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
I would first of all like to thank the organizers for inviting me to participate here. The title of this session is “Political and Geopolitical Issues in the Short and Medium Term”. I should clarify that I understand the short term to refer to one to four years, and...
by Bahri Kosar* | Feb 4, 2019 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
The debates related to ‘real European Army’, which was re-launched by French President Emmanuel Macron were further heated by German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s speech at the European Parliament on November 13, 2018. Such statements from the leaders of the two leading...