by Samet Coban | Jun 12, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
NATO responded to Russian intervention in Ukraine by launching several initiatives in multiple domains. One of them is the NATO Readiness Initiative. As part of a broad deterrence and defence related measures, Allies will make available ‘additional 30 major naval...
by Samet Coban | Jun 6, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The rivalry between British and Russian Empires over the control of Afghanistan named as “the Great Game”. Some 190 years after, Afghan soil witnesses a similar “game” being played by global and regional actors. This landlocked country, lying at the centre of the...
by Quentin Lopinot* | Jun 5, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The transatlantic security and defense debate has been challenged by a recurring paradox over the past decade: Europeans are expected to take on more responsibility for their own defense and step up their defense investment, yet there is still an expectation from the...
by Alexy Zender* | May 29, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
According to Montreux Convention, Black Sea littoral states have the right to use the Turkish Straits if the submarines have been constructed, purchased or sent for repair outside Black Sea with the stipulation that they inform Turkey in advance. In the case of...
by Anne Speckhard | May 22, 2019 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Anne Speckhard* & Ardian Shajkovci** The sound of an explosion echoed through the Green Zone on Sunday (May 19, 2019) night around 9:00 p.m., a reminder that this most secure part of the Iraqi capital is not, in fact, all that safe. The projectile appears...
by Alexy Zender* | May 16, 2019 | Commentary, Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Despite calls from the US, the EU, and Egypt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu announced that in addition to the Fatih drill ship, which is currently in the west of Cyprus, Yavuz drillship would be sent to the region. He declared that Turkey had...
