by Onur Sultan | Feb 18, 2018 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Amidst great political turbulence in the run-up to the legislative elections, International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq was held in Kuwait between 12-14 February 2018. The venue is ironic because Kuwait had become subject to Iraqi aggression in 1990 and had...
by Alexander Jr. Ross | Feb 7, 2018 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Political & Hybrid Warfare
As the Turkish military Operation Olive Branch continues in northeast Syria, political and strategic NATO bodies continue to refrain from making any strong comments, either supportive or critical, on the operation. So far there have been only two statements...
by Steven Blockmans* | Feb 7, 2018 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Political & Hybrid Warfare
The theatricals surrounding the decision to move to phase II of the Brexit negotiations obscure another momentous European development: the launch of ‘permanent structured cooperation’ in the defence field. In this CEPS Commentary, Steven Blockmans explains...
by Tom Peeters | Feb 1, 2018 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management, Political & Hybrid Warfare
The Middle East (ME) has never been a peaceful place and throughout history, instability in the ME has always been a concern for the rest of the world. While these anxieties continue, in the past decade the ME has witnessed several extraordinary developments. If these...
by Onur Sultan | Jan 29, 2018 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Daesh is about to lose the whole territory it holds in Syria and Iraq once as big as the UK. The Salafi jihadist organization, ruling over 6 million population with an army of 30.000 in 2015, had benefited from sectarian and ethnic tensions and imposed its ideology...
by Alexander Jr. Ross | Jan 28, 2018 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Operation Olive Branch, which started on 20 January 2018, has been advancing in multiple axes towards Afrin. On the 9th day of the operation, Turkish Forces together with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) units have not yet confronted by a serious resistance from the...
