by Dr. Çlirim Toci* | Nov 9, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Migration & Integration
“Nowadays, the security environment is more unpredictable and challenging to address. The environment to global security is seen as a challenge and emerging tool for peace and stability. For instance, autocratic regimes use all means and ways to fulfil their goals....
by Yunus Erbas | Jun 25, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
On 14 May 2021, China became the second country to have successfully landed a rover on Mars after its Zhurong spacecraft touched down on the surface of the red planet. Zhurong (祝融), carrying the name of the “god of fire” in ancient Chinese mythology, was the sixth...
by Jacques-Alice Auguste | Jun 25, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Migration & Integration
Political instability and poverty in various regions have long been sources of migration. However treacherous the routes through the Mediterranean Sea may be, many are willing to risk their lives and that of their family in hopes of bettering their future. The unusual...
by Manon du Bus de Warnaffe | May 24, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
1. Polish Women’s Rights Under Threat In October 2020, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, the country’s highest court, ruled legislation allowing women to seek an abortion on the grounds of severe foetal impairment as “incompatible” with the country’s...
by Lorenzo Giuglietti | May 20, 2021 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Policy Brief
Executive Summary The European The European Union’s Permanent and Structured Cooperation (PESCO) understandably captures the attention of policymakers and experts due to the engagements member states committed to and the consequences for the EU’s defence architecture...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Apr 19, 2021 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The US policy toward China has come under the spotlight after the first high-level talks between the two countries in Alaska. This was the first serious US contact with the country since election of President Biden. On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden was officially...