by Yunus Erbas | Apr 11, 2022 | Peace and Conflict Management, Research, War and Conflict
1. Introduction Over the last 10 years, the conflict in the South China Sea has been constantly in the spotlight. As China builds islands in the middle of the South China Sea, once underwater reefs have become sandy islands with airfields, roads, buildings, and bases...
by Murat Caliskan | Feb 4, 2022 | Modern Warfare, Peace and Conflict Management, Research, War and Conflict
1. Introduction We need to discuss what war is, whether there are certain fundamentals of war that do not change through time and circumstances—namely the nature of war—or whether war has been changing. Our understanding of war’s nature inherently influences how we...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Jan 21, 2022 | Hybrid Warfare, Peace and Conflict Management, Policy Brief, Ukraine Crisis Horizon, War and Conflict
Escalation over Ukraine in face of Russian Demands for an Uncontested Sphere of Influence in Former Soviet Space Geopolitics Task Force Brief by Samet Coban(1), Hasan Suzen(2), Olena Snigyr(3), Onur Sultan(4), Saban Yuksel(5) January 20, 2022 | 17 min read Background...
by Manon du Bus de Warnaffe | Jun 14, 2021 | Commentary, Peace and Conflict Management
1. What is going on? Back in February 2019, ground-breaking peace talks between the U.S. government and the Taliban took place in Moscow, fostering the possibility of a negotiated peace in an unpreceded way during the 17-year-long conflict. The peace table, however,...
by Onur Sultan | May 19, 2021 | Commentary, Peace and Conflict Management, Policy Brief, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Background In the week between May 1 and May 7, Palestinians started protesting against an incoming Israeli Supreme Court decision, expected to evict six Palestinian refugee families residing in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem. The move framed by...
by Erman Atak* | Jun 12, 2020 | Commentary, Peace and Conflict Management
Following their success in the west of Libya and Al-Watiya airbase, GNA advance continued this week. Tripoli International airport and its neighbouring towns like Ain Zara, Wadi Al-Rabi in the south of the capital are now under the GNA control. Failing to withstand...
