by Isa Haskologlu | Dec 26, 2017 | Book Review, Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management, Radicalisation & Polarisation
“…when we think about people’s behavior, our first question should not be about the person’s “rational” interests, but about his or her biases.” (p.237) Stuart J. Kaufman, a prominent scholar of “Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts,” is currently a professor at the...
by Gabriel Jonsson | Aug 24, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
During the year North Korea’s 16 missile tests and their impact on relations with South Korea and the United States have dominated news reports on Korean affairs, in spite of the May 9 election of Moon Jae-in as new South Korean president following the Constitutional...
by John Quartz | Aug 9, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
In line with the universal ban on use of force, relations in military field are subject to more limitations than relations in other fields. One of few exceptions of military involvement in another country is the consent of that state. In this analysis having state...
by Michael Sanchez | Jul 9, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Peace & Conflict Management, Research
Countering the insurgency problem is increasingly becoming an arduous task for modern armies, and the success rate of those armies in counterinsurgency wars is declining. While states could defeat insurgents during 19th century, they become less capable to eliminate...
by Michael Sanchez | Jun 16, 2017 | Commentary, Democracy & Rule of Law, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
Arab Spring uprisings were one of the most remarkable events seen in the history as a struggle for democracy against the dictators throughout Middle East and North Africa. The people’s efforts to overthrow the dictators, and achieve a democratic transition for their...
by Alexander Jr. Ross | Jun 12, 2017 | Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Peace & Conflict Management, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research
Terrorism is a never-ending phenomenon with its roots going back to the beginning of humanity on earth and will most likely continue until the end of it. Although the patterns and the spikes vary, it is sufficing to say that there has never been a period without...
