by Richard Stokes | Aug 9, 2018 | Energy Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
Abstract: On 12 August 2018, a presidential summit of the Caspian littoral countries will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan. The convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea is highly likely to be signed by all the five littorals at the summit. However, there are...
by Mattheus Van Geerens | Jul 31, 2018 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
We have been observing a massive transformation in the Middle East since the events in 2010, also dubbed as Arab Spring. However, this transformation has gained more momentum in the last 4 years. More specifically, the rise of ISIL, the Saudi-led Coalition...
by Richard Stokes | May 22, 2018 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Maritime & Naval Security, Research
Abstract: A presidential summit of the Caspian littoral countries is expected to be held soon this year. The convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea is highly likely to be signed by all the five littorals at the summit. However, there are significant...
by Tom Peeters | Apr 21, 2018 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
United Kingdom (UK) voters have chosen to leave the European Union (EU) with the historic referendum on June 2016. As the countdown continues for the set date of 29 March 2019, there has been no deal in the negotiations yet, and it seems like a win-win deal is far...
by Kasim Dogan, PhD | Apr 4, 2018 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation
“While estimating the number of children who have travelled from Europe to DAESH territory is difficult, another unknown is the actual number of children born (or yet to be born) in Syria or Iraq to European parents.”[1] Some of children were teenagers and went to the...
