Η Ουκρανική κρίση με τα τόσα θύματα και από τις δύο αντιμαχόμενες πλευρές είναι η κορύφωση μιας βαθύτερης κρίσης. Αυτή είναι η επί μακρόν υποβόσκουσα κρίση στις δομές της Ευρωπαϊκής Αρχιτεκτονικής Ασφάλειας. Αρκετοί Δυτικοί αναλυτές, ακαδημαϊκοί και σύμβουλοι εξωτερικής/αμυντικής πολιτικής, πολιτικής ασφάλειας σημειώνουν ότι στην δεκαετία του ’90 δεν θα…
Read MoreDr. Yiorghos Leventis & Mr. Elias Hadjikoumis In 2014, brother nations (“bratskie narodi”) Russia and Ukraine, united by common cultures, mentalities, customs, traditions and closely related languages, became enemies. They have remained so for eight years now. The main reason behind this negative development has been the geopolitical game between…
Read MoreIn the year 2021, the notion of security as an overarching concept in Europe centered on a critical debate on immigration and sustainability. Both themes were the subject of national, international, and European political debates shaped by more immediate fears and anxiety stoked by the COVID pandemic. These themes were…
Read MoreArchaeology goes beyond the mere study of the past through what remains of the past materially, but it also shapes how individuals and nations may see themselves in the modern age. European and American museums are confronted by requests of the return of artifacts bought or seized by colonial powers:…
Read MoreThe last deadly double explosions in the grounds of Kabul airport put in sharp relief – if one more was ever needed – of the US and its allies’ utter failure in the twenty-year Afghanistan democratization project. International news agencies reported that at least ninety Afghan civilians and thirteen American…
Read MoreTurkey is an energy hungry economy. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessment of Turkey’s energy needs in 2020, the country currently imports approximately 72% of its energy demand. The level of dependency on energy imports is overwhelmingly high for our northern neighbour inhabited by no less than…
Read MoreOften, the preoccupation with our national problem lacks international comparative analysis. It borders navel gazing. In this article, I wish to highlight Ankara’s success story in getting its own man fill in one of the UN’s top jobs along with forging of close relations with nuclear power Muslim Pakistan, a…
Read MoreΠρο πενταετίας, δημοσιεύσαμε, ένα κείμενο με τον ίδιο τίτλο σ’ αυτήν την ιστοσελίδα και στον «Φιλελεύθερο» (Οκτώβρης 2016) με αφορμή μια μικρής εμβέλειας Βρετανική αυθαιρεσία στο δασύλλιο Ξυλοφάγου. Σήμερα η Κυπριακή κοινή γνώμη κοχλάζει από αγανάκτηση για την Βρετανική στάση στις διαβουλεύσεις για την περιβόητη δήλωση – τοποθέτηση του Προέδρου…
Read MoreThis week marked the sixth anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The JCPOA reached on the 14th of July 2015 in Vienna is multinational nuclear deal between the US, the UK, China, Russia and the EU on the one hand and Iran on the other. It sought to…
Read MoreTheoretical Basis of the Geopolitical Thought & Practice of the Western World In the Rimland Theory, the renowned American political scientist Nickolas Spykman introduces the Inner Crescent Theory. The theory’s introduction forms the basis of America’s geopolitical thought and in extension the practice of the Western World. The Inner Crescent…
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