The role of Economic Sanctions in the International Relations Imposing economic sanctions has become one of the most used methodologies of coercion in world politics. The average reader reads frequently on the news that global leaders or organisations prefer this tactic as a preventive measure or penalty for wrongdoing towards another state or non-state actor.
A revival of the Cold War era? By the end of the Cold War, regional claims in the Arctic Circle had started to fall apart. First of all, the Western World did not have to compete anymore with the Soviet Union over military presence in geostrategic locations all over the world including the Far North. […]
An Arctic oil accident that will take years to clean up Despite the recent freeze of the global economic activity due to the COVID-19 outbreak, climate change continues to accelerate at its own pace, reminding us the detrimental effects of decades’ pollution and greenhouse emissions that have led to the rise of the global temperatures. […]
A health global crisis turning into an energy crisis or an opportunity? The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus seems to have hit every aspect of modern societies; from the economy, health, employment, energy and transport to politics. Media analysts and policy experts talk about the disastrous impact of the virus on the global economy and […]
Over the last year, there has been too much talk on the media about Facebook’s plan to release its own digital currency Libra. Soon, rumours started spreading that this will mean the end of the financial model and that digital currencies will eventually replace the money. However, the existence of the digital currency is not […]
In foreign affairs, external interference into the voting system of another country is not a new development. According to a study, it is estimated that US and Russia attempted to influence the national elections around the globe 117 times between 1946 to 2000 (Levin, 2016: 189; quoted in Shackelford et al, 2017: 636). With the […]
Nowadays, the term of cyber-attack or cybersecurity pops up very frequently on the news and across the internet. As bold as this term sounds, a cyber-attack constitutes a digital crime that very few understand along with the risks that entail for its next victim; whether that be a governmental body, a company or simply an […]
In contradiction with the first estimations that the civil war in Yemen would last no longer than a few weeks, five years have passed since its outbreak. Not only the conflict has surpassed the regional boundaries but also garnered the bulk of international attention. Today, Yemen has become a synonym of a world humanitarian crisis […]
The announcement of new energy policy measures in France has triggered a public backlash in the mid of November, leading to the birth of the yellow vests (gilets jaunes) movement. The choice of this specific garment is rather symbolic and associated with the legal obligation of all French motorists to carry with them on their vehicles.
On November 6, the 2018 midterm elections in the US have sparked public attention. Political analysts and journalists all over the world saw the elections as a great opportunity to assess Trump’s popularity during his two-year presidency. Over the course of his service, many contradictions and speculations have emerged, favouring one-way or another the polarisation […]
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