North Korea intertwined with the US plans For a long time, North Korea has remained a secretive state. By the end of the World War, the already divided South and North Korea under Japan’s rule resulted in Soviet Union to take over the control of the North and US of the South respectively. Since then, […]
Reality or just a myth Are we entering an era where renewables and low carbon technologies are going to replace fossil fuel and the associated geopolitical complexities? Early this year, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, Dr Fatih Birol highlighted the rapid penetration of clean energy technologies into the future energy mix – […]
Unravelling the effects of the Kurdish referendum in the Middle East In the era of overshadowed states, stronger regional organisations and non-state actors, the Kurdish Independence referendum in Northern Iraq on September 25 has shaken the Middle East this year. Mixed reactions and a climate of uncertainty left regional and global players speculating as to what […]
Two post-Brexit scenarios for the UK’s low carbon economy Over the recent talks and negotiations on the UK’s future outside the EU, British lawmakers will need to decide within the next 18 months¹ which EU regulations will stay in the domestic legislation including energy efficiency policies. Based on the latest developments, European and British experts have raised […]
Crime-Terror Nexus In recent years, the pace of globalisation has drastically changed the global security landscape. Behind the current infestation of extremism, there is an influx of non-state actors that exceed borders and threaten global peace and stability. Violent extremism has many faces; it can be expressed as an act of terrorism; cyber-attack; organised crime; […]
A new Middle East conflict on the rise The timeline of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to date Fifty years have passed since the six-day war and the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has not been resolved. Its roots lie back in 1947 with the parallel birth of the Arab and Israeli nationalism. The vision for a Greater Israel or […]
From Cuba’s transitional era to Venezuela’s crisis For nearly 53 years, Cuba has been under Fidel Castro’s rule. By opposing to Fulgencio Batista’s dictatorship, the Cuban revolution began in 1960 with the First Havana Declaration; more than 1 million Cubans pledged their support to Fidel Castro and the National General Assembly of the Cuban People. […]
Putin’s popularity on the rise as populists take over Europe and the US Global order as known within the last three decades is changing. With more global players emerging, the US hegemony comes to an end; soon, new rivalries and alliances will dominate. The current article discusses the systemic changes in the US-Russian relations after […]
The long-term repercussions for Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy One month later and Turkey’s coup d’état is still on the news. The reason why Turkey’s political regime attracted the attention of the world media can be found in Turkey’s role in world politics. Part of the G20¹ and traditional US ally, Turkey’s geostrategic location is […]
A socio-economic approach Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is geographically the African sub-continent that lies below the Sahara desert. In the literature, the term is frequently used as a way to distinguish the North from the rest of the continent for a cultural and geostrategic reason; SSA has been regarded as a homogenous zone, usually burdened by […]
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