This article was originally published in the “International Crisis Group“ by Dareen Khalifa. Read the Full Article on International Crisis Group. What does the conflict in Syria…
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Category: International Affairs
The nature of today’s problems is international with cross-cutting and cross border issues. We see a rise of nationalism and isolationism as a backlash of the pressure of globalism. This situation creates and demands real information and educated public on these issues.
What the Machine Learning Value Chain Means for Geopolitics
This article was originally published in the “Carnegie Endowment for International Peace” by CHARLOTTE STANTON, VIVIEN LUNG, NANCY (HANZHUO) ZHANG, MINORI ITO, STEVE WEBER, KATHERINE CHARLET.…
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The Irrelevance of Soft Power
This article was originally published in the “E-International Relations” on 19-October-2020 by Ilan Manor and Guy J. Golan. Read the Full Article on E-International Relations.…
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The refugee relocation system in EU and its implications to the countries on the Western Balkans route: the aftermath of the flawed reception conditions in the EU
Introduction: Preview of the Common European Asylum System The uncontrolled and large number of migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Europe during the 2015 has put a strain not…
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Growing populism in the EU threatens to reshape its foundations
In the last couple of years, the EU is hit with growing populism, and far-right parties are on the march everywhere. This makes the EU…
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The emergence of the concept of Europeanization in foreign policy
The concept of Europeanization is a very broad, comprehensive and sometimes insufficiently defined process with different interpretations. Or, as Paolo Graziano and Maarten Vink are…
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Soft power and its role in modern international relations by the EU
The idea of soft power is the opposite of the “obsession” realists have with the so-called “hard power” that implies military power, self-help and survival…
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Can Moldova find a way to solve the Transnistria frozen conflict?
Moldova as part of the USSR with the beginnings of its collapse began its complicated process of creating a country which in turn produced the…
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The history and the current deadlock on Georgia’s frozen conflicts in S. Ossetia and Abkhazia
Conflicts in Georgia began with the disintegration of the USSR. After 2008, Russia recognized the regions and clearly announced the new geopolitical reality and without…
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What is Wahhabism and how it affects radical terrorism?
Wahhabism is an Islamic religious doctrine that emerged in the middle of the eighteenth century in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. The foundations and…
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The Dayton Peace Accords represent the resolution of the bloodiest conflict in Europe after World War II. An agreement reached under mediation and pressure from…
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Saudi Arabia is a shaken powerhouse in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia is a regional power which shapes international relations in the Middle East. The sources of its legitimacy through which proclaims itself as the…
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What is Theory of realism in International Relations?
Realism is the oldest theory which deals with international relations and international politics. The primary starting point for all realists is that world politics is…
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Ukrainian crisis and the Russian foreign policy
“The West must realize that for Russia, Ukraine will never be a foreign country” which in one sentence Kissinger brilliantly describes Ukraine and its relationship…
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NATO and US foreign policy in Europe after the end of the Cold War
After the Cold War and the definitive defeat of their longtime opponent USSR and the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, the real question was in…
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