Turkey, a nation with a strategic position as a gate between Europe and Asia, has in recent years gained infamy for its assertive foreign policy and use of armed drones. [1] The Turkish elites seem confident in their newfound edge….
The European Union has been cooperating with ASEAN Member States and funding counter-human trafficking efforts in the Southeast Asia region for over fifteen years now. The following study analyses common instruments, plans of action and programmes of these two entities,…
One of the rules of war in Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’ is to win a war without fighting. Both the good and the bad news is that cyberspace can enable this. The world has come a long way…
The civil war in Ethiopia, between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which broke out in November 2020 has gone through both intense fighting as well as ceasefires. The last and the longest ceasefire, which lasted…
With the spread of modern technologies into everyday life as well as security, cyber security increases in relevance. However, preoccupied with hackers’ wars, we tend to miss the fact that our minds are constantly under attack in the cyber environment…
Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the poor patriarchal state with a large number of uneducated people and border villages, is in long-term combat against human trafficking. What are the socialist regime and the people of this country fighting against? How and…
How has the Islamic State achieved “success” in the Philippines? How is it possible that it maintains its position? What roles does IS play? Why does it remain an attractive phenomenon in Mindanao? And why is it considered a threat?…
The Philippines remains an unstable state as many non-state armed violent actors are active in the country. What conditions persist there? Why is the area attractive to terrorists, insurgents, and criminals? Why does Islamic terrorism remain an attractive phenomenon in…
The importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to grow with the enhanced integration of all kinds of technologies into a daily human routine, as can be seen especially from a robust body of research on easing the aspects of work…
When Félix Tshisekedi entered the Congolese presidential office in 2019, new hope for stabilization of relations in the region arose. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experienced the first smooth democratic transition of government in its history, and communication channels…
Taiwan and Ukraine are states with a significant similarity: both have problems resulting from the neighborhood with great powers. Russia and China have been claiming their territory for a long time, and now they show it more than ever before….
In recent years, the African states of Sahel underwent a multitude of governance challenges, leading to a series of coups. At the moment, Sahelians are witnessing an increase in a surge of violent extremism, and the activity of terrorist groups…
In a world with unrestricted access to computers and the internet, technical skills and expertise are must-haves. However, having all these also means that any individual or group can carry out a cyber-attack from anywhere. This article aims to inform,…
In Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security, Buzan and Weaver predicted that the Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – would be part of the West for most purposes, except for security issues. [1] This article aims…
Although the eyes of today’s world are looking at the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there are plenty of other “hotbeds“ of conflict in the world that have the potential to spark a conflict. The situation in South Asia is one…
In the last couple of years, the phenomenon of gender-based violence started receiving more and more attention worldwide. However, in the region of Latin America, it is a prevalent issue for almost more than three decades. The importance of this…
The Russo-Ukrainian conflict in 2014 shook the world and led to a stronger perception of Russia as a security threat. It also reshaped Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDDEFCO) – an alliance of Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland aimed at coordinating…
Although the prospect of war in space as it is conceived by the science fiction authors is far from reality, there is evidence of a certain proliferation of weapons directed at space assets. The internet, communication networks, and GPS rely…
In 2016, a mysterious person or a group of hackers revealed how big a threat cybercrime can be. Calling themselves The Shadow Brokers, the hackers released more than a gigabyte worth of highly sensitive tools allegedly belonging to the American…
For decades, the Arctic has been quite a forgotten region constantly covered in ice and governed by a few countries from their geographical disposition. But with melting ice, new opportunities arise and projects such as shipping routes, oil and gas…
South Korea has been struggling with a declining birth rate for years as it belongs among the most rapidly aging societies in the world. This problem can be also seen as a close connection to low acceptance of migrants in…
The Arctic has become a new stage for a military competition between the East and the West. Russian expansion to the Arctic raises concerns throughout NATO and brings back the atmosphere of the Cold War, this time in a particularly…
A crisis developed in recent months on the Belarusian border with Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. An influx of migrants mostly from Middle Eastern and African countries with tourist visas in their hands heading to the European Union (EU) through Belarus is…
The Wagner Group, or CHVK Vagner (Частная Военная компании Вагнера), is an informal paramilitary group, often mistakenly referred to as a private military company, which has become a defining feature of the terms „Grey Zone“ and „Hybrid War“ in recent…
We might feel that the concept of lunar colonization belongs more to science fiction literature than everyday reality, but according to plans of the great powers, we might see the first permanent settlements within our lifetime. The United States and…
In the last 50 years, the world was awestruck by several shocking leaks of classified information. Starting in the 1970s with the Pentagon Papers and Watergate scandal, which made history as the biggest revelations of classified information, and continuing with…
Last month (8th of October) marked the death of Abdul Qadeer Khan, one of the most controversial figures of nuclear history. He was celebrated in his homeland as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, securing the country’s defence against nuclear…
Caspian Sea has been drawing quite a lot of attention in recent years, mainly because of immense reserves of fossil fuels. Crude oil and natural gas from Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan flows into many parts of Eurasian space…
