EDITORIAL

Bouzemouri Achraf

(Graduate from the Athens Webster University, where he received a graduate certificate in International and Regional Security, as well as Master of Arts in International Relations. He graduated with a Bachelor of arts in International Relations, his academic and research focuses on migration flows and energy security. He is also RIEAS Senior Analyst and he is based in Morocco)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 1 September 2025

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies

Over ten years after Muammar Gaddafi’s bloody downfall, Libya remains a deeply fragmented and unstable state. The country’s post-revolutionary collapse has become permanent, with no clear road-map out of militia rule, foreign meddling, and criminal capture. While the world’s attention has largely shifted to crises in Ukraine, Gaza, and the South China Sea, the security vacuum in Libya continues to spill over its borders, especially across the Mediterranean. For European front-line states like Greece and Italy, Libya is not merely a North African concern. ... Read more

Dimitrios Tsailas (ret) Admiral)
(He has taught for many years, operational planning, strategy, and security, to senior officers at the Supreme Joint War College. He is a member and researcher of the Institute for National and International Security)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 10 August 2025

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Abstract. As Europe races to close capability gaps exposed by Russia’s war in Ukraine and by uncertainty in U.S. policy, new EU defence initiatives (Readiness 2030; the SAFE instrument) and Anglo-European pacts have generated pressure to widen the circle of partners. Turkey, vital geographically and militarily, is once again at the center of debate. This paper argues that deepening EU defence ties with Ankara without strict conditionality would be a strategic error, especially for Greece and other states that face direct Turkish pressure.... Read more

Shaul Shay

(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 4 August 2025

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Two Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated cargo ships, Magic Seas and Eternity C, sank off Yemen after repeated attacks by the Houthis. The strikes on the two vessels in July 2025 marked a resumption of attacks on shipping by the Houthis, who struck more than 100 ships between November 2023 and December 2024 in what they said was a show of solidarity with the Hamas in the war in Gaza........ Read more

Dr. Barak Bouks (Ph.D.)
Deputy Head,Paterson Chair in Security and Intelligence,School of Communication & International School,Department of Political Studies
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 2 August 2025

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The new Syrian regime as of December 8, 2024, headed by president Ahmed Hussein Al-Sharaa, launched an attack on south Syria, designated to impose his rule on the autonomous Druze territory. As his forces are former Jihadists, while there are tensions between Bedouin tribes & Druze, brutal massacre, humiliation of Druze high clerics, and various atrocities, were carried out by para military governmental groups & tribal elements. ... Read more

Diagnosis of the Current Landscape and Future Prospects

Diogenis Rossidis
(Intern at RIEAS, Undergraduate Student of International Relations at the University of Piraeus, Greece)

Objective

In the 21st century, a key concern is how private and public partners organize the sharing and utilization of intelligence information concerning national security policies in the transatlantic and European security and defence community.
In this policy brief that proposes a structured road-map for integrating private sector institutions into the operations and strategic planning of the new General Secretariat of National Security (GSNS). Drawing from international best practices and adapting to Greece’s particular capabilities and needs, it includes mechanisms for advisory input, strategic research, and innovation partnerships.... Read more

Dimitrios Tsailas (ret) Admiral)
(He has taught for many years, operational planning, strategy, and security, to senior officers at the Supreme Joint War College. He is a member and researcher of the Institute for National and International Security)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 19 July 2025

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The eruption of sectarian violence in southern Syria last week, which began with a Bedouin attack on a Druze man and escalated into a battle involving Israeli airstrikes and Syrian government forces, left more than 350 dead. While the violence may seem localized, it underscores a more profound truth: Syria’s fragile post-Assad transition is unraveling, and with it, the illusion that the country can be quickly democratized or rebuilt in the image of Western liberalism.... Read more