EDITORIAL

Achraf Bouzemouri

(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)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 12 July 2025

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The issue is highly sensitive for Morocco, indeed the Polisario Front, Frente Popular de Liberacion de Saguia el-Hamra y Rio de Oro is a Sahrawi nationalist movement that wants independence for “Western Sahara”, a disputed territory in North Africa. It was founded in 1973, with the goal of ending the Spanish colonial rule in the region, however after Spain did withdraw from the area in 1975.... 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: 6 July 2025

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The Thai security forces foiled in June 2025, a terror plot in popular tourist sites in Phuket and Krabi. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has increased security and reassured tourists about safety.[ Thai Police arrested two suspects believed to have placed bombs at tourist spots in Phuket on June 24,2025.]
Thai media reported that a car travelling from Songkhla to Phuket was stopped in Phang Nga, where police found a homemade time bomb and arrested two suspects. Their capture led to the successful disruption of multiple bombing plots in Phuket..... Read more

Robert Ellis
(Turkey analyst and commentator and an international advisor at the Research Institute for European and American Studies in Athens)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 18 June 2025

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The joint UK-France proposal to form “a coalition of the willing” to provide a peacekeeping force for Ukraine was more like a meeting of the mice, who agreed to bell the cat. It was panned as “political theatre” and dismissed by Azeem Ibrahim from the Strategic Studies Institute as “heavy on symbolism and dangerously light on credibility”. Accordingly, NATO’s two-day summit at The Hague, which begins on 24 June, will be pivotal. .... Read more

Dr. Manju Dagar (Manu Chaudhary)
(Member Federation of Indian Industry, Executive Editor (International Affairs),Corporate INSIGHT Magazine and Senior Advisor in the Research Institute for European and American Studies)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 15 June 2025

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In a significant diplomatic move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Cyprus en route to the G7 Summit in Canada, marking only the third time an Indian Prime Minister has visited the Mediterranean nation. This rare stopover, followed by a visit to Croatia on his return, underscores India's intent to strengthen ties with European nations and enhance its global standing.... Read more

Professor Glen Segell
(NATO-EU Strategy Group, Fellow of Royal Geographical Society, member of the Executive Committee of the Western Galilee College, was educated to a Doctor of Philosophy (Oxford), and holds the rank of Brigadier-General (Reserves).

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 8 June 2025

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In today's world, the onset of warfare sometimes commences with open source reports published by experts. Indicative is the statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office on Saturday, May 31, 2025, that revealed that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the global overseer of nuclear issues, had found that Iran's enrichment program was targeting the development of nuclear weapons.... Read more

Emmanuel (Manos) Karagiannis
(Associate Professor in the Department of Defence Studies at King's College London. His new book, “The New Political Islam: Human Rights, Democracy and Justice” has been published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. The book examines different manifestations of contemporary Islamism. He is the author of Political Islam in Central Asia (Routledge, 2010) and Energy and Security in the Caucasus (Routledge, 2002)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 8 June 2025

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Introduction

The article explores the phenomenon of mass-casualty terrorism, focusing on the 2008 Mumbai attacks and the 2015 Paris attacks. These events are analyzed through the lens of strategic surprise and Islamist ideological motivations, offering a culturalist perspective that emphasizes the role of religion in shaping terrorist strategies.... Read more