EDITORIAL

“It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.- Aristotle

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

Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 24 January 2026

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

In a bold diplomatic move, President Donald Trump has personally invited Greece and Cyprus to become founding members of the newly established “Board of Peace” for Gaza. The initiative, chaired by Trump himself and aligned with UN Security Council Resolution 2803, aims to oversee Gaza’s post-conflict stabilization, transitional governance, and large-scale reconstruction following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.... Read more

Robert Ellis
(International Advisor at the Research Institute for European and American Studies in Athens)

Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 20 January 2026

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If the U.S. president was Moscow’s Manchurian candidate, he could not do better – he has just imposed punitive tariffs on the European countries that oppose his Greenland takeover bid. And Donald Trump has achieved what people thought impossible – to unite Europe and unite the kingdom of Denmark. ... Read more

Prof.dr Darko Trifunovic,
(Senior Research Fellow of RIEAS)

Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 19 January 2026

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The future of Iran is not merely an Iranian domestic issue, nor is it a question limited to regional geopolitics. It is a matter of global strategic importance. The international community does not benefit from a weakened, isolated, or perpetually sanctioned Iran, nor from an Iran defined by fear, repression, and ideological export. What the world genuinely needs is a free, civic, and modern Iran—a state grounded in citizenship rather than theology, cooperation rather than confrontation, and innovation rather than coercion.... Read more

Stella-Sofia Kyvelou
(Professor at Panteion University, Greece & Expert in Maritime Spatial Planning)

Note: S-S. Kyvelou serves as the focal point for the Eastern Mediterranean within the framework of the European MSP Assistance Mechanism.

Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 19 January 2026

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With the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) entering into force in January 2026 as a legally binding international treaty, a significant governance gap concerning areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) is being addressed. ... Read more

Robert Ellis
(International Advisor at the Research Institute for European and American Studies in Athens)

Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 13 January 2026

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Karl Marx mentions Hegel’s remark that all great world-historic facts and personages appear twice. However, Marx adds, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. The establishment of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, which morphed into a long drawn-out struggle, is a good example. After the special operation in Venezuela, President Trump’s declaration “we are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition” falls into the second category. ... 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: 11 January 2026

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The conflict in Yemen is a multi-layered war where internal rivalries are often fueled by regional powers and interests. Over the past decade, the Houthi movement "Ansar Allah" has been at the center of international attention in Yemen due to two wars waged by the movement:

Yemen’s civil war began in 2014, when the Houthis swept down from their northern stronghold and seized the capital, Sanaa, along with much of the country’s north. The rebel group has been at war with the government, backed by a Saudi-led coalition since 2015, in a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of Yemenis and triggered a major humanitarian crisis.[Separatists tighten grip over southern Yemen, and airspace is briefly closed, AP , December 8, 2025. ] Both sides signed in April 2022 an UN-brokered ceasefire. .. Read more