EDITORIAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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