GLOBAL ISSUES

When Western Resolve Wavers, Adversaries Advance

useu9 Joshua Hunt
(RIEAS Senior Analyst, Austin Peay State University, Tennessee, USA)

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

A quiet but dangerous ideology is growing within the United States: isolationism. Although it sounds quite patriotic on the surface, painting it as putting Americans first, in practice it will weaken the American position. It isn't about military withdrawal, but the growing perception of retreat and the vulnerabilities that it invites along with it. There is no way for the United States to prosper as an isolationist state and continue to stay stable. .. Read more

Why Antimicrobial Resistance Demands a Holistic Approach in EU Health Security

EUROPEAN UNION1 Theresa Lillelund
(Graduate Student, MA International Relations, Webster University Athens)

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

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

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) plays a crucial role when it comes to EU’s health security, and with that also the world's health security.

Already in 2001, the first comprehensive and global strategy to fight AMR from the European Commission was presented, and since then numerous countries and organizations have developed different approaches to combat AMR, but those approaches have been lacking effective, coordinated cooperation, also between the member states of the EU. Although EU established the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in 2005 and the European Antibiotic Awareness Day was introduced 18 November 2008, the fight against AMR between the member states has been characterized by uneven success. ... Read more

ARCTIC STUDIES

The Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) dedicate a web page for the promotion of the Arctic Studies in the Southeastern Europe. We are eager to expand our institutional collaboration with think tanks that focus its research interests on security, military, and intelligence affairs in the Nordic region and beyond.

RIEAS participates in the “Intelligence and Intelligence Studies 2026” on 5^th May 2026 and the Baltic Sea Region Forum on 4^th of May 2026 organized by the University of Turku in Finland.

The Circumpolar Podcast – Critical Minerals in the Arctic

Serafima Andreeval

Copyright 2026: https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/the-circumpolar-podcast-critical-minerals-arctic/

The Circumpolar is a Podcast on Arctic geopolitics, governance, and security. Created and hosted by Serafima Andreeval and supported by The Arctic Institute and the Fridtjof Nansen Institute.... Read more

From Gibraltar to the Arctic

Why the Arctic Cannot Wait for the Governance of Tomorrow

Maria Elena Ahner,
(Copenhagen-based GAFG Head of Coherence & Control)

Copyright @ www.ifimes.org/dessa (posted at rieas web site (www.rieas.gr) on 27 July 2026

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

For much of the past three years, Europe's strategic attention has been fixed further south. The Red Sea crisis, instability around the Strait of Hormuz, recurring disruptions at the Suez Canal and Eastern European calamities Ukraine have understandably dominated maritime policy. In the process, the Arctic has quietly slipped down the political agenda. That is a strategic mistake.... Read more

THE IMPORTANCE OF INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION BETWEEN CYPRUS AND ISRAEL

Christodoulos Ioannou
(Security Analyst & RIEAS Research Associate)

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Cyprus and Israel entered a new phase in their relations recently. The development of the Cypriot-Israeli relations is a fact that has been warmly welcomed by the people of the two countries, since their long lasting friendly views on each other. Even though the populations of the two countries shared a sympathetic view of each other, the state relations were never as good and close as they have become recently and this was mainly due to the close relations and military cooperation between Turkey and Israel since the mid 1990’s.

GREEK-ISRAELI-CYPRUS MILITARY AND SECURITY RELATIONS: A PREVIEW

Panos Nastos
(Εxpert Μilitary Analyst, he received his B.A. in Army War College and M.A. in the National Security School)

Copyright: www.rieas.gr

Introduction

On the chessboard of international power, the control of terrestrial and marine energy routes conveying crude oil and natural gas, from production to consumer areas, play a very influential role. Due to its geographical position, the region of the eastern Mediterranean has always been one of the most important points of the globe, as far as the distribution of raw energy materials is concerned.

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