GLOBAL ISSUES

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: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 29 October 2024

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

Houthi Movement leader Abd al-Malik al-Houthi gave a speech on October 7, 2024, marking one year since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip, praising the Palestinian people’s stance against "Israeli aggression" and the support of members of the "axis of resistance" for the Palestinian people. He stressed Yemen’s willingness to continue supporting the Palestinian struggle and even escalate its operations until the "siege" of the Gaza Strip is lifted, and the "Israeli aggression" stops. Al-Houthi summarized the Houthis’ actions in the past year and claimed that they had launched more than a thousand missiles and drones, attacked 193 vessels linked to Israel, the United States, and Britain, and intercepted 11 American MQ9 drones..... Read more

How Has the Swords of Iron War Affected the Economic and Security Partnership Between Jerusalem and Athens?

Evangelia Akritidou and Gallia Lindenstraus

Copyright @ https://www.inss.org.il/publication/greece-israel/ - INSS Insight No. 1911, November 7, 2024

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

While the Israeli–Greek partnership has flourished in recent years, the ongoing war since October 7, 2023, has introduced new complexities that test the resilience of this relationship. Although Greece has expressed steadfast support for Israel and condemned the atrocities committed by Hamas, it has also joined other Western allies in voicing concerns over the war’s duration and the lack of a clear strategic objective. A unique aspect that should concern Athens is Turkey’s escalating anti-Israel rhetoric, which may also signify Ankara’s growing risk tolerance. Read more

Dr. Eyal Pinko
(Director, International Institute for Migration and Security Research, Sofia, Bulgaria)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 23 November 2025

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On 12 November 2025, the Turkish news outlet GZT News aired an investigation claiming that Israel is helping Greece and Cyprus construct a “military envelope” that poses a direct threat to Turkey. The report, which began with the forensic tracking of a TikTok video showing a missile launcher allegedly shipped from Israel to Greece, framed Israel as a “critical partner” for Athens in both technology and operational intelligence and argued that the primary driver of this partnership is Ankara itself.
Beyond the sensational tone, the investigation captures a genuine strategic shift in the Eastern Mediterranean: the consolidation of an Israel–Greece–Cyprus triangle that Turkey increasingly perceives as a counter-coalition.... Read more

Claudiu-Nicolae Sonda
(Postgraduate student in the M.A. Program - the International and European Relations- in the Linkoping University, Sweden)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication Date: 15 November 2014

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. These are the eleven original Founding Members who by signing on 25th June 1992 the Istanbul Summit Declaration and the Bosphorus Statement gave birth to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation . This project transformed into a fully-fledged international organization on May 1, 1999 with the entry into force of the BSEC Charter, and it reached the size it has today (12 members) in 2004 with the accession of Serbia .... Read more

Najiba Mustafayeva
(PhD Candidate at MGIMO University (Russia) &Expert at the Center for Strategic Studies (SAM) (Azerbaijan)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 26 February 2015

The sad experience of history shows that international crime invariably accompanies human society. Indigenous interests of states, as well as security and stability on the planet depend on the ability and commitment of the international community to combat international crimes....Read more

Alesia Slizhava (PhD)
(Professor in UCM (Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, University Complutense in Madrid & Executive Director a Spanish Journal about History, Politics and International Relations)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 4 April 2015

In 2015 the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) was created as a regional organism with its own separate legal identity, composed of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia. It is based in Moscow, with a legal tribunal in Minsk and a financial tribunal in Almaty. Throughout the preceding two and a half years of negotiations, Moscow sought vainly to incorporate other members, in view of opposition from Belarus and Kazakhstan. The EEU plans further development that would create additional omissions and institutions whose ultimate goal would be to achieve a common fiscal, monetary and foreign policy. During 2015 the presidency is held by Belarus...Read more