EDITORIAL

Glen Segell

(Professor, 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: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 2 October 2024

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After the attacks by Hamas on Israel’s southern border on 7 October 2023, Hezbollah in Lebanon on Israeli’s northern border expressed its support for Hamas. Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, began firing rockets into Israeli territories such as Shebaa Farms and the Golan Heights on 8 October. This escalation has led to increased tensions and conflict along the Israel-Lebanon border with wider regional and global consequences. ... Read more

John M Nomikos
(RIEAS Director, Athens, Greece)

Copyright@2024 The Asian Chronicle, India – posted at RIEAS on 21 September 2024

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In 18 March 2015, I travelled to Jaipur, India to participate in an international conference on “Counterterrorism” organized by the Indian Foundation and I delivered an analysis on “illegal Migration, Organized Crime and Human Trafficking in Greece”. During the conference, I created a network with Indian academicians, military, law -enforcement and security professionals that assisted me to comprehend the idiosyncrasies of the security environment regarding the complexities of the geoeconomic and geopolitical Indian military, security and political affairs.

The Monograph is written in three languages: English, Greek and Hindi.  Read more

John A. Calabrese
(Dr. John Calabrese teaches international relations at American University in Washington, DC. He is the book review editor of The Middle East Journal and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI). He previously served as director of MEI's Middle East-Asia Project (MAP). Follow him on X: @Dr_J_Calabrese and at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-calabrese-755274a/.)

Copyright: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 14 September 2024

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In a region marked by volatility and great-power competition, Oman has carved out a strategic approach to diplomatic and economic affairs that reflects a pragmatic and forward-thinking vision. Under the leadership of Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said, Oman is carefully navigating its role as a small yet strategically significant state in the Gulf. The nation’s approach to international relations is distinguished by its discreet but impactful diplomacy, which seeks to foster peace amid regional tensions and navigate the complexities of global power dynamics..... 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: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 1 September 2024

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Libya has been in crisis since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The conflict, which began as a part of the Arab Spring in 2011, transformed into a civil war where foreign governments provided weapons, money, and even fighters to opposing sides on the ground..... Read more

Dr. Manu Dagar (Manu Chaudhary)
(Senior Advisor at Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)

Copyright @ 2024 Manu Chaudhary and posted on RIEAS (www.rieas.gr) on 26 August 2024

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Have you ever wondered how America and Russia emerged as superpowers. Have you ever wondered why the superpowers that were together in the Second World War separated and traveled the long path of the Cold War. Have you ever thought that in the present times, America fails everywhere and runs away leaving missions incomplete and China is working as per its strategy to cover its place. Have you ever wondered what is the difference between the defense diplomacy of India and China?.. 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: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 27 July 2024

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Turkey is a key ally and a major donor of the Somali government in efforts to rebuild the country after decades of conflict and famine. Turkey and Somalia signed a Defense and Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in February 2024 during Somali defense and energy ministers visit to Ankara. Turkey will send an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia and a naval task force to protect the Somali waters... Read more