EDITORIAL

Vasileios Valasakis
(Chairman of a financial Institution in the United Kingdom and holds an MA from Georgetown University in International Relations and National Security. He has also earned a Certificate in Terrorism and Counterterrorism from the University of St Andrews, UK)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 20 December 2020

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

“Prediction, not Narration,
is the real test of our understanding of the World”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The recent war in Nagorno Karabakh and the subsequent ceasefire agreement are but a couple of small pieces in the geopolitical puzzle of a multipolar world. In this puzzle seemingly unrelated and isolated events when seen from a bird’s eye view, snap the unfolding of well-conceived and swiftly executed strategic and tactical manoeuvring by three State actors seemingly unrelated to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict; ...Read more

Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counterterrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 13 December 2020

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Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on November 27, 2020, that the Iran-backed Houthi militia is behind hundreds of attacks with ballistic missiles and drones on oil infrastructure and other civilian targets in the kingdom. The announcement came days after a Houthi missile attack on Saudi oil facilities in Jeddah, the third attack against the Saudi oil industry in the last month. ..Read more

Dr Michalis Marioras
(Associate Professor, History of Religions-National
and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece - (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

 Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 8 December 2020

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Digital jihadist propaganda

Jihadists approach, seduce and finally convert young people through the Web. They use digital applications (websites, forums, chat rooms etc.) all over the world practically with no limitations. They adopted immediately all the interactive ways of communication exploiting any digital possibility. Especially in west countries the use of the internet is sine qua non presupposition for all candidatures for jihadist radicalisation and terrorist action. As a result, jihadists managed to deify virtual reality in order to control decisively offline reality of young people through their pro jihād propaganda....Read more

Dr. Glen Segell
(Research Fellow at the Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf States Research, University of Haifa, Israel)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 6 December 2020

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Who assassinated high-ranking Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on November 27? It would be foolish for anyone to claim responsibility for risk of retribution. Iran, as usual, is blaming Israel—noting how the country was also blamed for having taken part in the assassinations of other Iranian nuclear scientists during 2010 and 2012. Perhaps it was Israel or perhaps it wasn’t as there is no definitive evidence....Read more

Q&A

Dr. A. T. Symeonidis
(RIEAS Academic Advisor)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 6 December 2020

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Election 2020 is over. It goes down in history as the most controversial of the post-WWII era. What are some immediate conclusions from this battle at the polls?
Election 2020 confirmed the deep, and unbridgeable, fissures paralyzing American society today, which Joe Biden et.al. won’t be able to manage, let alone correct. With Covid-19 upending the economy, sending millions to most likely long-term unemployment (or underemployment in the best case), and promising massive social malaise and dislocation for the foreseeable future, no politician, however capable, could right the boat in time. ..Read more

John M Nomikos
(RIEAS Director)

Copyright: Sodobni Vojaski Izzivi – Contemporary Military Challenges – Ministry of Defense, Slovenia. Reposted at RIEAS web site (www.rieas.gr) on 29 November 2020.

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One of the biggest challenges of our time is the rise of asymmetric warfare threats. NATO and the EU are targeted by cybercrime syndicates, politically motivated non-state actors, and sophisticated state actors. Hostile cybercrime undermines all levels of society in NATO and the EU states, threatening political, economic, civil, and military security. Greece faces similar threats. This article focuses on the Greek cybersecurity strategy and analyses the causes and consequences of the terrorism organized, illegal immigration nexus in Greece, and how essential it is to highlight the importance of collective intelligence sharing among the Greek security and intelligence community. Read more