EDITORIAL

Glen Segell (DPhil, FRGS)

(Professor at the University of Cambridge, and Visiting Professor and Research Fellow in the Department of Political Studies and Governance at the University of the Free State, South Africa. He is also Research Fellow at the Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf Studies, University of Haifa, Israel, and Editor of The Middle East Tracker and The London Security Policy Study. He serves as an Executive Advisory Board Member of the International Political Studies Association Research Committee on Armed Forces and Society. He holds the rank of Brigadier-General (Reserves) and is an expert for NATO STO)

Copyright @ 2023 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) publication date: 25 March 2023

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

If one were to undertake a hypothetical survey on the streets of the Middle East asking the question “What is the problem between Saudi Arabia and Iran?” the answer could be “The rivalry is primarily a political and economic struggle exacerbated by religious differences. Sectarianism in the region is exploited by both countries for geopolitical purposes as part of a larger conflict.”... Read more

John M Nomikos
(RIEAS Director)

Copyright @ 2023 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) publication date: 19 March 2023

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On 8 April 2012, the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) published an article focused on the need for Greece to establish a Greek Intelligence Academy.
In 2023, the Greek government is about to create a Greek Intelligence Academy. RIEAS reposts the article (8 April 2012) to stimulate discussion and dialogue why a Greek Intelligence Academy is necessary for the Greek Intelligence Service (NIS-EYP). ... Read more

In light of the State Department’s 2021 report on human rights abuses in Turkey, it is time for the US administration to take a long, hard look at its NATO ally.

By Robert Ellis
(International adviser at the Research Institute for European and American Studies in Athens).

Copyright@2023 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-734106 (Jerusalem Post 13 March 2023)

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In his pre-election pitch in 2020, President Joe Biden made clear it was the US’s role to lead the way. “We have to champion liberty and democracy.”

In Afghanistan, Biden fumbled the catch but otherwise has lived up to his promise. His staunch support for Ukraine is reminiscent of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s call on America to be “the great arsenal of democracy.”... Read more

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

Copyright: @ 2023 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 12 March 2023

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The Pakistani Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan - TTP) claimed that it has carried out 29 attacks in Pakistan in February 2023, killing 57 members of the security forces and injuring 70 in various regions. Among those it had killed and wounded were members of the Pakistani army, paramilitary forces and police. TTP also said it had destroyed five army and one police patrol vehicles, as well as three police buildings. Most of the attacks were carried out in the Tribal Areas and the northwest of the country bordering Afghanistan. ...  Read more

Raagini Sharma
(RIEAS Senior Analyst)

Copyright @ 2023 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 4 March 2023

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

Introduction

Geo-politics is primarily the international relations of a particular state as impacted by its geographical location and the influence of regional and global factors. In the case of the East Mediterranean and Caucasus regions, wherein, the focus of the study is on the relations between Azerbaijan, Greece and Israel, the manifestation of the inter-relationships is a complicated one influenced by the historical, cultural, economic and geographical factors. ... Read more

Erdogan’s house of cards has collapsed with the earthquake. There is already a rush to find scapegoats as well as the arrests of looters.

Robert Ellis
(International Advisor at the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) in Athens)

Copyright @ 2023 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-732072

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

In Turkey, every natural and unnatural disaster is usually accompanied by a hunt for scapegoats so that those responsible escape retribution. The major earthquakes that struck the East Anatolian Fault Zone and the aftershocks are no exception.

There have been a number of serious rail accidents in Turkey and in 2004, two years after the AKP government came to power, a new high-speed train from Ankara to Istanbul derailed, killing 36 people. However, experts had warned against launching the prestige project prematurely before the rail infrastructure had been modernized.... Read more