EDITORIAL

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: @ 2022 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 11 September 2022

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The al Qaeda affiliated al-Shabab has been fighting the Somali government and African Union troops in Somalia for more than a decade, carrying out attacks in Somalia and neighboring Kenya. It adheres to the same global Islamist ideology as Al-Qaeda and has made several public statements pledging allegiance to the group. .... Read more

Dr. Glen Segell (DPhil, FRGS)

(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 States Research, 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. His publication record can be viewed at ORCID 0000-0002-4186-2761)

Copyright: @ 2022 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 31 August 2022

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Introduction

Israeli police and security services expected an increase in domestic unrest during the Muslim month of Ramadan as is normal every year. There is always friction on the Temple Mount / Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and this has the potential to spread throughout the country was it did last year in 2021.

However they were unprepared for the violent domestic events that started in March 2022 just prior to Ramadan. This year there were terrorist attacks in the heart of Israeli cities and the intelligence services didn’t have any prior information. Some of the attacks were perpetrated by those affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS), even though it doesn’t have a recognized affiliate in Israel. This was a first even though the scenario had been considered for over a decade due to the presence and activities of ISIS in neighboring states. ... Read more

Leo Lin and Dean Karalekas
(Leo Lin is a RIEAS senior analyst; Dean Karalekas is a research fellow at the Centre of Austronesian Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, UK)

Copyright: @ 2022 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 10 August 2022

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The recent visit to Taiwan by US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has garnered significant media attention, the tenor of which has varied widely between strong praise to the Speaker for supporting a fellow democracy with shared values, and disapprobation for upsetting Taiwan’s powerful neighbor, the People’s Republic of China (PRC). To register their displeasure with the Speaker’s visit, as well as a show of strength for domestic audiences within China, the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ordered a series of live-fire missile drills around the island nation and placed a number of economic sanctions on Taiwan. ...Read more

Darko Obradović, M.Sc.
(Program Director, Center for Strategic Analysis, Serbia)

Copyright: @ 2022 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 7 August 2022

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The Western Balkans met the Russian aggression against Ukraine with a lot of open questions. The process of normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina is in the phase of intensive care, many are already predicting clinical death. Is that the correct diagnosis? We will try to analyze it in the following lines. The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina does not seem any better than before February 24, 2022. The assembly of North Macedonia adopted Macron's proposal, and we can say that North Macedonia has taken another significant step toward EU integration, where it has clearly demarcated whether to stay in the dilemmas of the 19th century as good excuses to hold back full Euro-Atlantic integration or wants to move forward. Montenegro is still recovering from perhaps the biggest crisis since its independence... Read more

John M Nomikos and Anthony Ioannidis
(Authors, Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies (JEAIS), an international peer reviewed journal)

Copyright @ 2022 Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies (www.rieas.gr) Posted on 30 July 2022

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Editor’s Note
Joseph Fitsanakis
Professor, Department of Intelligence and Security Studies, Coastal Carolina University, USA

Broadly defined, intelligence is the collection and analysis of information that can improve decision-making. With this simple yet effective definition in mind, and guided by its transnational mission, the Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies (JEAIS) is pleased to present this, its ninth publication (volume 5, issue 1). It consists of five carefully selected studies that present the reader with useful information on pressing issues and topics of regional or global significance. 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: @ 2022 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 30 July 2022

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

A gas crisis in Europe caused by Russia's decision to reduce flows of gas, as it faces Western sanctions for invading Ukraine, is forcing Europe to diversify its energy supply. Africa's gas resources are increasingly in the spotlight as the European Union looks to move away from depending on Russian energy.[ African gas pipeline projects revived due to European gas crisis, bne IntelliNews June 23, 2022.]

Algeria and Nigeria are Africa's major gas producers and the main African gas suppliers of Europe. Algeria is Africa’s largest exporter of gas and due to the country's location along the Mediterranean, Algeria is Europe’s biggest gas supplier after Russia and Norway, sending the fuel via subsea pipelines to Spain and Italy, and also shipping it in liquefied form (LNG).[ Europe looks to Africa to fill natural gas gap, dw, March 4, 2022.].. Read more