EDITORIAL

How to Achieve a Righteous and Sustainable Solution

Dragan Petković, Ph.D.
(An Independent Analyst)

The author is the former Defense Attaché of the Republic of Serbia in Athens.
Previously, he was directly involved in the area of international military cooperation during the long period of time – for more than ten years. He has acquired his doctoral degree in the area of military-technical sciences.

Copyright: @ 2023 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 8 August 2023

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

Historical Frame

Misunderstandings concerning Kosovo and Metohija are deeply rooted in the past – reaching out until nowadays. Therefore, it is justified to quote the old Latin phrase: “Historia magistra vitae (est)” meaning that we should study the past if we want to predict the future. Accordingly, and looking back through time, history teaches us that under the Serbian Emperor Dušan (14th century), the Albanians were recognized as one of the equal peoples – based on social status and not on ethnicity (similar like in most of the European monarchies of that time)... Read more

Commander Demetries Grimes

(Combat decorated former US naval aviator, SECDEF Executive Fellow, and diplomat. He served as US Naval Attaché to Israel and Greece, deputy commander of the U.S. base at Souda Bay, and adviser on Ukraine and non-NATO partners to NATO’s Maritime Commander in London, UK)

Copyright: @ 2023 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 29 July 2023

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“Fortune favors the bold.”
- Aristotle

For nearly half a century, Western leaders have shown an extreme lack of courage and boldness in dealing with Turkey's illegal occupation of Northern Cyprus. Turkey’s invasion and military occupation of Northern Cyprus remains a glaring, but ignored, international issue, reflecting not only the regional complexities of the Cyprus problem but also exposing the ineffective diplomacy and economic muscle of the EU and US in dealing with their rogue ally, Turkey. ...

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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: @ 2023 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 23 July 2023

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A statement from Morocco's royal palace said on July 17, 2023, that Israel recognized its sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara in a letter to King Mohammed VI from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to the royal palace, Israel is also "positively considering" establishing a consulate in the city of Dakhla in the Sahara. [ Morocco says Israel recognizes its sovereignty over Western Sahara, The new Arab, July 18, 2023.] ... Read more

Robert Ellis
(An international advisor at the Research Institute
for European and American Studies in Athens)

Copyright @ 2023 https://freeturkishpress.com/2023/07/20/the-uss-dilemma-about-turkey-and-its-future/ Published at RIEAS website on 21 July 2023.

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‘The foundation for Sweden’s capitulation was laid at the NATO summit in Madrid. In a Trilateral Memorandum Finland and Sweden agreed not to provide support to FETÖ (Turkey’s acronym for what it calls the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization) and the YPG/PYD. The YPG is the Kurdish militia that provides the backbone of the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) in Syria, which with the support of the U.S. and multinational forces in Operation Inherent Resolve has defeated ISIS. The PYD is its political wing.’... Read more

Frank A. Reynolds II
(Security Analyst based in USA, RIEAS Internship Program)

Copyright: @ 2023 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 17 July 2023

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Introduction

This paper aims to highlight the importance of Greece as a member of NATO and the European Union. The geography of Greece is vital to its importance in both NATO and the European Union as Greece connects Europe to the Middle East, and Africa through the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Political history, violence, and land disputes have deep divisions within the region. This paper will highlight the important political and strategic landscape of not only Greece but also its neighboring countries so that Greek importance in NATO can be clearly understood.... Read more

Raagini Shekher Sharma
(RIEAS Senior Analyst)

Copyright: @ 2023 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 2 July 2023

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There are two major trade routes connecting Asia with Europe, the traditional Indian Ocean maritime route which has been heavily used historically and at present times also it is the major contributor to the international trade transit and the other trade route is the Eurasian Northern Corridor connecting Russian far East and the East & North East China to Europe through the railways.... Read more