James Jay Carafano President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing his toughest challenge yet in his race against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Kılıçdaroğlu’s Republican People's Party (CHP) is a former civil servant from the “Kemalist” Social Democratic CHP. He’s currently just ahead of Erdoğan in polls for the … [Read more...]

Yevhen MAHDA, PhD* The importance of relations between Belarus and Ukraine goes beyond the post-Soviet space. The former Soviet republics are currently going through a crisis in bilateral ties. However, the end of the Russo-Ukrainian war should lead to both a change in the Belarus government and … [Read more...]

Aurel POPA, PhD* Abstract. In Europe, the security environment has changed unexpectedly to Russia's disadvantage, due to a number of factors such as NATO enlargement, decisions by European states to strengthen their military capabilities and additional US commitments. Following Russia's invasion … [Read more...]

George VOSKOPOULOS, PhD* Abstract. Greek - Turkish relations have been characterized by ups and downs under the impact of overlapping variables related, among other things, to national priorities, foreign policy priorities, cognitive perceptions of alliance theory and the character of the two … [Read more...]

Ross BABBAGE* A new book has been published that analyses the potential for a major war between China and the US - its pro-bable causes, its main features, its scale, its probable phases, its duration and the main drivers of the outcome. This book does address the military dimensions of such a … [Read more...]

Junsoo KIM, PhD Although North Korea reached an all time high in its missile provocations last year, China abandoned its responsibility as a member of the Security Council and openly supported North Korea, voluntarily playing its guardian role. Moreover, China, along with Russia, has aided and … [Read more...]

Jeff SCHUBERT* INTRODUCTION The relationship between Russia and China is now being examined by much media and many analysts in terms of the personal relationship between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, and in terms of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While these things are important, there are … [Read more...]

Mohammed AL-NASSERY Abstract. The root of the idea of using flying objects (balloons, Zeppelins, airplanes, drones etc) to hit enemy targets is an old idea that came from some wars in past times, then it developed over time. Also, military drones are used in special military missions, where a … [Read more...]

© Bianca STAN Creşterea activităţii navale a Rusiei în ultimii ani în jurul cablurilor de adâncime, infrastructura critică a internetului global, a sporit îngrijorarea că Rusia le poate viza într-un efort de a perturba viaţa de zi cu zi occidentală, în timp ce ţara caută noi mijloace de … [Read more...]

Delfina ERTANOWSKA Abstract. The article presents the use of propaganda tools by Russia in the context of unfreezing the conflict in the Balkans on the example of Serbia - Kosovo. The role and influence of Russian media propaganda as well as cyber propaganda and cyber terrorism in both countries … [Read more...]