Turkey’s hot summer
By Evangelos Areteos Turkey in front of a dilemma: Nationalism vs Democratization
Turkey and Saudis in Syria
By Zenonas Tziarras In early May, 2015 it became known that Saudi Arabia and Turkey are supporting extremist Islamist groups in Syria against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Turkey on the Eve of Uncertainty
By Evangelos Areteos On the night of June 7th Turkey will enter a new and unmapped area where the main characteristics will be political tensions and uncertainty coupled with widespread feelings of defiance and change.
Open public lecture: “Greening the Grass South of the Mediterranean: Peace and Security in the MENA region”
Open public lecture: “Greening the Grass South of the Mediterranean: Peace and Security in the MENA region”
Political Manifestos and Social Change
By Evangelos Areteos The manifestos of political parties during elections may appear as rhetoric tools with plenty of promises, but in the context of the upcoming general elections in Turkey in 7 June, parties’ manifestos could prove to be sound indicators of unfathomable social and political changes.
The Iran-P5+1 Framework: Prospects and Implications
By Zenonas Tziarras & Ioannis-Sotirios Ioannou The historical provisional deal of Lausanne, between the P5+1 countries and Tehran for Iran’s nuclear program, merely concerns the definition of the framework of the two negotiating parties for a final agreement in coming June.
Turkish elections, June 7th 2015: Turkey back to the changing swing
By Evangelos Areteos The elections of June 7th have emerged as a crucial factor that will reshape Turkish politics and society. Whatever the results of the ballot box, mid-term or long-term turmoil should be expected after June 7th.
Lessons from Kobane
By Ioannis-Sotirios Ioannou The undoubtedly heroic opposition of the Kurds of Syria in Kobane who furiously have been fighting the Jihadists of the Islamic State is frequently compared to the stories of the women-amazons.
The External Security of Cyprus: Challenges and Potential Threats
By Ioannis-Sotirios Ioannou Whereas Operation Entebbe in Uganda on July 4th 1976 can be considered as an example of daring commando attempts to save victims of terrorism, the events that transpired in February 1978 during the intervention of Egyptian commandos in Larnaca can only be seen as a continuous historical reminder that Cyprus is also the easternmost part of Europe and the last “post” before the turbulent subsystem of the Middle East.
Lessons from Tikrit
By Ioannis-Sotirios Ioannou Watching the war evolve in Iraq, between the military forces of the country and the Shiite militias on one hand and the jihadists of the Islamic State on the other, one inevitably realizes the domination of Iranian policy in Iraq.