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Ukraine and NATO: Partners Regardless of Barriers
Security across the European borderline has deteriorated dramatically in recent years. The security…
Russian Hybrid Threat: Cheap and Lucrative
What is “hybrid” and when it is a warfare or a threat. Recent years have brought the “hybrid…
When Governments Fail to Protect Journalists: The EU’s Involvement in the Investigation of Ján Kuciak Murder
Freedom of expression with all its different forms has always been the core of any democratic…
ECtHR Judgement in Georgia v. Russia (II): A Bittersweet Victory for Georgia
On the 21st of January, the ECtHR delivered an important judgement on the inter-state case GEORGIA…
Extremism, Blood & Money - Mozambique’s Struggle with ISIS
Background After years of international intervention and following its territorial downfall in the…
A Boom in E2E Encryption Apps Usage Makes Finding a Noninvasive Solution a Necessity
E2E encryption apps use sophisticated system to allow only the recipient of the communication to…
V4 Joint Military Purchase: Small Munitions with Big Implications
Across the EU, individual member states spend unnecessarily high amounts of defence hardware. Many…
Vaccination Politicization: Misuse of Pandemic Response in Europe
Vaccines as sources of threats and influence Since the beginning of 2020, vaccine development has…
Time for Plan B in Belarus: Timely Transition and Reform are Necessary
Tension remains high in Belarus as both activists and the government refuse to back down. This…
Analyses
Beheading As a Signature Method of Jihadist Terrorism From Syria to France
With the recent beheadings in the Western world, jihadist terrorism has received greater attention…
Conflict Resolution in Ukraine: Which Scenario to Choose?
Since 2014, the conflict in Ukraine has remained an unresolved security challenge for actors in…
The Art of Denial – Russia’s Mercenaries in Libya
Mercenary activities remain to this day a banned practice in Russia. This may come to many as a…
WHITHER CYBERSECURITY OF UKRAINE? A SHORT ASSESSMENT
In March 2020, the US has committed $8 million to bolster Ukraine’s cybersecurity defences (which…
The Unwanted Cubs of the Islamic State
On March 11th, Europeans came together to mourn the victims of terrorist atrocities committed…
European Rapprochement with Russia - Putting Interests Before Values?
President Emmanuel Macron seems determined to give a new impetus to strategic dialogue with Russia.…
Interviews
What Works When Everything Fails in European Diplomacy
Tedo Japaridze speaks to Roberto Montella the General Secretary of the Parliamentary Assembly (PA)…
Turkey Remains an Advocate of NATO Enlargement
One of Turkey’s most authoritative diplomatic voices reiterates Ankara’s commitment to a Euro…
When Democracy Is Contested
In the early 1990s democratisation and liberalisation were regarded as parts of an indivisible and…
Finlandisation has little to do with Finland
Finlandisation is a concept that is rarely about Finland and almost always about Russia. The term…
