More: Geopolitics
The truce in Syria and the plans to cease hostilities
The insurgency against Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite regime began on March 15, 2015 in the framework of the Arab Springs - in that case designed...
Iran’s growing influence provoking Saudi Arabia’s response
While the post-sanction era for Iran seems prosperous, it's a cause of concern for Iran’s major foe, Saudi Arabia. Iran’s rising influence in the...
Israel and the war in Syria
There is fundamental point which needs to be studied carefully: the war in Syria - after the entry of the Russian Federation into the...
Anxiety in Ankara: Assassination, Geopolitics, and Democracy in Turkey
On December 19, 2016, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was assassinated by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, an off-duty police officer, in Ankara during...
The “ceasefire” in Syria
The previous two Syrian "ceasefires" of February and September last were substantial failures. Mediated by too diverging interests, they were bogged down in a...
Why is Europe able to manage its decline, while Asia is (still) unable to capitalize (on) its successes
How to draw the line between the recent and still unsettled EU/EURO crisis and Asia’s success story? Well, it might be easier than it...
Conference Geopolitics and History
Geopolitics is a strange science or, more precisely, a specific "thinking style". While History reconstructs facts and interpret them ex post, according to the...
Pipelines or Pipe Dreams? Turkey’s Role in Future European Energy Policy
T urkey demonstrates obvious and unique geostrategic significance for the Euro-Atlantic community and as an influential player at the center of Western...
The logic and strategy of Trump’s Presidency
W hich are the psycho-political mechanisms and the actual policies that have led Donald Trump to power? It is not something simple...
THAAD MAD BAD, Pt. IV: Great Power Geostrategic Play in the South China Sea
T here is a fascinating interplay that goes on today on the global level when it comes to foreign affairs. On the...