Power game conundrums, widespread corruption, and an active peace support mission are all considerable barriers for any country seeking to enter the EU.
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Oliver Hegglin July 16, 2024 Europe, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
Power game conundrums, widespread corruption, and an active peace support mission are all considerable barriers for any country seeking to enter the EU.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin April 15, 2024 Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa
In the end, Qatar’s criticized leniency and support of Hamas will take a back-seat as the country will likely play a key role in finding a resolution to the war, giving it the credibility it needs to continue maintaining some degree of ties with a near globally recognized terrorist group.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin December 11, 2023 Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
While the UN-mandated, NATO-backed, and EU-led Peace Mission EUFOR-Althea continues to maintain peace and stability, it is up to the political process to find a lasting solution to a clearly unresolved frozen conflict.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin November 6, 2023 Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa
Even if Israel eventually succeeds in rooting out the organization and the international community is able to make sustainable post-conflict arrangements for the territory’s governance and reconstruction, this does nothing to mitigate the immediate human security challenges.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin September 1, 2023 Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
It will take decades, if not centuries, to completely clear Ukraine of landmines, throughout which people will continue to be injured and killed.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin July 11, 2023 Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
The Kremlin is unlikely to want to lose any part of its empire and is likely to continue cracking down on separatism. Even with possible support from European neighbors, Königsberg sovereignty may be out of reach unless drastic changes in Russian society take place at War’s End.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin May 22, 2023 Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, Uncategorized
It is the Sudanese people who have no prospect of winning. The longer fighting drags on, the higher the risk of an expanded civil war, and the more likely foreign actors will get involved.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin May 16, 2023 Europe, HSC in the Media, Latest Articles
HSC Fellow Oliver Hegglin has been featured in an article from the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation following the country's reliance on other nations to evacuate its nationals from crisis-hit Sudan.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin April 5, 2023 Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
Ukraine is clearly, and justifiably, taking no chances when it comes to a potential repeat of the initial February 2022 invasion from Belarus. Despite what the numbers might say, the perceived aggressive rhetoric coming from Belarus has made everything “more serious”.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin February 15, 2023 Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
In this most recent spike of unrest in Kosovo, it is reasonable to assess that KFOR’s active and pre-emptive handling has likely served to oversee and control tensions between the ethnic groups.
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