With Turkey going against US and western policy in Syria, alongside continuing to pivot towards Russia, it may be time to punish them and kick them out of NATO.
Read More »The Trials, Triumphs and Aftermath of the 2019 G20
Between 28 and 29 June 2019, Japan hosted the 14th annual G20 summit. Occurring at a time of peaking international tensions – particularly in terms of trade and environmental issues – the 2019 summit tested the resolve and priorities of the international community.
Read More »Trump’s quest for allies against Iran
While the US is focussed on pushing back Iran, it does not want to carry the costs of such a mission all by itself.
Read More »“Whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey”: The opposition’s mayoral wins and the future of Turkish politics
In the short-term, Turkish politics are unlikely to experience radical change, as Erdoğan has created a system for himself that will not be easily pried from his grasp. In the long-term, however, the cracks in his grand design will become too numerous to handle.
Read More »The Price is Rights – the Troubling Realities of North Korea
In May 2019, the OHCHR released a report that concluded North Korea was failing to provide its citizens with a number of basic rights – including an adequate standard of living.
Read More »Germany’s Role in Europe’s Security Architecture: Political Leadership with Limited Commitment
Germany wants to set the agenda in Europe, yet it does not commit financially and support a modernisation of NATO through fair burden-sharing.
Read More »Bridges, roads and debt traps? China’s ‘Balkan Silk Road’
While the European Union worried about Russian involvement in the Western Balkans, China has been taking advantage of the last few years to quietly become one of the big players in the region.
Read More »The Rwandan Genocide, 25 years on
The horrific scale of fatalities and types of crimes committed in Rwanda in 1994, shocked the globe and rightly triggered powerful shifts in reform and practice for the international domain.
Read More »HSC evidence featured in UK House of Commons report on INF Treaty
The UK House of Commons Defense Committee has today published its report into the termination of the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, with evidence from the Human Security Centre featuring prominently.
Read More »Balkan Spring on the horizon? Anti-government protests spread to Albania and Montenegro
Regardless of whether or not an event of Balkan Spring proportions is coming to the region, it is beyond evident that continuity is no longer an option – and that, one way or another, the present state of affairs will be coming to an end.
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