English Articles
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The EU’s Institution-Building Capacity and Migration Governance
Abstract: The paper analyses the foreign aid directed towards migration-governance and presents an analysis of the democratic institution-building overall, as well as in terms of migration governance, which has been developed in third-countries through EU Foreign Aid. Ultimately, the following questions are addressed: To what extent does the method of ‘institution-building’ in third countries affect… Read More
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Understanding Terrorism in West Africa
Abstract: It is laudable that West African countries have decided to “take the bull by the horn” in the fight against terrorism. The resolve of sub-regional leaders to contribute a billion US dollars in their effort to stem the tide of the increasingly audacious attacks across the region is quite without precedence. What is even… Read More
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Preventing Terrorist Activities through Social Media
Abstract: Security services cannot accurately monitor how much information both terrorists and radicalized people share online. Among the major social media platforms, a significant amount of content is posted under different subpages or channels. As such, there is a fundamental lacuna in nearly all research pertaining to harmful online content. For that same reason, civil… Read More
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Are the existing EU Policies and Laws Efficient at Combatting Terrorism?
Abstract: The notion of terrorism in itself encompasses much more than just a terrorist act, a knife attack, bomb or rifle assault. In that sense, it is not feasible to assume that the perpetrator was born as a terrorist in order to carry out an attack in which innocent civilians are murdered. Terrorism emerges from… Read More
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Artificial Intelligence: A Chinese “Assassin’s Mace”
Abstract: Artificial intelligence is one of the research areas through which the Chinese People’s Liberation Army strives for parity with the United States. Often, a head-to-head race between the two countries is predicted. However, this can only be determined if inadequate indicators such as R&D spending or patent applications are used for comparison. If we… Read More
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Existential Risk Analysis
Abstract: If humanity is a single tribe, then the only viable strategy in the current globalized and technologically advanced world is to behave, in its beautiful cultural diversity, as a unified tribe. In such a scenario, human civilization functioning would act as the spiritual dimension of a group survival strategy that unleashes all human beings’… Read More
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Need for Synergy between the Police and the Army
Abstract: The contemporary security landscape in Nigeria poses unprecedented challenges that outstrip the protective capabilities of conventional police alone. Globally, the fight against insurgency and other novel security crises requires the police and other relevant security agencies’ collaboration, especially the army. However, this collaboration may be hindered by the recurring inter-agency conflicts among the police… Read More
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Poland. Business Harbour
Abstract: Torn by internal conflict between democratic opposition and Lukashenko’s regime, Belarus experienced a massive withdrawal of one of its most valuable resources – the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector. Specialists, start-ups and SME as well as large enterprises moved towards safer business environments in the neighbouring states and Western countries. In the worldwide… Read More
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The Goreh-Jask Oil Pipeline in the Iranian Geopolitical Chessboard
Abstract: The Goreh-Jask oil pipeline will presumably decrease or eliminate Iran’s dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing Teheran the possibility to expand the presence of its national army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the area. This would be through infrastructural projects along with soldier deployments. Taking into consideration the United States (U.S.) and… Read More
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China in Latin America and the Caribbean
Abstract: China has sought closer cooperation with LAC nations and is presently one of their main extra-regional partners. The country’s engagement with the area is primarily due to its economic needs, which take into account factors such as its export-based development model, rapid development, and its ever-growing urbanization process. Nonetheless, while Chinese investments and cooperation… Read More
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