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    The Rohingya Crisis In Myanmar: Analysing The Use Of Citizenship Status As Lawfare

    Abstract: Since the 1982 Citizenship Law, the lives of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority have been subjected to both symbolic, material, and physical violence. This paper seeks to analyze how the Citizenship Law can be considered an act of lawfare, that is, using the law as a weapon. Lack of citizenship can give rise to insecurity, excluding… Read more →

    Irene Rusconi

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    The “New Militancy” In Jammu And Kashmir: Contextualising The Emergent Trends

    Abstract: Following the repeal of Article 370, the security crackdown has left militancy in Jammu and Kashmir facing supply shortages and financial scarcity. Despite this, newer militant groups like The Resistance Front and People’s Anti-Fascist Forces have emerged, portraying a new, secular face of militancy. However, in the first week of 2023, targeted killings of… Read more →

    Tejusvi Shukla

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    State Your Case: The European Union Needs To Embrace Realism Before It’s Too Late

    Abstract: As global geopolitics are shifting towards profound competition between China and the United States, and with Russia engaging in a war against Ukraine, the authors advocate for a European realism based on a robust economy and a modernised military. Acknowledging that all successful grand strategies begin with domestic policies to consolidate material power, we… Read more →

    Velina Tchakarova, Jozef Hrabina

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    The Movement For The Liberation Of Azawad

    Abstract: The longstanding relationship between terrorism and the scramble for resource poses significant challenges to global peace, which is contested time and time again. The activities of insurgent groups in the Sahel affect its inhabitants’ livelihood and human rights while worsening the pressure on the rest of West Africa – precipitating the Boko Haram scourge… Read more →

    Kunle Olawunmi

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    A Reflection On The Political And Socio-Economic Stagnation In Tunisia

    Abstract: As the Tunisian parliamentary elections of 17.12.22 only amassed an 8% voter turnout, it has become clear that the North African country is not only in a socio-economic crisis but also in political stagnation. The constitutional coup of 2021 further consolidates this thinking. It seems that the democratization process of 2010-2014 has reached stagnation.… Read more →

    Ilya Zarrouk

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    The Atlantic And Its Enemies

    A History of the Cold War Norman Stone, (London, 2010). pp. 688. amazon.com This is an infuriating book: the basic tenets of which are that Communism is bad and that the Anglo-US axis (the “Atlantic” of the title) invented Europe, and that all good in Europe stems henceforth. The first point is valid in the… Read more →

    Dermot Nolan

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    The Future of War, A History

    Lawrence Freedman, (New York, 2019). pp. 378. amazon.com The Future of War, A History, tackles 150 years of musing on the future of war. More specifically, it presents a thematic survey of the end of conflict and its pitfalls. The work is divided into three sections, each dealing with the themes of a particular epoch.… Read more →

    Dermot Nolan

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    Iraq’s Role In The New U.S./Israel – Iran Confrontation In The Middle East

    Abstract: Amid the ongoing global crisis, the Middle East is once again becoming the chessboard of critical military dynamics. Iran has presented a primary foreign policy challenge for the United States since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Over the last decades, the U.S. and Israel have engaged in a hybrid war with Iran and its… Read more →

    Silvia Boltuc

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    Operational Planning Process And The New Domains

    Abstract: Emerging technologies and their cognitive aspects influence the operational planning process; thus, operational planning can become more efficient if planners adopt a multi-disciplinary approach. Such an approach must go beyond the standard PMESII framework (Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, and Infrastructure) and consider other domains, such as those in the PMESIIIR&T framework. Military planners… Read more →

    Antonio Bufis

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    China’s Anti-Access/Area-Denial Strategy

    Abstract: Over the past 20 years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has built an extensive anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) system around the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and the Strait of Taiwan. This system, which includes anti-ship, anti-air, and anti-ballistic weapons, submarines, and other naval and aerial capabilities, does significantly alter the strategic environment… Read more →

    Fabian-Lucas Romero Meraner

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