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  • Abstract: Israel inhabits an antagonistic strategic atmosphere and attracts chronic cycles of hostility within its region, slated to remain so through the immediate outlook. Israel’s considerable interest and investment in defence R&D has mobilized the growth of both civilian and defence segments as economic and security drivers of the country. R&D in defence has benefited… Read more →

  • Abstract: The country Idriss Deby now leaves behind can indeed be described as the last bulwark in the Sahel zone. For better or worse, modern Chad finds itself an anchor of stability, surrounded by the most vicious conflicts in contemporary Africa. Despite the chaos that has engulfed every single neighbouring country and under the leadership… Read more →

  • Abstract: With global competition between the United States (US) and China taking new forms, the Middle East will not be spared. The latter’s regional patterns of amity and enmity are affected by global great power politics, not only as far as bilateral interactions (or limitations to them) are concerned but up to alignments, external involvements… Read more →

  • Abstract: The onset of the pandemic has instigated a dramatic reduction in both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and foreign aid towards Africa. Most western states have redirected their rainy day funds to tackling Covid-19 at a national level, which has led to a decrease in investments dedicated to development and stabilization programs. On a broad… Read more →

  • Abstract: Since the 2000s, the countries of the Sahel region have been facing a jihadist insurgency. This crisis began with the Algerian civil war, causing Salafist groups to retreat southward. Since then, armed groups have multiplied by gaining the support of local populations leading to the emergence of new movements such as Ansar Dine, MUJWA… Read more →

  • Abstract: Humanitarianism may be at death’s door but it still breathing. The crisis in Yemen has shown how aid could be used to provoke the harm of others as well as conceal massacres and drastically violate human rights. The specific situation in Yemen also proved how aid is used as a mechanism of control by… Read more →

  • Abstract: Close cooperation between NATO and the EU is an essential pillar in developing a comprehensive international approach to defense and security, not exclusively of Europe or the Euro-Atlantic region, but also of global partners, be it in North Africa, the Asia-Pacific or Latin America. It offers a comprehensive approach to the protection, resilience and… Read more →

  • Abstract: The theory of ‘human capital flight’, or ‘brain drain’, was developed in the 1950s, after it was seen that large numbers of scientists from the UK and Europe were migrating to America. Since the 1970s, however, the concept has largely been defined as the large migration of highly skilled workers and professionals around the… Read more →

  • Abstract: Sustainability and sustainable development are needed to ensure not only food, water and health security but political security as well. There are countless reasons to fight climate change and global social injustice. Security is a major one that is not mentioned often enough, though it should resonate even with the most hard-nosed political leaders… Read more →

  • Abstract: Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) technologies are a double-edged sword. While ML/AI prove to be beneficial to us in myriad ways, we should also remain vigilant about the potential harm that ML/AI can bring upon our societies. With the use of rapidly evolving, sophisticated ML/AI beginning to manipulate both the rate and nature of content… Read more →

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