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Book Review: Building a People-oriented Security Community the ASEAN Way

CESRAN Int.22 February 201522 February 2015

Alan Collins Building a People-oriented Security Community the ASEAN Way Abingdon: Routledge, 2013, ISBN 978 0415608688, 208 p. With the possible emergence of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015,...

CESRAN Blog China and Neighbourhood

China Inherits Obama’s Nightmare

CESRAN Int.13 February 201513 February 2015

As NATO withdraws from Afghanistan, the continuing terrorism emanating from there and Pakistan has become a security threat to China Two weeks before Barack Obama took his ﬁrst oath of ofﬁce...

CESRAN Blog Russia and Eurasia

Ukraine Analysis: A Deal Which Is “Neither Breakthrough Nor Disaster”

CESRAN Int.13 February 201524 August 2017

After all night talks in the Belarusian capital Minsk, the outcomes of the four party talks in the so-called Normandy format (Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany) have neither brought a major breakthrough or a...

CESRAN Blog Europe

Syriza’s Spinning, but Nobody’s Buying

CESRAN Int.13 February 201513 February 2015

The Greek crisis is accelerating more rapidly than many anticipated. As CNN reports: Greek markets are tumbling after the European Central Bank raised the pressure on the country’s new anti-austerity...

CESRAN Blog Defense & Security Russia and Eurasia

Has China Made Its First Big Military Sale In Central Asia?

CESRAN Int.8 February 20158 February 2015

China has reportedly provided both Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan with sophisticated air defense systems, which would represent the largest Chinese military equipment deal thus far in Central Asia. Reportedly, China has...

CESRAN Blog Energy & Environment

Climate Change in the News – Geo-engineering, Agriculture and GHGs and Norway’s Carbon Pledges

CESRAN Int.8 February 20154 October 2015

I write a considerable amount about climate change. Why? Because I consider it and runaway human population growth to be the two most significant negative impactors in the 21st century. This...

CESRAN Blog Russia and Eurasia

New Georgian Interior Minister Faces Multiple Challenges

CESRAN Int.5 February 20155 February 2015

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has promoted First Deputy Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri to succeed his former boss, Aleksandr Chikaidze, as minister. Chikaidze had submitted his resignation on January 23, citing as...

Middle East

Iran vs the ISIS or Struggle for Influence in the Middle East

CESRAN Int.2 February 20154 August 2019

Tactics and methods of the terrorist group ISIL “Islamic State of Iraq and Levant” which are based on radical current “Takfirism” do not only pose threat for the Middle East...

CESRAN Blog Europe

A League of His Own: Italy’s Northern League under Salvini

CESRAN Int.28 January 201521 February 2015

Italy’s far-right Northern League has received considerable attention due to its recent surge in popularity. In the wake of the January 7th Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris the Northern League,...

Africa CESRAN Blog

Ebola: Sierra Leone’s New War

CESRAN Int.19 January 201519 January 2015

Sierra Leone is a country located on the west coast of Africa. It gained independence from Britain on April 27, 1961. It is bounded to the north and northeast by...

Alp Ozerdem CESRAN Blog Turkey and Neighbourhood

Turkey Urgently Needs to Integrate Its Syrian Refugees

CESRAN Int.14 January 201514 January 2015

Since 2011, more than 3.2m Syrians are known to have taken refuge in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and a number of other countries. The real scale of the crisis is...

CESRAN Blog

The Collapse of Western Civilization – Speculation on Our Future

CESRAN Int.14 January 201519 November 2015

“Science fiction writers construct an imaginary future; historians attempt to reconstruct the past. Ultimately, both are seeking to understand the present.” Thus begins “The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View...

CESRAN Blog Middle East

The Iranian Role in Iraq is Underreported

CESRAN Int.14 January 201514 January 2015

News reports tell us that negotiations have been delayed between the U.S. and Iran on nuclear weapons. But the reports divert our attention on Al Qaeda/ISIS while supporting the Shia’s...

CESRAN Blog Russia and Eurasia

Northern Sea Route: A Game Changer for Russia?

CESRAN Int.13 January 201513 January 2015

Throughout the twentieth century, we see the growing importance of oil to the growth of the global economy. In the unlikely event of the discovery of a major feasible alternative...

CESRAN Blog Energy & Environment

Even Among Business Conservatives the Case for a Carbon Tax is Accepted

CESRAN Int.7 January 201522 June 2015

Taxing carbon has been seen as a bad idea by business and financial conservatives for a long time. But it seems with the Paris global climate agreement on the agenda...