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Africa

Nigeria and the Great Powers: The Impacts of the Boko Haram Terrorism on Nigeria’s Foreign Relations

CESRAN Int.14 March 202014 March 2020

Sunday Omotuyi, PhD* & Modesola Vic. Omotuyi** * Lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University, [email protected] ** Doctoral student at Obafemi Awolowo University. the rest | volume 10 | number 1 |...

Middle East

Turkish AK Parti’s Posture towards the 2003 War in Iraq – The Impact of Religion amid Security Concerns

CESRAN Int.14 March 202014 March 2020

Alberto Gasparetto, PhD* * The Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, University of Padua. [email protected] the rest | volume 10 | number 1 | winter 2020 ABSTRACT This...

CESRAN Blog Cesran News

CESRAN International Named again amongst the Top Think Tanks in the World

CESRAN Int.31 January 202014 March 2020

CESRAN International is pleased to announce that it has been named again amongst the world’s best think tanks. The 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index ranked CESRAN International 141st...

Russia and Eurasia

Call for Papers – IEPAS2020

CESRAN Int.11 January 202014 March 2020

CESRAN International, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, and OBSERVARE invite panel and paper proposals, relating to all aspects of humanities and social sciences on wider Eurasia, for the 7th International Conference on Eurasian Politics & Society on 14th–15th May 2020 in...

Defense & Security Europe

Shall the Court Subject Counter-Terrorism Law to Judicial Review? National Security vs Human Rights

CESRAN Int.5 November 2019

Introduction ‘Terrorist emergencies justify extensive and far-reaching security measures that may legitimately restrict the enjoyment of the fundamental rights: to expect the [...] courts to adopt a restrictive approach to...

Middle East

The Era of Coercive Diplomacy in Iranian Nuclear Deal

CESRAN Int.5 November 2019

The Iranian nuclear programme started with the help of the US in the early 1960s-70s called “Atom for Peace program”. Iran, under the leadership of Shah, was a close US...

Defense & Security Middle East

International Solidarity and Burden-Sharing: The Case of Syrian Refugees

CESRAN Int.5 November 2019

Syrian Refugee Crisis The world is currently witnessing a period of unprecedented human movement, which represents one of the most significant problems worldwide in recent times. According to a report...

Politics

The Twilight Zone of Political Transition: Between Revolution and Democratic Change

CESRAN Int.5 November 20195 November 2019

O’Donnell, Schmitter and Whitehead define transition broadly as "the interval between one political regime and another" (O´Donnell, Schmitter, and Whitehead, 1986: 6). Plattner concludes that "they emphasise a particular path...

Defense & Security Russia and Eurasia

Rural Afghan Women as Agents for Change and the Failure of Liberal Peacebuilding

CESRAN Int.5 November 2019

This article will critique the liberal peacebuilding agenda and argue for an alternative, post-liberal approach to peacebuilding and conflict research by drawing upon James Scott’s theory of everyday resistance in...

Turkey and Neighbourhood

Reflections on the Turkey Syria Conundrum

CESRAN Int.5 November 20195 November 2019

As a result of President Trump’s announcement that he would withdraw US troops from Northern Syria, and Turkey’s entering Syria in an operation Turkey calls “Operation Peace Spring”, to confront...

Turkey and Neighbourhood

21st ISSUE IS OUT NOW!

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Vol. V | No. IV - October-November-December 2019 To Download the Magazine Click Here... CONTENTS 05-07..... World News by Furkan Sahin 08-11..... Reflections on the Turkey Syria Conundrum by Assoc....

Interviews Russia and Eurasia

Interview With Professor Neil Macfarlane on Russia’s Role in World Politics

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Dr Ozgur Tufekci [email protected] Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 20 Russia Federation as the core successor of the Soviet Union has been profoundly influential in world politics under the prolonged...

Middle East

The Groupthink Model The Impact of Groupthink on Decision Making Case Study: The Afghanistan and Iraq Wars

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Dr Sharifullah Dorani* [email protected] Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 20 This short essay contains two sections. Section one briefly reviews what the Groupthink Model is. Section two deals with how...

Turkey and Neighbourhood

The Crescent in the Antarctic: Isolationism, Science and Foreign Policy in Turkey

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Dr Hüsrev Tabak [email protected] Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 20 Turkey is establishing a research base in Antarctica. At first sight, this may be seen as a relatively minor issue,...

Defense & Security Europe

Development of Counter-Insurgency Capacity of the British Army

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Alasdair Bowie [email protected] Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 20 In recent years the British Army has become embroiled in a series of long campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, which have...