Is the G20 the Real Security Council?
Is the G20 the real Security Council? Over the past two days the heads of state and government of the G20 (Group of Twenty) top world economies met in Hangzhou...
Decline and Fall 2016?
“In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not...
The 12th issue of Journal of Global Analysis is out now…
The 12th issue of JGA (Journal of Global Analysis) is out now... You may download the articles through its own website: http://journalofglobalanalysis.com/?page_id=17 VOLUME VI NO II - JULY 2016 TABLE OF...
Killing the Truth: The War on Reporters
How the Syrian conflict has redifined war reporting Is it the lives of those who capture the truth in war time or the truth itself that matters most? Cameras were...
Kurdish Cover Strategy in the Manbij Offensive and the fight for a united Rojava
Since the end of May 2016, Syrian Democratic Forces have started offensive to liberate the city of Manbij from the “Islamic State” militants and unite all the territories of the...
Brexit: Implications for Counter-terrorism
Brexit will have negative consequences for counter-terrorism in the UK and in the EU. The UK will lose the possibility of enjoying the advantages the EU provides in this field...
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: A challenge for the EU’s role in the South Caucasus
The recent unprecedented escalation of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan along the Line of Contact (LoC) around the Karabakh region brought back the questions of what kind of challenges the...
Why Spain plays a crucial role in whether United Kingdom stays together
Committed supporters of Scottish independence may be dusting down their 2014 memorabilia and rehearsing their arguments now that the Brexit vote has raised the prospect of another referendum north of...
Brexit Vs Remain; a leadership failure
Looking beyond the causes of Brexit and how each campaign faired in the Brexit Referendum is the fundamental issue of leadership failure on both sides. A 51% win for Leave...
The Causes of Brexit
The causes of Brexit that I have heard thus far are as follows: The politics of austerity, the collapse of the Labour Party and the loss of the white working...
Brexit: Between A Rock and A Hard Place
According to the latest results, the Leave campaign won narrowly in the Brexit Referendum. A narrow win it may be so, yet it is one of the biggest victories for...
A Very Sad Day for Europe: UK Opt to Leave European Union
The Brexit Referendum results - 51.9% for Leave and 48.1% to Remain - confirm the United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union. Today’s results will have serious ramifications...
Europe’s Leaders are Europe’s Greatest Weakness
Europe’s leaders are Europe’s greatest weakness. Stockholm is a beautiful city, both solid and enticing in equal measure as it cavorts between land, sea, and sky. And yet behind the...
BBC Accused of Bias on Aleppo
By Patrick Ward* and Salwa Amor** Anti-regime activists in Syria have accused the BBC of bias after the broadcaster used footage of the aftermath of a government attack on rebel-held...
Terror Bombing in Brussels and Paris
Europe’s Islamist Legionnaires Come Home to Fight Introduction The terror bombings in Paris and Brussels have raised a cacophony of voices, ranging from state officials, Prime Ministers and Presidents, to...