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Opening Pandora’s box in Automated Weapons Systems
The Growing Industry of Loitering Munitions In the Fall of 2020, a full-scale state-on-state conflict unfolded in Nagorno-Karabakh (also...
Aug 5, 20215 min read
Sliding Doors: Ethiopia’s Future Paths
By Chiara Longmore On 28 June, the ongoing and devastating war in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia arrived at a unilateral...
Jul 15, 20215 min read
‘Green’ Online Threats
Environmental ideology in far-right Telegram Groups It has long come to public attention that secluded online forums, such as Telegram...
Jul 8, 20215 min read
The Plan That Never Unfolded
Why Disillusioned QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Might Become a Serious Security Threat By: Ruben Pfeijffer With Donald Trump losing the 2020...
Jun 24, 20215 min read
Sputnik V: A New Era for Russian-Latin American Relations?
By: Isabel Oriol Llonin After the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, the race to develop a vaccine began. It was expected that the US,...
Apr 28, 20214 min read
The Power of Truth in South Africa
Reflecting on the truth and reconciliation process in South Africa, 25 years later By: Puck Holthuis & Chiara Longmore In the aftermath...
Apr 14, 20216 min read
Nicaragua: Growing Autocracy and Russian Partnership in Central America
By: Alessia Cappelletti & Anastasija Kuznecova On the 23rd of March, the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) passed a resolution...
Apr 7, 20216 min read
Expanding counterterrorism in the Sahel region
Does the CIA drone base expansion signal increased concerns over terrorism activities? By: Chiara Longmore Recent satellite images have...
Mar 26, 20214 min read
Will the Good Friday Agreement Survive Brexit?
In early March, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary groups sent a threatening letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish
Mar 24, 20215 min read
Human Trafficking and Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
The Devastating Impact of COVID-19 By: Anastasija Kuznecova and Puck Holthuis Measures such as lockdowns and travel restrictions...
Mar 19, 20218 min read
Clashing Courses of the Nile
Developing disputes over the river’s basin amidst regional conflict By: Chiara Longmore The Nile, one of the longest rivers in the world,...
Mar 12, 20215 min read
Play by China's rules
Strategic Seaports and the Case of Brazil By: Jaap Muijs For hundreds of years, seaports are being used as the main driver for trade,...
Mar 10, 20214 min read
Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela
ELN’s activity fosters regional tension and global polarisation By: Alessia Cappelletti & Anastasija Kuznecova On the 2nd of February...
Mar 10, 20217 min read
When Political Change Becomes a Risk Part III
The series ‘When political change becomes a risk’ outlines how there is a Latin American tendency to uncertainty when major political change
Mar 8, 20215 min read
The Caucasian Powder Keg
Why peace in the Caucasus might remain elusive By: Ruben Pfeijffer On 9 November 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a Russian-brokered...
Mar 5, 20214 min read
Tigray: a precedent for more conflict?
Border Tensions and Migratory Implications for the Region By: Chiara Longmore and Kasper Veltman The northern parts of Ethiopia recently...
Mar 5, 20214 min read
Persona non Grata
Diplomatic Expulsions and Euro-Russian Diplomacy By Ruben Pfeijffer In early February, Russia expelled three diplomats from Germany,...
Mar 2, 20214 min read
China, Central Asia and the BRI
China’s economic and political influence in Central Asia is rapidly expanding. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) strategically crosses
Mar 2, 20214 min read
López Obrador: Unfulfilled Promises of Ending Corruption in Mexico
By: Anastasija Kuznecova Mexico's first leftist president in seven decades, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, got elected in 2018 based on a...
Mar 2, 20214 min read
The balancing act of peace in South Sudan
A Balancing act: How recent violence in Darfur threatens peace in South Sudan.
Mar 2, 20214 min read
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