I wonder if I can do this. As I write, fanatic Zionists are killing innocent Palestinian children. Although I am not a Jew, I share the view of many thinking Jews that Zionism is essentially a warped ideology. Perhaps, and to their credit, some of the most powerful and persuasive…
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Αμέτρητοι μύθοι γύρω από τη σπηλιά του Αγίου Μιχαήλ στο βράχο του Γιβραλτάρ. Κυριαρχεί όμως ο μύθος που υποστηρίζει ότι το συγκεκριμένο σπήλαιο ήταν οι πύλες του Άδη. Άρα και η είσοδος για τον Κάτω Κόσμο. Ακόμη ένας μύθος αναφέρει πως εκεί υπήρξε η μια από τις Ηράκλειες Στήλες,…
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PRESS RELEASE MARCH 2024 The winter season that we have just left behind, November 2023 to March 2024, has been very hectic in our director’s international activities. Below is the list of in-person participations in international fora. November 2023 Dr. Yiorghos Leventis took part, upon invitation, in the 7th Southeast…
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Η Ουκρανική κρίση με τα τόσα θύματα και από τις δύο αντιμαχόμενες πλευρές είναι η κορύφωση μιας βαθύτερης κρίσης. Αυτή είναι η επί μακρόν υποβόσκουσα κρίση στις δομές της Ευρωπαϊκής Αρχιτεκτονικής Ασφάλειας. Αρκετοί Δυτικοί αναλυτές, ακαδημαϊκοί και σύμβουλοι εξωτερικής/αμυντικής πολιτικής, πολιτικής ασφάλειας σημειώνουν ότι στην δεκαετία του ’90 δεν θα…
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Dr. Yiorghos Leventis & Mr. Elias Hadjikoumis In 2014, brother nations (“bratskie narodi”) Russia and Ukraine, united by common cultures, mentalities, customs, traditions and closely related languages, became enemies. They have remained so for eight years now. The main reason behind this negative development has been the geopolitical game between…
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By Morris Mottale on November 10, 2021
in Africa, Articles, Eastern Mediterranean, Eurasian Affairs, European Union, Middle East & North Africa: MENA, Migration, Non EU, Regional Security, Turkey
In the year 2021, the notion of security as an overarching concept in Europe centered on a critical debate on immigration and sustainability. Both themes were the subject of national, international, and European political debates shaped by more immediate fears and anxiety stoked by the COVID pandemic. These themes were…
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Archaeology goes beyond the mere study of the past through what remains of the past materially, but it also shapes how individuals and nations may see themselves in the modern age. European and American museums are confronted by requests of the return of artifacts bought or seized by colonial powers:…
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The last deadly double explosions in the grounds of Kabul airport put in sharp relief – if one more was ever needed – of the US and its allies’ utter failure in the twenty-year Afghanistan democratization project. International news agencies reported that at least ninety Afghan civilians and thirteen American…
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Turkey is an energy hungry economy. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessment of Turkey’s energy needs in 2020, the country currently imports approximately 72% of its energy demand. The level of dependency on energy imports is overwhelmingly high for our northern neighbour inhabited by no less than…
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Often, the preoccupation with our national problem lacks international comparative analysis. It borders navel gazing. In this article, I wish to highlight Ankara’s success story in getting its own man fill in one of the UN’s top jobs along with forging of close relations with nuclear power Muslim Pakistan, a…
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