EDITORIAL

Senator Leonidas P. RAPTAKIS
(District 33, Rhode Islands, USA)

State Senator calls the move “a play from the authoritarian playbook” that displays contempt for American democracy and freedom of speech

Copyright: @ 2021 Senator Leonidas P. Raptakis (https://www.leoraptakis.com)

Posted at RIEAS web site (www.rieas.gr) on 1st April 2021

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)

(Coventry, RI 3/25/21) As an Hellenic-American legislator, Rhode Island State Senator Lou Raptakis (D-33) annually introduces a resolution recognizing Greek Independence Day and celebrating the strong relationship between Greece and the United States. But this year, his work has attracted the attention of the Turkish Consul General in Boston, Ceylan Özen Erişen, who wrote to the Senate President asking to block the measure.
Read more: Senator Leonidas P Raptakis Letter & Turkish Consulate Letter in Boston

Dionysios Dragonas
(Postgraduate Student, Msc Crisis and Security Management, Leiden University, the Netherlands, & RIEAS Senior Analyst)

Copyright: @ 2021, Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) – Publication date: 28 March 2021.

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the view of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS),

Abstract

Intelligence services constitute the backbone of national security in democratic societies. Military coups pose an eternal threat for democracies. From the combination of the aforementioned phrases derives the logical assumption that coup prevention holds the primacy of prioritization of national intelligence services. Buying that assumption triggered the composition of the present paper. In this regard, the essay is concentrated on a country that has a long history of overthrown regimes; Turkey. From 1960 to 2016, Turkish society has undergone 5 military coups, five of them “successful”. However, the latest coup, that of 2016, is to be characterized as a failed attempt, as, the Turkish President R. T. Erdogan, managed to maintain his authority, overcoming the threat of the establishment of a military regime. Verily, a series of questions are brought about in the aftermath of the events of July 2016, in terms of the role of intelligence services prior, during and after the coup attempt. To this end, the present paper accounts for an attempt to evaluate the role of the National Intelligence Services of Turkey (MIT) in the failure of the military coup attempt of July 2016... Read more

Basil N. Mossaidis
(MA International Relations student, Webster University Athens)

Copyright @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 19 March 2021

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Note: The article was reviewed by Dr. John M Nomikos, Head, Department of International Relations, History and Politics, and Dr. Susie Michailidis, Vice-Rector, Webster University Athens.

Think tanks and Diaspora Associations are by definition two separate entities which often advocate for similar results. Far too often Think Tanks, due to funding, can achieve their goal much fast than any Diaspora Association.

Think tank: The term denotes a group of people who are paid to do nothing but read, discuss, think, and write, usually to address and redress a matter of vital importance to humanity....Read more

Chrysanthi Anagnostopoulou
(International and European Relations Analyst, Degree in Economics
& Postgraduate Diploma in International and European Studies)

Copyright @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 14 March 2021

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to underscore the issue of the Strategic Compass and its four baskets - crisis management, resilience, capability development and partnerships- by drawing attention to any other ideas related . The challenge, though, would be to figure out which would be the path for the EU, who would carry the Compass and what do we, actually mean when we are referring to the so-called EU’s “Strategic autonomy”... Read more

Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counterterrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)

Copyright: @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 14 March 2021

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)

The Red Sea is one of the world's most important trade routes, with its southern tip in Bab al-Mandeb strait (between Yemen and Djibouti) and its northern edge in the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba. More than 10 percent of global shipping traffic passes through it every month, including four percent of the world’s daily crude oil supply. .. Read more

Megan Palmer
(RIEAS Senior Analyst, she is pursuing a National Security Master of Science Program at the University of New Haven based in Connecticut, USA)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 7 March 2021

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)

Since the beginning of the National Security Act of 1947 and the first National Security Advisor (NSA) and National Security Council (NSC) in the United States during the Truman Administration, visibility has shifted between the various roles and personalities of the NSA and NSC from the Truman to the Trump administration. Generally, the NSA is in place to set the agenda, engage in diplomacy, serve as a bridge between politics in policy, work as an intelligence official, be a congressional liaison, and for media relations. However, their influence relies on the relationship they have with the President since this role does not require confirmation from the senate. Their relationship and influence vary typically due to the current state occurring during an administration. ..Read more