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EDITORIAL

Dr Vasiliki Maria Tzatzaki
(Legal Advisor, Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy)

Copyright @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Published on 29 May 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).

In August 1995 Ismail Sergaldin, serving as World Bank Vice President, warned that "if the wars of this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water -- unless we change our approach to managing this precious and vital resource". More than two decades after this statement, water scarcity remains one of the most imminent threats to humanity. Fresh water is indispensable for people, ecosystems and life on the planet. ... Read more

Lina von Petersdorff
(Researcher, RIEAS Internship Program)

Copyright @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Published on 29 May 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).

When I was asked to orate on foreign and security policy at “Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation” in May 2021, the chancellor candidate of the CDU Armin Laschet announced he wants to establish a National Security Council (NSC) for Germany if his party wins the election.

In his idea the institution will be similar to the existing security council in the United States and will consist of ministers, the chancellor and prime ministers from the states (Spiegel Online, 2021). It has to be discussed critically what kind of advantages and disadvantages a security council has and if the council could be used as an instrument to take away power from the parliament.... Read more

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Copyright: @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) - Posted on 24 May 2021

 20 May 2021, Athens, Greece


H.E. Mr. Sherman S. KUO
Representative, Taiwan (ROC) Delegation, Greece.

General (Res.) Efraim Lapid (Ph.D)
Europa Institute, Bar Ilan University, Israel

Brigadier General (Res.) John Galatas MD
Manager CBRN Knowledge Center @ International CBRNE Institute
Editor in Chief @ C2BRNE Diary

Yi Chen Chang
International Master in South European Studies
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) Scholarship Holder
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Isaia Tsaousidou
President, Association of European Journalists (AEJ)

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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: 19 May 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 IDF has struck and severely damaged the Hamas’ so-called “Metro” underground city in one of its most powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip in operation "Guardian of the Walls".

The “Metro” had been built in the years after operation "Protective Edge" in 2014. It was a network of dozens of kilometers of tunnels that provided the Hamas safety from Israeli aerial incursions.

According to the Israeli military, 160 aircraft struck more than 150 underground targets in the northern Gaza Strip, centered on Beit Lahiya, with the goal of severely damaging the “Metro.” ... Read more

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