EDITORIAL

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: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 17 January 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)

At least 25 people were killed and 110 wounded in an attack on Aden airport on December 30, 2020, moments after a plane carrying newly formed Saudi-backed cabinet for government-held parts of Yemen. The Yemeni government and Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Said al-Jaber were safely transferred to Aden’s presidential Maasheeq palace. The country's internationally recognized government said the Iran-backed Houthi rebels had fired missiles at the airport and Yemen’s prime minister said that the missile attack on the airport in Aden was meant “to eliminate” the country’s new government as it arrived in Aden. Houthi officials have denied any role in the attacks and have sought to blame unspecified groups in the Saudi-led coalition. The rebel leaders have not offered any evidence or answered requests for comment to back up their claims. ..Read more

Raagini Sharma
(RIEAS Senior Analyst & Research Coordinator at Global Counterterrorism Council)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 10 January 2021

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On November 2017, the concept of Indo-Pacific region came into focus with the initiative taken by four democratic countries (Japan, Australia, United States, and India) that were anxious of China’s rise. The Indo-Pacific region since then is a prominent subject of debates and discussions on International Relations and Security Studies in all the important regional and international forums. ...Read more

Patrick Quirk
(Author of a number of articles and books on national security and intelligence. He is now completing a manuscript about the Irish Republican Army’s intelligence service. He is a professor of National Security Studies at the Centre for Diplomatique and Strategic Studies, Paris. He specializes in asset location and money laundering issues. As President of Asset Location and Recovery International he has located and recovered monies in most of the world’s most secret banking havens. For more information about how he can help find hidden income and assets, visit his website: https.//assetlocationrecovery.com)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 4 January 2021

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Introduction

Although terrorism per se has been around for hundreds if not thousands of years --even when considering revolutionary movements like the American Revolution, Russian revolution or the Spanish Civil War. This includes modern day movements of so-called radical groups be they anarchists, communists or socialists. Even during the civil war in Greece in 1946 and 1947 to 1962 communists of the Democratic Army of Greece fighting to overthrow the Greek government were often called terrorists. And more recent 19th and 20th wars of independence as in the Philippines and later in China and Vietnam it was the same thing. Usually, the revolutionary parties are called radicals and terrorists. ..Read more

John M Nomikos
(RIEAS Director)

A.T. Symeonidis
(RIEAS Academic Advisor)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 27 December 2020

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To be organized for battle is one of the simplest methods of preserving peace
George Washington

In a world that looks increasingly turbulent, and even unhinged, Greece and India enjoy excellent bilateral relations that date back to 1950. Although separated by great geographical distance, the two countries see eye-to-eye on many diverse issues and are both working earnestly in further expanding their already strong bilateral ties....Read more

Raagini Sharma
(RIEAS Senior Analyst & Research Coordinator at Global Counterterrorism Council)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 27 December 2020

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1. Abstract

The foundation of United Nations after the World War II was an initial step towards global governance and subsequently, with the establishment of institutions like World Health Organisation (WHO), International Court of Justice (ICJ), IMF (International Monetary Fund) and World Bank, the member states of United Nations were provided platforms where the issues like health, peace, justice, conflicts between nations, matters of trade and commerce international security could be discussed. Global Governance as a term was coined in the 1990s. It was considered necessary to have a concept involving structures not only of the UN but also of the non-state actors that could provide platforms to discuss international affairs and issues that no individual nation could resolve. The spread of globalisation; growing interdependency of nations; expansion of trade; rise in transnational and multi-national companies; growing concerns toward climate, human rights and animal rights and the rising importance of NGOs were the main drivers to push forward the concept of global governance...Read more

Vasileios Valasakis
(Chairman of a financial Institution in the United Kingdom and holds an MA from Georgetown University in International Relations and National Security. He has also earned a Certificate in Terrorism and Counterterrorism from the University of St Andrews, UK)

Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 20 December 2020

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“Prediction, not Narration,
is the real test of our understanding of the World”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The recent war in Nagorno Karabakh and the subsequent ceasefire agreement are but a couple of small pieces in the geopolitical puzzle of a multipolar world. In this puzzle seemingly unrelated and isolated events when seen from a bird’s eye view, snap the unfolding of well-conceived and swiftly executed strategic and tactical manoeuvring by three State actors seemingly unrelated to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict; ...Read more