RESEARCH AREAS

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: 12 September 2021

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The Taliban announced on September 7, 2021, an interim government for Afghanistan. In announcing the Cabinet, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid emphasized that the appointments were temporary, but he did not say how long they would serve. ... Read more

Pauline Mortel
(Researcher, 2021 RIEAS Internship Program)

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

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This research paper will detail the security cooperation and close partnerships that have been developed by France, India and Greece with one another, and which have encompassed, among others, joint military exercises and arms deals. Beyond the military and economic benefits that they have brought to Paris, New Delhi and Ankara, these alliances have also enabled these three countries to develop their power and therefore intervene militarily in their region, in particular in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific. Read more

Alexander Drivas,
(Strategic Analyst based in Athens, Greece)

Copyright: @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 23 September 2021

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It would be very interesting to bring to the table some ideas of one of the most significant neorealist scholars. Kenneth Waltz, the founding father of Neorealism, had predicted the collapse of NATO before the unipolar moment started. The most recent agreement among the USA, UK, and Australia shows a future that is aligned with the neorealist structure. The dynamics of the current international system are driving world politics into a multipolar era that is unpredictable. Beyond its obvious geostrategic reasoning, AUKUS implies more than a single effort to contain China. What are the main issues that are implied by the AUKUS partnership? .. Read more

Raagini Sharma
(RIEAS Senior Analyst, and Research Director, Indic Researchers Forum)

Copyright: @ 2021 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 26 September 2021

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Introduction

The Indian Ocean is a wide region that stretches from the Malacca Strait and Australia's western coast in the east to the Mozambique Channel in the west. It stretches from the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south. 71% of the surface of the Earth and 97% of the water on Earth are contained in the Indian Ocean. The ocean is the third largest water body in the world. The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is bounded by 38 countries, in terms of demography, it has over 2.5 billion population which is one-third of the population in the world. ... 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: 3 October 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)

Sudan’s military said on September 26,2021, it had “repelled the incursion of Ethiopian forces” in the disputed border area of Al-Fashaqa. Ethiopia denied the accusations "We deny the movement of our forces on the Sudanese border or their incursion into any area."
The controversy over sovereignty in the Al-Fashaqa region on the border between Sudan and Ethiopia is just one of a number of issues that are causing growing tensions between the two neighboring countries....Read more

Constantinos I. Saragkas
(a lieutenant in the Hellenic Army Reserve, 88th Military Command, bids manager at Input Output Global, and a RIEAS research associate. He holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and an MBA)

Georgios I. Manassis
(a lieutenant commander in the Hellenic Navy. He has served as weapons engineering sea rider officer at the Royal Navy’s Fleet Operational Sea Training in the UK. He holds an MA in southeast Europe studies)

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The views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position of the United States Military Academy, Department of the Army, or Department of Defense, or those of any organization the authors are affiliated with, including the Hellenic government.

NATO is the most formidable military alliance in the world, capable of deploying and sustaining forces anywhere around the globe—an unprecedented degree of power projection. However, analyzing the contemporary geopolitical situation in the eastern Mediterranean shows that NATO is only one of the key players. Russia has strategically acquired the lion’s share of political and military influence in Syria and Libya, while also gradually empowering a potential rift in the alliance, enticing Turkey to change its course and drift away from the West. Read more