Papers and Reports

By Evangelos Areteos: "The Mavi Vatan (Blue Homeland in English) naval doctrine of Turkey has lately emerged as one of the pillars of the Turkish foreign and security policy, aiming at establishing Turkey as a vast regional naval power in and around the Mediterranean"

The shadowy relations of the state with organized crime have become the central plot of a very popular sub-genre of Turkish TV series. This sub-genre of TV series, where the state and its survival intertwine with the organized crime had started with the TV series and films “Valley of the Wolves” and it resurfaced with the TV series “Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz” – Bandits. However, a new sub-genre has lately emerged, where organised crime is depicted as the way of survival of urban poor, and by doing so, it has reframed the popular culture of contestation of the legitimacy of the state.

The dilemma between an ideologically re-invented past of Ottoman greatness – which “legitimizes” the greatness of today’s Turkey – and the economic and social realities, as they are shaped by the pandemic, continuously shape Turkish identity and politics even today.

By Petros Petrikkos A lack of attention in addressing Cyprus’ cyberspace and security systems is a major problem for the country. The rise of newer technologies and threats require an upgrade in the existing systems.

By Constantinos Adamides The overall objective of the paper is to examine how states that face an overarching (perceived) existential threat may be at a disadvantage when developing their National Security Strategies (NSS).

By Marinos Papaioakeim Despite the fact that Cyprus is a small state in the international system, with all that this entails in the exercise of diplomatic practice, the Republic of Cyprus (RoC), particularly in the last ten years, has taken several initiatives for activities that fall in the realm of defence diplomacy.

By Michalis Kontos This paper examines the case of the Republic of Cyprus’ (RoC's) quest for exploring natural gas reserves in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) amidst Turkey’s threats, under the lens of coercion and deterrence theory

By Petros Petrikkos This analysis focuses on how European nations (inclusive of the EU as a whole) and Gulf countries (inclusive of the Gulf Cooperation Council) have been exercising financial control over Lebanon’s autonomy and overall functions as an independent state-entity.

Του Πέτρου Ζαρούνα, Το μεγάλο πρόβλημα της παρούσας κυβέρνησης είναι η πρόταξη των επικοινωνιακών σκοπιμοτήτων αντί της ουσίας.

Το φάντασμα των αποσχίσεων πλανάται πάνω από την Ευρώπη Του Πέτρου Ζαρούνα* Παρά το πισωγύρισμα της αποσχιστικής κίνησης στην [...]

By Γιάννης Ιωάννου και Ζήνωνας Tζιάρρας Στις 7 Οκτωβρίου 2017, ο Σούρκος Πρόεδρος, Ρετζέπ Σαγίπ Ερντογάν, ανακοίνωσε την έναρξη της πολυαναμενόμενης επιχείρησης στο Ίντλιμπ της Συρίας.

By Ιωάννη-Σωτηρίου Ιωάννου Οι πρόσφατες εκλογικές διεργασίες στην παλαιστινιακή οργάνωση Χαμάς προσφέρονται για μια πρώτη εξαγωγή συμπερασμάτων αναφορικά με την αλλαγή σκυτάλης στην ηγεσία της οργάνωσης.

Του Πέτρου Ζαρούνα Η συνέντευξη του Γ.Δ του υπουργείου ενέργειας του Ισραήλ στην τουρκική εφημερίδα Χουριέτ έδωσε την ευκαιρία σε κάποιους να μιλήσουν για «Αναμενόμενο το γκρέμισμα των ψευδαισθήσεων και των "αναλύσεων"».

By Ιωάννη-Σωτηρίου Ιωάννου Ο μικρόκοσμος της νότιας Συρίας αποτελεί μια εξαιρετική περιπτωσιολογία για το πώς μπορεί να ιδωθεί ολιστικά η κατάσταση του συριακού εμφυλίου –που εισέρχεται αισίως στον 7ο χρόνο.

By Constantinos Adamides & Odysseas Christou This article examines the relationship between the recent discoveries of hydrocarbon resources in the Eastern Mediterranean and the resolution of the long-standing division of Cyprus.

By Vaggelis Aretaios Την ολοκλήρωση του πολιτισμικού μετασχηματισμού της Τουρκίας σε μια ισλαμική χώρα «σφραγίζει» η περίοδος μετά την απόπειρα του πραξικοπήματος καθιστώντας εντελώς αβέβαιες και ρευστές τις σχέσεις της χώρας με την Δύση.

By Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis There is a huge potential for hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean region, both in terms of supply and of transport of gas.

By Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis The interfaith and intercultural dialogue is meant to increase our understanding, our appreciation and our respect for other faiths and enhance our sensitivity towards the cultures and beliefs of other peoples with different religious and cultural backgrounds.

By Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis There are today 25 countries in the world (out of the 193) that are federal, some of them since several centuries ago.

By Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis When we talk about narratives, we define it as the spoken or written account of connected events, which could be real or imagined, that provide a chain of events that are recounted to others and especially to future generations.

By Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRC), which have emerged as an international norm during the last quarter of a century, have been established in nearly forty countries and have become an important element for national reconciliation and post conflict peace-building.

By Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis Culture can play an important role in the promotion of peace and in building trust and mutual understanding in conflict and post conflict situations.

By Constantinos Adamides Turkey’s geopolitical importance is unquestionable; in the middle of three regional security complexes – the Balkan, the Caucasus and the Middle Eastern – it has the capacity to act either as an insulator state when it is advantageous, as with the case of the ongoing tragic refugee crisis, or in a non-insulator and hegemonic manner with the capacity to project its power over its weaker neighbors.

By Ioannis-Sotirios Ioannou An alternative perspective on the civil conflict in Syria is inevitably linked with energy and geostrategic implications.