Iran’s reconciliation with the world upsets regional balances
Although the US will have to exercise a large degree of brinkmanship between Iran and Saudi Arabia, a realignment is taking place in the region.
International Security
A European army? But first a Defence Union
Before having a European army, it would be advisable to first build a Union of Security and Defence, and that is still a long way off.
Why did the Madrid train bombings divide, not unite Spaniards?
When 11-M occurred, Spaniards sought to explain the terrorist bombings using familiar concepts, since they could not do so using unfamiliar ones. What was familiar? On the one hand, ETA, and on the other, Iraq. Both interpretations were wrong.
The hybrid war and the challenge of peace in Ukraine
Round table chaired by Charles Powell (@CharlesTPowell), director of the Elcano Royal Institute, at Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid.
Ukraine: the peace hiding behind the ceasefire
If consolidating a ceasefire in the eastern Ukraine will be difficult, making peace will be even more so.
The interplay between terrorism, insurgency, and civil war in the Middle East
Terrorist groups are generally distinguished from guerrilla organisations, but this distinction is gradually disappearing as a growing number of terrorist groups adopt guerrilla tactics.
Charlie Hebdo: more questions than (provisional) answers
Why the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in France? Al-Qaeda or the IS? Will there be more attacks? Will the attacks reinforce far-right extremism?
Serbia’s OSCE chairmanship: back to the future
Serbia will hold the chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) for 2015.
The coming proliferation: home-printed guns
The threat of a coming proliferation of light-weight guns is something about the states and the international community can do little, but some sort of response will certainly become necessary.
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