Photo credit: https://www.e-ir.info/2020/06/20/the-remote-warfare-paradox-democracies-risk-aversion-and-military-engagement/ The concept of remote warfare has triggered a debate among not only academics but also the public due to its significantly ambiguous nature. Although this type of warfare is not entirely new, the Bush administration as well as the succeeding Obama administration brought it further to light[1]. However, its origins can be found in the Cold War era where

The global effect of the pandemic on education The revolutionized learning through digital technologies took a faster turn when the COVID-19 pandemic affected education with over 1.3 billion learners sent out of the classroom in 2020, according to the World Economic Forum. Through lockdowns, governments announced various forms of restrictions that limited the mobility of citizens and most especially closed all non-essential businesses such as bars, nightclubs, and restaurants

Photo credit: https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/toward-city-diplomacy-20 In a world ever more dominated by the powers and possibilities of digital communication, it could be argued that time and space are becoming negligible. However, the months of lockdown have proven that digital communication has become less about communicating with each other, but rather blaming each other through fake news and echo chambers. Considering these developments, this contribution will argue

Photo credit: Marco Verch Professionnal Photograph The COVID-19 pandemic, emerging in 2019, but stamping its mark on the world in 2020, has forced governments to adapt to its health and economic consequences, having a penetrating influence on nearly all aspects of people’s lives across the globe. As much of a challenge handling the pandemic has been, it also presents a unique opportunity for actors unhappy with the status quo, like Russia and China. These actors’ interests ar

Photo credit: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/russia-and-ukrain The 24th of February 2022, with a global pandemic still in full swing, marked the beginning of another historic event, a war in the heart of Europe. Something previously found in history books on the shelf suddenly became a reality, f, pictures of migrants pouring in the European Union on a daily basis in the news. This conflict, however, is unlike anything we have seen before involving a special kind of warfare as

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez By Valentina Koumoulou Women in politics has always been a topic that created tensions among politicians, given that the power that follows these positions is viewed as ‘dangerous’ in the hands of a woman. Even today, in 2022, women throughout the world in the political arena are being scrutinized by not only the public but also their colleagues, each and everyone waiting for one wrong step to devour their careers. One of the names of today’s women in

Photo credit: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/russia-and-ukrain Introduction As Russia amasses troops within Ukraine's borders - causing mass desperation, human suffering and destruction - the world's attention is, rightly, focused on its immediate consequences in areas such as migration, security, energy, and many others. Yet, its impact on the local political situation in countries such as France (where a presidential election is imminent, more specifically on 10 and 24 Apri

Photo credit: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/19/under-fire-sham-elections-nicaragua-begins-withdrawal-from-oas Latin America’s elections in 2021 showed us that politics in the region are alive and livelier than ever as people are eager for change. Much of the world has shifted towards the Right of the political spectrum while Latin American countries such as Chile, Peru and Honduras have swung left in 2021 signaling a reinforcement of the shift in political leaning th

How the Practices of the Wider Black Sea Region Can Assist Photo credit: https://www.sipri.org/news/2019/sipri-informs-black-sea-security Introduction European Neighborhood Policy is renowned for the vision of expanding the EU’s influence over its neighbors and for being the most favored policy by the EU vis-à-vis eastern European countries. As the majority of agreements work differently for different countries, the EU needs to conclude diversified provisions within treaties.

Photo credit: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/russia-and-ukrain A few days ago, on February 22, in a surprisingly swift response to Russia’s recognition of Ukraine’s breakaway regions, German chancellor Olof Schulz put the approval of a crucial gas pipeline, Nordstream 2, on hold. Now, with the conflict in full swing, the markets are already showing signs of an imminent crisis, with gas stocks surging. As Europe prepares for the worst in the coming weeks, it is also faced with