Turkey held its most consequential election in decades on May 14, 2023. The general elections saw over 64 million eligible voters cast their ballots to elect a president and parliament for a five-year term. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) were hoping to remain at the head of the table in what was a highly …

The Colombian armed conflict is a long-standing conflict that has been ongoing for over five decades. The conflict has its roots in political and economic factors that have plagued the country. Despite its abundant natural wealth, Colombia has long struggled with an unequal distribution of wealth, land and political power. The modern armed conflict began in 1964 when two major …

Europe has long been dependent on natural gas imports, especially from Russia, which has led to recent concerns about energy security. The region’s dependence on gas imports became even more apparent with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which disrupted gas supplies. Europe’s dependence on Russian gas has become a pressing concern, especially as Moscow has reduced natural gas supplies to EU …

Overview of the Conflict The Congo Conflict is a complex conflict that has been raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the mid-1990s. The current conflict in the provinces of North and South Kivu has its roots in the First and Second Congo War, the first beginning in 1996 when Rwanda and Uganda invaded the eastern DRC to …

The European continent has witnessed a significant number of “transboundary crises” such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the SARS and Avian flu in 2003, the global financial crisis of 2008, migration crisis of 2015 or the recent covid-19 pandemic… The purpose of this article is to understand the existence of agencies and analyze the criteria put in place to guarantee …

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, was arrested on May 9 while appearing for a hearing in the Islamabad High Court on corruption charges. Khan’s arrest is the latest twist in the political and economic crisis that has engulfed Pakistan in recent years. The arrest has also raised concerns about the implications for democracy and the rule of law …

In recent years, Kosovo and Serbia have been engaged in ongoing discussions aimed at improving their relations. One of the key issues in the ongoing discussions between Kosovo and Serbia is justice for missing persons and war trials. Kosovo’s leadership has called for justice for more than 1,600 people still missing from the 1998-1999 war with neighbouring Serbia. In January …

In this context of a new geopolitical and geoeconomic vision that the world is currently experiencing, the ideas that were proposed a few years ago in the EU are being set aside. In this sense, the past strategies leaned towards free trade but with the rise of protectionism, the major economic alliances must reassess and redefine their economic policies. The …

Europe’s dependence refers to the dependence of the European Union (EU) and its member states on external sources for various resources such as energy, raw materials, and technology. This dependence on other countries became notable during the Covid-19 pandemic due to the lack of pharmaceutical materials and the strong dependence on China. Recently, this dependence has been exacerbated due to …

Is Gibraltar joining Schengen after Brexit? During June 2016 Brexit was one of the words repeated more often publicly as well as written in newspaper articles around the world. This concept refers to the exit of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) which took place the 23rd of the mentioned month, deciding no longer to remain a …