After one year into the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the estimated deaths are thousands, the displaced persons are millions, and hundreds of thousands are living in famine conditions. Although the international response has put some pressure in the area, establishing punitive measures, such as visa restrictions and restrictions on economic and security assistance, the situation seems to …

The implementation of technology has reached a point where the world is becoming more digital and interconnected. In such an environment, cyber threats must be taken seriously in the equation of threats that we deal with on a daily basis. This very danger involves, of course, the EU member state citizens as well, a fact that highlights cyber security as …

COVID-19 was revealed in March 2020 and since then it has moderated completely the modus operandi of our lives. The consequences were numerous, from economic to social aspects and beyond, including security and security management as well. Given the new environment of restrictions and adjustments, there are some challenges that have occurred, due to the impact of extreme measures in …

The first thought that comes to mind when thinking of the Kashmir region is conflict, located in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent, it borders China to the northeast which became active in the area around the 1950s and gained control of most of the eastern part in 1962, Tibet to the east, India to the south, Pakistan to …

The sudden rise in energy prices all over Europe has governments and citizens worrying about the upcoming winter months and possibly exploding energy bills for consumers. To temper the negative effects the European Commission presented a list of immediate countermeasures on the one side (Commission, 2021): the provision of emergency income support to consumers affected by energy poverty through vouchers or partial payment of bills – …

On October 10th, 2021, parliamentary elections were hold in the war-scarred country Iraq, the fifth since the US-led invasion and overthrow of ruler Saddam Hussein in 2003 that gave rise to a complex multi-party system characterized by opposing groups mainly defined by sect or ethnicity. This years’ elections were expected to be an answer to the most compelling issues that …

A few days ago, a protest of Hezbollah group, along with its ally, the Shi’it Amal Movement, took place in Beirut against the lead judge investigating last year’s huge explosion at Beirut’s port. Due to this incident, 6 people were killed and about 25 have been injured, according to the Red Cross. The protestors gathered outside the Justice Palace and …

The EU and China signed a bilateral Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) in December 2020, after eight years of complex negotiations. The document, intends to provide international investors with broader market access, which will be enforced through state-to-state dispute resolution (Sapir, Dadush,2021) . Although, it does not  include investor protection (such as against expropriation), investor protection is covered by bilateral …

The summer of  2021 has been a tumultuous one for both the Haitian people and their government, precisely on July 7th, a bunch of individuals who were armed broke into the private residency of the soon to be ex Haitian president Jovenel Moïse and managed to kill him mercilessly by shooting him, leaving a country without its lead and shocking …

An unimaginable amount of people still confuses Taiwan, also known as Formosa, with mainland China, although their cultures seem very similar, they are in fact two very distinct countries. In order to understand the reasons for the growing hostility between the two of them we must go back to the origins, the first settlers on the island are thought to …