Yearly Archives: 2014

Iran Nuclear Talks: A Deal May Be Reached with Trust, but Not with Certainty

Posted on December 29, 2014

This article was published by the foreign policy blog greatcharlie.com which granted us permission to republish it. Check out greatcharlie’s blog for more commentaries and advices for foreign and defense policymakers, political and business leaders as well as policy aficionados … Continue reading →

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Cartoon of the month: 2015

Posted on December 28, 2014

This cartoon was drawn by Payam Boromand from Tehran, Iran. Born in 1984, he was graduated from Islamic Azad University, Faculty of Arts in 2007. He has been working as a cartoonist in Iranian newspapers and weekly magazines. Currently, he … Continue reading →

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Double Top 5: Die erfolgreichsten Artikel auf Offiziere.ch in 2014

Posted on December 27, 2014

Rund 18’000 Besucher verfolgen monatlich die Veröffentlichungen auf Offiziere.ch, die von Wissenschaftlern, Juristen, internationalen Journalisten, Politikberatern und Militärangehörigen verschiedener Nationen geschrieben werden. Ungefähr ein Drittel unserer Leserschaft kommt aus Deutschland, ein weiteres Drittel aus der Schweiz und mehr als 6’000 Leser erreichen … Continue reading →

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Renewed Relevance and Visibility – Switzerland’s Chairmanship of the OSCE

Posted on December 24, 2014

by Stephanie Liechtenstein. She works as website editor for the quarterly journal “Security and Human Rights” and has held several positions in the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna (among them senior political assistant to the OSCE Secretary General) between 2003 and … Continue reading →

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Tested @ RIMPAC 2014: the Chinese participation and transparency

Posted on December 23, 2014

RIMPAC 2014, was a little while ago now (it took place between June 26 and August 1, 2014), but even now it is worth to take a closer look at some aspects of this maritime military exercise. For example, the … Continue reading →

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Robert Timberg’s Blue-Eyed Boy (2014): A Review

Posted on December 22, 2014

by Jeong Lee, a freelance writer. In former Senator Jim Webb’s classic Vietnam War novel, Fields of Fire (1978), there is a scene where the protagonist, a young Marine lieutenant who is about to be sent to Vietnam, encounters his … Continue reading →

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Sie haben Sinjar überlebt – und was nun?

Posted on December 19, 2014

von Vager Saadullah. Vager Saadullah ist ein kurdischer Journalist und Editor in Dohuk, Irak. Er absolviert einen Masterstudiengang in Internationale Beziehungen an der Girne American University in Zypern. Die Englische Version dieses Artikels wurde auf War Is Boring veröffentlicht. Übersetzung: … Continue reading →

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“I am just a Naxalite Warrior” – der Guerillakrieg der Naxaliten in Indien

Posted on December 18, 2014

von Seka Smith. Seka Smith ist Politikwissenschaftlerin, lebt in Berlin und arbeitet im Politikbereich. Für Offiziere.ch schreibt sie unter Pseudonym. I am just a Naxalite Warrior. Fighting for survival and equality. Policeman beating up me, my brother and my father. My … Continue reading →

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CIMSEC High School Scholarship Essay Contest

Posted on December 17, 2014

The Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) is pleased to announce our first annual Maritime Security Scholarship Essay Contest. In an effort to further our mission of spreading awareness of security issues impacting the ocean commons, CIMSEC is issuing a … Continue reading →

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Personal Theories of Power: Land Power

Posted on December 16, 2014

by Nathan Finney. He is an U.S. Army officer, the Managing Director of the Military Fellowship at the Project on International Peace & Security, the editor of The Bridge, a member of the Infinity Journal’s Editorial Advisory Board and a … Continue reading →

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