Monthly Archives: July 2016

The strategic significance of US-Russian military coordination in Syria

Posted on July 29, 2016

The Obama administration recently proposed a new agreement with the Russians concerning military coordination in Syria. Washington essentially suggested that it could work together with the Russian military in Syria against the Syrian-based al-Qaeda affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra if Russia agrees … Continue reading →

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Das NATO-Gipfeltreffen in Warschau – Das Experteninterview

Posted on July 26, 2016

Anfangs Juli trafen sich die Mitgliedsstaaten der NATO zum biannualen Gipfeltreffen – dieses Mal in Warschau. Vor gut einer Woche haben wir eine ausführliche Zusammenfassung von Patrick Truffer veröffentlicht. Ausserdem hat Tilman Asmus Fischer, er studierte Geschichte und Kulturwissenschaft an … Continue reading →

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The NATO Summit 2016 in Warsaw: A Summit of Compromises

Posted on July 25, 2016

by Patrick Truffer (originally published in German). He graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs and completes a Master of Arts program in International Relations at the Freie Universität … Continue reading →

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The Rise of the Islamic State: Four Key Factors for its Unexpected Success – part three

Posted on July 23, 2016

by Andrin Hauri. He graduated from the University of Lausanne with a Master’s Degree in Political Science and holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from the University of Basel. In its self-assigned mission to restore … Continue reading →

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Fallujah Is Just the Start of Iraq’s Longest Battle

Posted on July 21, 2016

by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College. He focuses on the relationship between Islam and conflict in Syria and Sudan. Threatened by military and political enemies, Iraq has struggled in … Continue reading →

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Pressure over its poor human rights record drives Egypt to diversify military

Posted on July 19, 2016

Since coming to power in July 2013 the military-backed regime in Cairo knows it needs to diversify its military, lest it become susceptible to pressure from the outside to amend its policies. This salient reality may be brought home to … Continue reading →

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Das NATO-Gipfeltreffen in Warschau: Gipfel der Kompromisse

Posted on July 18, 2016

von Patrick Truffer (English version). Patrick Truffer absolviert momentan ein Masterstudiengang in Internationale Beziehungen an der Freien Universität Berlin Anfangs Juli trafen sich die Mitgliedsstaaten der NATO zum biannualen Gipfeltreffen – dieses Mal in Warschau. Aufwendig versuchte das Gastgeberland Polen … Continue reading →

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America’s failed efforts to establish an anti-IS Syrian fighting-force

Posted on July 11, 2016

Since the Islamic State (IS) rose to infamy in the summer of 2014 the United States has been trying to spearhead efforts to build a new Syrian fighting-force outside of Syria to combat these militants on the ground. 
This ultimately … Continue reading →

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Raketenschutzschild der NATO im Osten: Putins Ärger

Posted on July 8, 2016

von Oberst aD Gregor Anton Roos, ehemaliger Verteidigungsattaché in Wien, Belgrad und Prag. Radar, Rechner und Raketen der NATO auf dem Militärstützpunkt Deveselu bei Bukarest: Mitte Mai wurde im Beisein von NATO-Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg in Rumänien ein neues Raketenabwehrsystem in … Continue reading →

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Erweiterungsrunde bei Asiens wichtigstem Bündnis

Posted on July 7, 2016

von Björn Müller (Facebook / Twitter). Er ist Journalist in Berlin mit dem Schwerpunkt Sicherheits- und Geopolitik. Sie genießt im Westen noch wenig Aufmerksamkeit, aber die Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ist eines der wesentlichen Bündnisse der Geopolitik. Ursprünglich diente der … Continue reading →

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