Transnational Organised Crime in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, certain illegal business practices, such as the trade in counterfeit medical products, have been experiencing a boom. Other typical sources of income for organised crime (OC) temporarily dried up due to… more

Georgia’s political leadership has been pursuing close ties to the United States and a geopolitical positioning in “the West” at least since the presi­dency of Mikheil Saakashvili. A formal Strategic Partnership has struc­tured the relationship since… more

How Member-State Coalitions Can Contribute

Since the annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the war in Eastern Ukraine in spring 2014, the EU has largely been in crisis-management mode vis-à-vis Russia. During the past six years, it has become clear that Russia’s actions towards Ukraine are not… more

Pretoria, 12 February 2024: During a ceremony, the German Minister of Health and his South African counterpart sign the “Together We Care” agreement on the training and assignment to Germany of 20,000 South African nurses. “Together We Care” is part of a… more

Reliance on the Security Community As a “Comfortable Necessity”

Israel’s first response to the Covid-19 crisis demonstrated a security-based approach to a non-military national crisis. Faced with a first-of-its-kind non-military crisis of national magnitude, the government reactivated a pre-established, well-rehearsed… more

Militarization of Foreign Policy and Power Rivalry

The Eastern Mediterranean crisis reflects two overlapping developments. On the one hand, it is a manifestation of Turkey’s increasingly assertive posturing in the inter­national arena. At the same time, it shows the intensity of the geopolitical… more