Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, and Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, photo via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,137, April 10, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The prospective EastMed pipeline would be the flagship project of the Cypriot-Greek-Israeli collaboration, a developing friendship that enjoys deep foundations. The US has now made its support for […]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Russia under Putin falls neatly into the Russian historical cycle. When the old state is in decline, chaos ensues, and a new, powerful leader emerges to rebuild Russia. There are plenty of comparisons from Russian history that echo Putin’s rise and success – but there are crucial differences, too, which help explain […]
BRUEGEL: Investing for the common good: a sustainable finance frameworkTraditional finance focuses solely on financial return and risk. By contrast, sustainable finance considers financial, social and environmental returns in combination. This essay provides a new framework for sustainable finance highlighting the move from the narrow shareholder model to the broader stakeholder model, aimed at long-term […]
BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE HELLENIC INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES The Hellenic Institute for Strategic Studies (HEL.I.S.S.) is a nonprofit organization that is situated in Athens. It is a continuation of the previous form, known as the Hellenic Company for Strategic Studies, which was founded in October of the year […]
Horn of Africa Piracy Introduction Piracy off the Horn of Africa is regional activity with a global impact. It affects freedom of the seas, influences maritime trade, and no ship is immune to the attacks. The nature of this problem has elicited international response and involvement. Current operations to combat piracy include the deployment of a […]
Rede anlasslich des HELISS-Seminars, am 02.11.2007 Some of our security and defence policy principles flow from our geopolitical situation. Germany is located at the centre of mainland Europe. No other European country has more neighbouring countries than Germany. Our neighbours are almost all members of NATO and the European Union. We have a […]
ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟ «ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΗ 2007» «Ηγεσία και Αλλαγές Πολιτικής» Υπό Dr D. Sims Με την ομιλία του ο καθηγητής του Πανεπιστημίου Σίτυ του Λονδίνου κ. Ντέϊβιντ Σιμς παρουσίασε τις απόψεις του σχετικά με τον τρόπο με τον οποίο αντιλαμβάνονται οι άνθρωποι την αλλαγή. Ανέλυσε τον τρόπο με τον οποίο προστατευόμαστε από μία αλλαγή, τον τρόπο με τον […]
“AQUATIC RESOURCES” Βy Vice Admiral (ret) Peter Kavalieros H.N Up to recently, environmental nature subjects and more specifically those regarding the availability and management of aquatic resources, were considered of secondary importance and of lower priority compared to subjects of a politico-military, not only in the interior of states, but also in the field of […]
CONCLUSIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON TURKEY SINCE LUXEMBOURG(DECEMBER 1997) 1. The Luxembourg European Council of December 1997 “confirmed Turkey’s eligibility for accession to the European Union. Turkey will be judged on the basis of the same criteria as the other applicant States. While the political and economic conditions allowing accession negotiations to be envisaged […]
FOREIGNERS BRIEFING “Euro Army”, Evolution-Perspectives By Lt. Gen. Ret. George Korakis, page 4 There is still a question remaining about the materialization of the Euro Army. Our country opposes what had been agreed between Turkey, USA and UK, for it is against what is meant to be an internal matter of interest exclusively in the […]
