Copy of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War commissioned or transcribed by the Qianlong Emperor, from a collection at the University of California, Riverside, via Wikipedia EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Although nuclear strategy must, by definition, be shaped without historical precedent, it should contain certain ancient core concepts. The strategic postulates first laid down by Sun Tzu […]
Research QuestionsHow have Israeli-Turkish relations evolved?What is the status of Israeli-Turkish economic ties since their 2016 normalization?What are the standing political and security issues between Israel and Turkey?How might the future of Israeli-Turkish relations develop?What implications do Israeli-Turkish ties have for U.S. interests in the Middle East?This report, which draws largely on Israeli and third-party […]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: There is no technological solution to the problem of kite/balloon terrorism. However decisive it may be, technology in and of itself does not guarantee victory. Even against a simple and creative threat like kite/balloon terrorism, the Israeli defense establishment is aiming for a technological deliverance. To be sure, technological superiority on the battlefield […]
Russia on the globe, image via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 882, July 4, 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: China and the US have different geopolitical imperatives, so tensions are bound to increase between the two powers. Russia’s position in the nascent confrontation will be important to watch, as it is simultaneously under pressure from […]
For all of human history, politics has been driven by human activities and the interactions of humans within, and between, networks. Now, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) hold out the prospect of a fundamental change in this arrangement. The idea of non-human entities, increasingly being used in international affairs, could create radical change in our […]
The Eurogroup recently granted Greece relief through an extension of loans that were part of the second program of the European Financial Stability Facility and extended Greece’s most pressing loan maturities by 10 years (see Figure 1). The country was also given a 15 billion euro tranche from the 86 billion euro third program […]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Four decades after they emerged as marginal parties in the 1970s, Turkey’s militant Islamists and ultranationalists won a combined 53.6% of the national vote and 57% of parliamentary seats. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said in the past that he would make foreign policy “in line with what my nation demands,” highlighting the […]
«Το πλεονέκτημα στον πόλεμο δεν το δίνουν τα όπλα, αλλά τα χρήματα που δαπανώνται» Θουκυδίδης | 460 – 394 π.Χ. Από κτήσεως κοινωνιών, οι αιτίες γεννήσεως πολέμου μεταξύ δύο ή/και περισσότερων εμπλεκόμενων μερών λειτουργούν ως κομπρέσορας στήριξης ή συμπίεσης της μηχανής μιας οικονομικής γεωγραφίας ειρήνης. Μια βασική αιτία μιας τέτοιας κατάληξης είναι η άνιση κατανομή […]
Προοίμιο. Η θλίψη είναι μια ένδειξη ψυχικής πενίας. Ένα δυσάρεστο αίσθημα ανημποριάς, ανορεξίας και ανασφάλειας. Όλα μάς φαίνονται αδιάφορα. Ζούμε σε μια ανυπόφορη ακηδία. Το αντίθετο της χαράς, της αισιοδοξίας, της πληρότητας και της ευτυχίας. Αισθανόμαστε ένα αδιέξοδο. Νιώθουμε ότι δεν αγαπάμε τίποτα και κανέναν. Ούτε τον εαυτό μας τον ίδιο. Η πλησμονή θλίψης έχει […]
«Κρυπτονόμισμα : όσο δεν το καταλαβαίνει κανείς, τόσο ενθουσιάζεται…» ~ Warren Buffet | 1930 – … Όταν το 1980 ο Friedrich Hayek έλεγε «…αν έχετε το θάρρος να το κάνετε αυτό, μην αισθάνεστε πατριωτισμό απέναντι σε νομισματικά θέματα· επιλέξτε τα χρήματα, που σας βοηθούν καλύτερα…», ουσιαστικά απενοχοποιούσε για πάντα τη διαμάχη ανάμεσα στο χρήμα στην […]
