Babur Rahmani Postgraduate Student at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Türkiye ABSTRACT Afghanistan has always been the centre of attention of global powers throughout history due to its strategic location and the presence of substantial natural resources. While the hegemony of the U.K. has a strategic and geopolitical dimension, the hegemony of Russia and the U.S….
Daisuke Akimoto Associated Senior Research Fellow of the Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP); dakimoto@isdp.eu ABSTRACT This article examines a pathway of the Japan-Australia “special strategic partnership” in recent years. Both countries have developed a special strategic partnership, referred to as a “quasi-alliance”. Hence, the purpose of this research is to contextualise the development…
Mehmet Ferhat Fırat Adıyaman University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, mehmetfirat@adiyaman.edu.tr Orcid No: 0000-0002-2066-3763 ABSTRACT This study explores the application of the regional security complex theory (RCST) to the energy relations between the European Union (EU), Russia, and Turkey. It underscores the critical role of energy security in shaping international relations and…
Nádia Teresa dos Santos Loureiro Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PhD student in International Relations, nadia.loureiro@hotmail.com ORCID No: 0009-0006-8068-7835 ABSTRACT Article 2 of the North Atlantic Treaty, also known as the Washington Treaty, stipulates that international relations between member states should be conducted peacefully and with mutual respect, based on free institutions, thus creating conditions of…
Olubunmi David Apeloko Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Administration Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria doapeloko@oauife.edu.ng ORCID number: 0000-0002-2426-5287 Celestina Ekene Chukwudi Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, celestina.chukwudi@covenantuniversity.edu.ng ORCID number: 0000-0003-0627-2210 Fadeke Esther Olu-Owolabi Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun…
Dilber Akbaba Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, dilberakbaba251@gmail.com ORCID No: 0000-0002-4392-8656 ABSTRACT Especially in times of crisis, states can influence the public and private spheres by relying on their legitimacy power. Aside from its emergence and importance for humanity, the state reshapes individuals’ private and public spheres by influencing…
Luis Gouveia Junior PhD candidate at the University of Coimbra, Centre for Social Studies, uc2016209279@student.uc.pt ORCID No: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5364-039X Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, many political leaders have vowed to settle this conflict. Although Brazil, China, and the European Union were among these voices, some have accused these international actors…
Martin Dudáš Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, mato.dds@gmail.com ABSTRACT AKP’s rise to power in Turkey brought economic development and the re-examination of the country’s self-perception. Erdoğan’s foreign policy aimed to develop relations with Middle Eastern countries so that Turkey could become the region’s leader. This article focuses on Turkey’s relations with Egypt within the Regional…
António Gonçalves Alexandre Associate Researcher at the Research and Development Centre of the Military University Institute (Portugal), amgalexandre527@hotmail.com ABSTRACT The European Union depends on safe oceans for economic development, free trade, transport, energy security, tourism and a good marine environment. Maritime security stresses the importance of protecting the maritime domain from numerous threats, including disputes…