RIAC and the Middle East Directions Programme of the EUI Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Report
RIAC and the Middle East Directions Programme of the EUI Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Report
2020 witnessed the peak of military tensions between the US and Iran since the conclusion of the tanker-war in 1987. The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign and Iran’s resistance/retaliation policy have worked to generate collision points one after another. Despite both sides’...
... administration Special Assistant, Senior Adviser to the President for the U.S. for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf region (2014–2017), was a special guest speaker
On February 18, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council held a seminar "Armed Conflict Resolution in the XXI Century". Robert Malley, International Crisis Group President, Obama administration Special Assistant, Senior Adviser to the President for the U.S. for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf region (2014–2017),...
... Council holds an open seminar on the origin and resolution of crises in the modern world.
Working language: English
What ways of resolving international military-political conflicts exist today? What is the role of international organizations in resolving armed conflicts? Is it possible to minimize the risk of armed conflicts and are there effective ways to prevent the "acute" stages of crises?
These and other issues will be discussed during the seminar. The speakers include:
— Special guest: ...
... planet our societies are solving this task with relative efficiency. We simply send them there because these people are not necessary from the viewpoint of the average law abiding citizen. If they are kept home we are likely to have revolutions and armed conflicts once again.
Do you think mercenarism should exist as a separate institution from the army or the army itself should be mercenary?
The point is that as soon as the army became mercenary and highly professional, there was no more need for ...
Interview with Massimo Morelli, Columbia University
Interview
Wars and armed conflicts are very destructive in their nature, yet this is the reality we live in. Rational leaders quite often choose to embark on the path of war believing that gains from it can be higher than its cost. Massimo Morelli, professor of Political ...
Armed Conflict and War in a Hundred Years’ Time
The history of international relations is a history of wars. At the beginning of the 21st century, armed conflicts and wars continue to remain an important element of international interaction. Changing ...
