World situation overview to be continuously updated
With the ambition of offering a leading edge perspective regarding a broad understanding of the world security situation, the Academy will publish a monthly update authored by Fellow Michael Sahlin, PhD, Ambassador, former Director General of the Folke Bernadotte Academy and former State Secretary. Dr. Sahlin has extensive experience with international activities, including foreign and security policy analysis. He began this effort in October 2020 with an analysis of the then upcoming Presidential election in the United States. Readers are invited to comment and share all of the home page articles via LinkedIn »
The Syrian revolution, Phase 2: Irael and Turkey seizes the opportunity
Perhaps it can be debated whether “revolution” is a useful [...]
Syria up in flames, again
Once again, after almost a decade of relative quiet in [...]
Sudan – The world’s forgotten humanitarian (and political) disaster
While the world struggles with the task of coming to [...]
The world after Feb 24, 2022: The dilemma of (“successful”) deterrence, Cases of Ukraine and Middle East
Deterrence in the context of contemporary geo-political turbulence, i.e., “successful [...]
Local elections in Turkey – A cold shower for “invincible” Erdogan
An astonishing volte-face in Turkish politics, and a cold shower [...]
Looming disaster over Gaza – One week before Ramadan
The arrival of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan this [...]
Things fall apart in the Middle East: Scenery after Blinken’s fourth Mena tour
While the instant decision by the Biden administration, pressed by [...]
Approaching 2024: The anatomy of security concerns – Globally and regionally
As the problematic year 2023 storms towards its conclusion, carrying [...]
Winds of war over Gaza – and beyond
As conditions in the US Congress, with House GOP:s frantically [...]
Demise of Nagorno Karabach – Decline of multilateral Peace-keeping
Late September 2023 witnessed the brutal and tragic end by [...]
An enlarged BRICS – A serious challenge to US/Western hegemony? The jury is still out
The recently concluded summit of BRICS, since 2009 consisting of [...]
Niger: A new drama in the Sahel area of notorious instability
At the time of writing a new evacuation operation in [...]
Black Sea strategic developments after the demise of the Grain Initiative
Russia's decision to abandon the crucially important Grain Initiative, negotiated [...]
Mourning becomes Syria’s army of refugees
Recent trends in Syria and Turkey again direct focus on [...]
Turkey at the crossroads – Five more of the same, or Zeitenwende à la Turca
At the time of writing Turkey's (or nowadays Turkiye's) immensely [...]
Sudan again in the crossfire
Do you remember Alaa Salah, the young student gaining world [...]
