The COVID-19 outbreak has severely affected the global population by causing destructive outcomes to numerous aspects of our society. Many regions marked high numbers of victims, along with Africa, South Asia and Latin America, accounting for one of the largest global health crises after the Second World War. The incidents of this pandemic are constantly rising and it is necessary …

ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is an economic union in Southeast Asia made up of ten member states that promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration between its members and other Asian countries. The major goal of ASEAN was to speed economic growth and, as a result, social and cultural development. …

Over the past two decades the ransomware attacks have been increased radically by moderating -at the same time- the operational procedure from a simple opportunistic exploitation to well orchestrated process. The main goal of ransomware is to extort money by targeting not only individuals, but companies as well through encryption of their data. The attackers hold the encryption key, which …

The People’s Republic of China is, to this day, the second largest world economy. And yet its currency, the Yuan, is still heavily influenced by the Dollar, the currency of a country which is perceived by the PRC as antagonist. However, as recently as April 2021, the PRC announced the experimentation of a digital version of the Yuan, the Digital …

The news of the last few days have been focused on one thing and one thing only: COP26, it has been the title of newspapers, broadcasts, podcasts, and every other digital-based tool available on the market, making it impossible for the public to ignore what is probably one of the most crucial gatherings in the last decade and that is …

After one year into the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the estimated deaths are thousands, the displaced persons are millions, and hundreds of thousands are living in famine conditions. Although the international response has put some pressure in the area, establishing punitive measures, such as visa restrictions and restrictions on economic and security assistance, the situation seems to …

The implementation of technology has reached a point where the world is becoming more digital and interconnected. In such an environment, cyber threats must be taken seriously in the equation of threats that we deal with on a daily basis. This very danger involves, of course, the EU member state citizens as well, a fact that highlights cyber security as …

Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia have been at odds for more than a decade over a dam that Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile, the Nile River’s primary tributary. In this regard, In an indirect reference to the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD) at the sidelines of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on …

As the COP26 conference is taking place, one prominent leader absent is Turkish President Recep Tayyep Erdogan, who cited security concerns as an excuse. Pledging to renounce fossil fuels anytime soon does not fit in the overall Turkish strategy of becoming a regional energy hub (Directorate of Communications, 2020) to cement its position of a powerful actor in the wider …

COVID-19 was revealed in March 2020 and since then it has moderated completely the modus operandi of our lives. The consequences were numerous, from economic to social aspects and beyond, including security and security management as well. Given the new environment of restrictions and adjustments, there are some challenges that have occurred, due to the impact of extreme measures in …