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World on Autopilot: The UN Security Council should urgently address Covid-19

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. Ambassador Tan Sri Hasmy Agam,former Malaysia’s Ambassador to UN NY and Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic, chairperson and professor in international law and global political studies prepared c... more »

Security-intelligence activities at the time of Covid-19 pandemic

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. On the occasion of theoutbreak of the pandemic of Coronavirus Covid-19, IFIMES analyzes security-intelligence activitiesin the period of pandemic. We bring the most interesting excerpts from a compr... more »

Geopolitics of survival or geopolitical aspects of the evolution of Covid-19

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. Teodor Palade is former Intelligence officer and Romanian military attaché in India. In his comprehensive analysis entitled “Geopolitics of survival or geopolitical aspects of the evolu... more »

Natural Disasters as Detonators of Socio-political Change: Bosnia-Herzegovina 2014-2020

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. Prof. Nedzad Korajlic, Dean of the Faculty of Criminalistics, Criminology and Security Studies, University of Sarajevo, BiH and Amer Smailbegovic, Adjunct Faculty/S.M.E. Crisis Management, Faculty o... more »

Globalization at the time of Covid-19 virus

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. On the occasion of theoutbreak of the pandemic of Coronavirus Covid-19, IFIMES analyzes specific aspects of the pandemics. We bring the most interesting excerpts from a comprehensive analysis titled... more »

The Corona Crisis and Israel’s National Security

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. Itai BRUN, Deputy Director at Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Research and Analysis VP and Yael GAT, Research Assistant to Deputy Director for Research and Analysis at INSS are the a... more »

Thoughts of Romania’s Foreign Policy on the Background of the European Foreign Policy

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. General (Rtd) Corneliu Pivariu is a member of IFIMES Advisory Board and founder and former CEO at Ingepo Consulting. In his comprehensive analysis entitled “Thoughts of Romania’s Foreign... more »

Israel-Egypt Cooperation in 2019: Strategic Warming, Civilian Coolness?

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. Ambassador (ret.) Dr. Haim Koren is a former Israeli Ambassador to Egypt and South Sudan and Member of IFIMES Advisory Board. In his text entitled “Israel-Egypt Cooperation in 2019: Strategic ... more »

BiH Ombudsman dr. Džumhur visited IFIMES

Press release BiH Ombudsman dr. Džumhur visited IFIMES LJUBLJANA, February 27, 2020 - Directors of the International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) Assist. Prof. Dr. Zijad Bećirović and Bakhatyar Aljaf, together with Prof. Dr. Ernest Petrič, received today Dr. Jasminka Džumhur, Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: Bak... more »