The Institutionalization of Terrorism: How the West Has Used Terrorism for Geopolitical Gain
Anja Šofranac is a graduate student at the Belgrade Open School and a research and communications intern at the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD). An old African proverb says, “When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.” The post-World War II period set a sta…
The Liberal World Order and De-dollarization: Can BRICS Offer a Stable Alternative?
Aleksandar Jakovljević is a research and communications intern at the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD). The 17th BRICS Summit, entitled “Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security,” took place in 2024 in Kazan, the capital …
Artificial Intelligence: Terrorism and International Relations
Artificial Intelligence: Terrorism and International Relations Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development Mateja Nikolic (April 10th, 2024) The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing not only the field of Information Technology (IT) but most aspects of hum…
Riding the Wave of AI: Future Consequences of the Technological Revolution
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has begun a new wave of digitalization in the world and has brought a flood of conversations about the effects it will bring on society. AI has become the new buzzword of the decade as it introduces us to fresh opportunities, challenges, and th…
AUKUS- novi savez za zaprečavanje Kine?
Savezi i savezništva nisu novi pojmovi kako u međunarodnim odnosima, tako i u opštoj kulturi. Bilo ih je oduvek i biće ih nadalje u budućnosti. Savez se može definisati kao uređeni odnos među ljudima, grupama ili, u našem slučaju državama, koji su se udružili radi obostrane koristi ili ostvarivanja …
Why is Bosnia and Herzegovina Still Dysfunctional as a State?
With government in one of its entities operating in a technical mandate since 2015, followed by a none-coherence of a single foreign policy and internal tensions accompanied by constant ethno-nationalist rhetoric, there is a consensus among scholars that Bosnia and Herzegovina (henceforth Bosnia) is…
Cryptocurrencies as a challenge to U.S Global Hegemony. A virtual currency for a post-American world?
Excerpt: “If cryptocurrencies continue to mature and advance in technology and therefore in popularity, then it is very likely that it could pose a greater problem for the US hegemonic power through the US Dollar as the world’s reserve currency. International economic sanctions could become avoided …
Russia’s approach to Frozen Conflicts, studying the past to prevent the future
Russia’s approach to Frozen Conflicts, studying the past to prevent the future A “Frozen conflict” is a situation in which active armed conflict has been brought to an end, although it might easily become a “hot” one once again. Being often a product of the Russian Foreign Policy intersts since the …
Neorealističko tumačenje rata u Ukrajini ili zašto liberali nisu bili u pravu
Ukrajinska kriza predstavlja vrlo složen proizvod istorijskih, identitetskih i geopolitičkih okolnosti, čija je geneza imala različite amplitude i eskalacije oružanog nasilja, da bi naposletku dovela do otvorene ruske invazije 24. februara 2022. godine. U ovom radu, eskalaciju krize koja ima mnogobr…
COP26 – Are we selling a fictional agreement?
In the past decade, environmental degradation has led to a serious rise in natural disasters, from earthquakes to fires, flooding, droughts, extreme weather conditions, even higher risk of pandemics. Such changes in our natural environment not only impede reaching sustainability goals, but also grav…