Stefano Lissi’s Post

LESS TALKED - Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) : It was mediated by Pope Alexander VI, who sought to prevent conflicts between Catholic nations. The treaty divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along an imaginary line, known as the Line of Demarcation. The Treaty of Tordesillas also indirectly influenced the colonization efforts of other European powers. Nations like England, France, and the Netherlands, excluded from the Spanish-Portuguese duopoly, sought alternative routes and territories for their own expansion. This competition among European powers intensified and eventually led to the colonization of large parts of the world. #Indonordicassociation(dot)org Indo Nordic Strategic Association, India https://qr.ae/psprIf

In Eastern Europe we know what to expect from Ruzzia and Ruzzians

The Roman Republic before the Mithridatic Wars, c. 90 BCE, by Simeon Netchev: A map illustrating the geopolitical landscape in the Mediterranean on the eve of the Mithridatic Wars (88 - 63 BCE). The aftermath of the Punic Wars had left Rome the dominant power in the Mediterranean - with Roman rule extending from the Iberian Peninsula to the North African coast, the Aegean , and beyond. Roman military expeditions had successfully fought past Rome's immediate neighbors, propelling the ambitious city-state into a global superpower of almost unimaginable reach and influence. This newfound hegemony was not left unchallenged by expansionist adversaries like King Mithridates VI of Pontus. Additionally, the Mediterranean was plagued by a surge of piracy , long a menace to maritime trade routes vital for Rome's economic prosperity. These bands of pirates, operating as quasi-independent entities, miniature states in their own right, posed a significant threat to commerce and stability, undermining Roman authority in the region. #RomanRepublic #Mediterranean #Mithridates #History #WHE

3/2024 - The Gates of Europe - A fascinating and comprehensive social, political, and cultural history of Ukraine from pre-medieval times to approx 2016. Great backgrounder of a very complex history, of the multiple conflicts over the geographic fault line of Russia and Europe.

Liechtenstein has such a remarkable history and Royal Family. It showcases how economic and personal liberty (and small government) leads to prosperity. https://lnkd.in/dFKsQdCe

Ninety-nine Roma from the periphery of Europe arrived in Britain in July 1886. They were called the ‘Greek Gypsies’ in the contemporary press and hailed from all parts of Greece and European Turkey, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and the Asia Minor coast, at a time when Europe was under a ‘Balkan crisis’. The ‘Greek’ epithet affixed to the foreign travellers in the 1886 British press was effectively an umbrella term for the ‘Graeco-Turkish corner of Europe’. It also associated a transnational group with Greece, a single, defiant nation over which the Powers had already asserted their dominance with a naval blockade in the spring of 1886. This article explores the political climate of 1886 in regards to Greece, the narrative of the ‘Greek Gypsies’ in the British press and the depiction of modern Greeks in the same year to show that, like the ‘Gypsies’, the Greeks physically and culturally represented at the time an Other both familiar, exotic and a supposed threat to Europe’s stability that Victorian Britain could not accommodate. Keywords nineteenth-century Greece, Victorian period, Roma, stereotypes, othering, imperialism

"By entering the Euro-Atlantic organizations in 2004, the newly independent countries of Central and Eastern Europe, including Slovenia, seemed to overcome their traditional status as a strategic buffer zone. But the events that followed proved this assumption to be short-lived or just too optimistic." "After a fortunate period of peace and prosperity following the end of the Cold War, institutionally reflected in the enlargement of the European Union, it seems that we are now entering a new period where a »fight for survival« might again be on the agenda. Therefore, it is key for countries to know their geostrategic positions and define their long-term goals in order to be able to form meaningful alliances and face potential adversaries. By paraphrasing ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu, in order to survive (or win the battle) one needs to know oneself and one´s opponents57. And knowing oneself means knowing one’s foundations." GEOSTRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES OF SLOVENIA IN A CHANGING WORLD - Uros Tovornik https://lnkd.in/e7-4eki5

In this insightful interview, Professor Timo Kivimäki explores the concept of the “Long Peace” in East Asia. Content Inspiration for Studying Peace in the East Asia Region Challenges Faced in Researching East Asia Defining the Long Peace of East Asia Differentiating the Long Peace from Other Peace Periods in the Region The Principle of Non-Interference Origins of the Non-Interference Concept in East Asia Criticism: Non-Interference and the Perpetuation of Authoritarian Violence The Concept of Developmentalism China and ASEAN’s Role in East Asian Peace Face-Saving Strategies in Diplomacy Economic Interdependence in East Asia Exploring Other Forms of Interdependence Weaknesses in the Long Peace of East Asia Theory Balancing Non-Interference with Humanitarian Intervention in East Asia Diverse Regimes and the Notion of Democratisation in East Asia Lessons the West Can Learn from East Asian Peacekeeping Multipolarity vs. the Current West-Led International Order Explaining Current Security Threats in East Asia Potential Research Gaps in East Asian Peace Studies Diversity of Researchers in Peace Studies #longpeace #eastasia #irtheory https://lnkd.in/dQM2KpYq