RAdm (ret.) Efstathios (Stathis) Kyriakidis, Author at Strategy International

Naval Blockade vs Maritime Interdiction Operations

Naval Blockade vs Maritime Interdiction Operations

The legal and strategic significance of distinguishing naval blockades from Maritime Interdiction Operations targeting Iran, emphasizing implications for maritime security, navigation rights, and international law.

08/05/2026

The role of the Munich Security Conference in Global Security

Global International Security & Strategy Opinion Editorials Peace & Conflict Resolution Strategic Affairs

The role of the Munich Security Conference in Global Security

The Munich Security Conference is a high-level coordination hub, enabling strategic signaling, agenda-setting, and informal bargaining that often shapes subsequent formal security policy decisions.

12/02/2026

Defence & Military International Security & Strategy MENA Region & Gulf National Security Opinion Editorials Peace & Conflict Resolution Regions Strategic Affairs Topics Type

Hamas: The face of evil

On 7 October 2023, over 1,200 killed and 250 abducted in Israel, reshaping debates on Hamas’s origins, governance, and future trajectories amid ceasefire and unresolved disarmament.

20/11/2025

Gulf Cooperation Council: Political and Military Aspirations and Reality.

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Gulf Cooperation Council: Political and Military Aspirations and Reality.

The GCC, formed in 1981 amid geopolitical shifts (Iran's Revolution, Iran-Iraq War), unites six Gulf monarchies for economic integration, political alignment, and collective defense (Peninsula Shield Force).

03/10/2025

Houthis of Yemen: The ‘Partisans of God’

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Houthis of Yemen: The ‘Partisans of God’

The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni group, escalated regional tensions with long-range attacks, prompting international military responses, humanitarian crisis, and fragile negotiations shaping Yemen’s future.

11/06/2025

Defence & Military Europe & Eurasia International Security & Strategy National Security Opinion Editorials Peace & Conflict Resolution Regions Strategic Affairs Topics Type

EU Common Defence: Is it for real?

EU summit on 6th of March 25 approved ‘ReArm Europe’, a €800B plan for defense, to counter Russia and reduce reliance on USA support, towards EU’s strategic autonomy.

23/04/2025

Africa Defence & Military East Asia Europe & Eurasia Global International Security & Strategy MENA Region & Gulf National Security Opinion Editorials Peace & Conflict Resolution Strategic Affairs The Americas

NATO: Are we still “stronger together”?

NATO has entered a phase of uncertainty after the US elections, while Europe faces burden-sharing pressures, and geopolitical challenges. The Alliance’s cohesion and future is at stake.

31/03/2025

Ukrainian Case: Does History Repeat Itself?

Defence & Military Europe & Eurasia International Security & Strategy Opinion Editorials Threats & Future Challenges

Ukrainian Case: Does History Repeat Itself?

There has been a lot of talk as regards the historic analogies of the Russian invasion in Ukraine and other similar ones in the past. However, we should not misuse history and we can never be sure that we draw...

04/03/2022

“Coronavirus Economics”: How to think outside the box in providing a Policy Recommendation

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“Coronavirus Economics”: How to think outside the box in providing a Policy Recommendation

Since December 2019 the World has been gradually challenged to address two major challenges as a result of the global CoViD19 Pandemic: firstly, the global race of the scientific community for the cure, i.e. a Coronavirus vaccine, and secondly, the...

27/04/2020

A “delayed Arab Spring” in Algeria Will Not Take Place, But How Dangerous the Future Might Be?

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A “delayed Arab Spring” in Algeria Will Not Take Place, But How Dangerous the Future Might Be?

This article tries to analyze the situation in Algeria, offering the historic and political context of this country that led to a bloody civil war and the 20-years Bouteflika rule ever since. It also examines the dynamics of the political...

27/03/2019

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Author: RAdm (ret.) Efstathios (Stathis) Kyriakidis

Naval Blockade vs Maritime Interdiction Operations

The role of the Munich Security Conference in Global Security

Hamas: The face of evil

Gulf Cooperation Council: Political and Military Aspirations and Reality.

Houthis of Yemen: The ‘Partisans of God’

EU Common Defence: Is it for real?

NATO: Are we still “stronger together”?

Ukrainian Case: Does History Repeat Itself?

“Coronavirus Economics”: How to think outside the box in providing a Policy Recommendation

A “delayed Arab Spring” in Algeria Will Not Take Place, But How Dangerous the Future Might Be?

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