Publikacije
IRMO Brief 09/2024 - Navigating New Geopolitical Realities: Policy Paths for the Next U.S. Administration
Since the Biden/Harris Administration’s hurried, calamitous US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, the US-led, unipolar world has transitioned
IRMO Brief 10/2024 - The Iberian Nexus: Spain’s Strategic Role in Latin America’s Geo-Economic Landscape
Since long before the European Union (EU) and even the existence of some European countries, Spain and Latin America have held a very close-knit bond.
IRMO Brief 07/2024 - Illiberal Alliance: What does Hungary want in the Western Balkans?
The Western Balkans are recognized in the Hungarian foreign policy agenda as a specifically important factor.
IRMO Brief 08/2024 - The Horn of Africa in the Face of the Changing Conditions in Ethiopia and the Tigray War
Ethiopia is a country endowed with its own unique civilization around the Red Sea since the time antiquity. Historical evidences proved that it...
IRMO Brief 06/2024 - Where is Europe Heading? EU Parliament Elections Set the Course
According to all commentators in the media, academia and politics, the elections for the European Parliament (6-9 June 2024) had to answer two key...
IRMO Brief 05/2024 - Qatar’s Strategic Diplomacy: Mediating Crisis Resolutions in a Complex Geopolitical Arena
In the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attacks and hostage-taking, Qatar, a small but wealthy Persian Gulf state ruled by Emir Tamim
IRMO Brief 03/2024 - Managing Migration and Integration in EU: An Attempt to Balance Solidarity and Responsibility
Over the past decade EU countries experience a rising influx of migrants including persons seeking international protection, refugees,
IRMO Brief 04/2024 - 75 Years of NATO: Strong Foundations, Future Challenges
The organization of the North Atlantic Treaty, the NATO-alliance or, in the slightly older term, the NATO-pact, was created by the conclusion of an in
IRMO Brief 02/2024 - Two Years into the Full-Scale Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Ramifications for European and Global Security
In the early morning of February 24th of 2022 Ukrainians and the rest of Europe woke up in a shocking realization that the Russian army had launched a
IRMO Brief 01/2024 - COP28 in Dubai: What was achieved and what are its main outcomes?
Average global temperatures this year will be by a significant margin the hottest ever recorded, at about a 1.4˚C rise, so the 1.5˚C buffer is all but
IRMO Brief 11/2023 - The Incredible World of Russian Propaganda in the EU
Warnings from top Western politicians about Russian state propaganda are increasing. Countless analyses have proven the use of Kremlin propaganda and
Irmo Brief 12/2023 - The Root Causes of Israel’s Declining International Support
At the September 2023 Atlantic Festival, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan proudly proclaimed “the Middle East region is quieter today...
IRMO Brief 10/2023 - COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on Society
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the international community has faced numerous security challenges, including unstoppable waves of migration,
IRMO Brief 09/2023 - From Arab Spring to Global Realities: Egypt’s Regional Diplomacy in Flux
Egypt’s geographical position has always made it a central player in the Middle East and Africa. As the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011 marked...
IRMO Brief 08/2023 - Coup d’Etat in Niger: Implications for Security in the Sahel and West Africa
On 26th July 2023, a coup d’etat led by General Abdourahmane Tchiani took place in the Republic of the Niger, a West African country located...
IRMO Brief 07/2023 - Unresolved Conflict in the Shadow of Ukraine War: Is South Caucasus Coming Closer to a Lasting Peace?
The Second Karabakh War, which was ended by a ceasefire agreement signed in November 2020, reshaped the geopolitical landscape in the South...
IRMO Brief 06/2023 - Finland in NATO Alliance: Causes and Consequences
Russia’s second aggression against Ukraine (started on February 24, 2022) led to serious and very intense changes in the existing
IRMO Brief 05/2023 - Cultural Policies as European Union’s Tool of Soft Power
Culture is a complex term which encompasses various areas of human activities in a society.
IRMO Brief 04/2023 - US Economic National Security: Divesting China from America’s Capital Markets
There is growing bipartisan agreement amongst US policymakers that Washington’s decadeslong approach to Sino-American relations is unsustainable
Croatia's Economy in an Age of Polycrisis: The Risk of Turning Great Lap Times Into a Lost Race
It seems that the proper characterisation of events occuring over the last couple of years is the age of polycrisis and permacrisis.
IRMO Brief 03/2023 - Pragmatism through Earthquake Diplomacy
The earthquakes that shook millions of lives in southern Türkiye and reduced some cities to rubble have prompted a worldwide outpouring of humanitaria
IRMO Brief 02/2023 - Rising Regionalism between the Eagle, the Bear and the Dragon: Central Asia in the Scope of Global Players
Central Asia is a vital region in global politics. Located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, this part of the world has been a strategic and
Zakonodavstvo zaštite okoliša i održivi ekonomski razvoj u EU
Predstavljanje knjige „Zakonodavstvo zaštite okoliša i održivi ekonomski razvoj u EU“, Osijek 26. siječnja 2023.
IRMO Brief 01/2023 - Climate Diplomacy: Challenges for the Future
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, and our involvement in new global policies on the national and global level that
IRMO Brief 12/2022 - The Best Way to Make Use of a Crisis: The EU Changes Regarding the Crisis in Ukraine
Starting a text with a stereotype is a stereotype, so why not start with a stereotype? Jean Monnet, a founding father of the EU, said that Europe...
IRMO Brief 11/2022 - Challenges for NATO since 1991: Russian Invasion to Ukraine as a Common Threat
The fall of the Berlin Wall caused tectonic shifts in the European security architecture, while Russia, especially after the dissolution of the Soviet
IRMO Brief 10/2022 - USA and China: Which is the Revisionist State and Which is the Status Quo State?
It seems that US-China relations can be fully described in terms of the classical realism theory of international relations.
Deeper integration for a stronger Europe
Interview mit Dr. Klaus Fiesinger, Südosteuropa Regionalleiter und Repräsentant der Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung in Kroatien
Menadžment lokalne samouprave
Ključni zadatak lokalne politike je stvarati mjesto poželjno za život, gdje će sadašnji građani htjeti ostati živjeti
IRMO Brief 09/2022, Russia Instrumentalizes the Western Balkans and Can Set it Ablaze at Any Time
Since the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the Serbian media have been pursuing two goals: to support the Russian position
IRMO Brief 08/2022, Moldova: Between the EU Membership and the Fear of Russian Invasion
Before February 24th 2022, Moldova was one of the least discussed countries in Europe. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of the poorest count
IRMO Brief 07/2022, EU Enlargement Demon: Between Bureaucratic Excuses and Political Instrumentalization
“All three countries (Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia) are part of our European family. We’ve never let any doubt about that” greeted Ursula von der
"Prilika ili prijetnja? Reforma lokalne i regionalne samouprave u Hrvatskoj"
Zbornik radova s konferencije "Prilika ili prijetnja? Reforma lokalne i regionalne samouprave održane 27. i 28. listopada 2021.
IRMO Brief 06/2022, Maintaining the Taiwan Strait Status Quo Requires Washington Leadership
The era of American strategic ambiguity toward the defense of Taiwan has seemingly ended. Gaffe-prone U.S. President Joe Biden upended over 40 years
IRMO Brief 05/2022, "South Africa’s Global, Continental and Regional Strategic Importance: Key issues"
This work contributes towards a concrete understanding of key issues characterising South Africa’s global, continental and regional strategic...
IRMO Brief 04/2022, "Lebanon ahead of the May General Elections: A Country Riddled by Permanent Instability"
Great Lebanese writer, poet and painter, Gibran Khalil Gibran who had good opportunities in his life (1883 - 1931) to get to know both the East and...
IRMO Brief 03/2022, "The Boric Administration in Chile: Mounting Challenges for its First Year"
In December 2021, Gabriel Boric became the youngest and most voted president in the history of Chile. His second-round campaign, centered on the ideas
IRMO Brief 02/2022, "Quo Vadis, Belarus?"
Year 2021 was one of the most turbulent for Belarus since its independence after the collapse of the USSR.
Ein Staat, zwei Entitäten, drei Völker - ist die friedensstiftende Formel für Bosnien und Herzegovina noch gültig?
Ein Staat, zwei Entitäten, drei Völker - ist die friedensstiftende Formel für Bosnien und Herzegovina noch gültig?
IRMO Brief 01/2022, "Developments in Kazakhstan 2022: Causes and Consequences"
In January 2022, mass protests arose in Kazakhstan due to an increase in gas prices for cars, which instantly covered almost the entire country.
IRMO Brief 12/2021, "AUKUS Security Pact: Setting the Rivalry with China in the Indo-Pacific"
The announcement of the trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States...
Medijska agenda 2020. - 2030.
Medijska agenda 2020. - 2030., Zbornik radova 10. regionalne znanstvene konferencije Vjerodostojnost medija
IRMO Brief 11/2021, "Current State of Ukraine’s Play within the Geopolitical Map of Europe"
The beginning on November has been rich on worrysome developments in Eastern Europe and around Ukraine in particular...
IRMO Brief 10/2021, "America’s “Forever War” and the End of the Washington-led Unipolar World"
America’s retreat from Afghanistan culminated in the country falling back into control of the Taliban, the very group
IRMO Brief 09/2021, "2023: Turning Moment for European Energy Policy toward Balkans and the European Promotion of the Rule of Law"
The year 2023 is likely to bring congruence of events that may cause a “perfect storm” of breaking down security...
IRMO Brief 08/2021, "The Era of German Chancellor Angela Merkel: What Was and What Remains?"
After the general election in Germany at the end of September, Angela Merkel will step down as Chancellor at the age of 67.
IRMO Brief 07/2021, "Greece and Turkey: A Prime Example of a Complicated Relationship"
The relations between Greece and Turkey are known to be historically tense and problematic. Despite being NATO allies...
IRMO Brief 06/2021, "Thirty years of Visegrád Group"
In February 1991, at a meeting of the Czechoslovak, Polish and Hungarian presidents, the decision to create...
Five biggest challenges and threats for the functioning and the legitimacy of the European Union from the perspective of Croatia
Five biggest challenges and threats for the functioning and the legitimacy of the European Union from the perspective of Croatia
IRMO Brief 05/2021, "The Arab Spring: A Decade Later"
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the outbreak of the so-called Arab Spring. Suicide of an unemployed young man in the Tunisian city...
IRMO Brief 04/2021, "EU and Russia: From a Partnership to a Rivalry"
At the beginning of the 20th century Halford Mackinder was the first to write about a possibility of integrating Europe and Russia in his famous essay
IRMO Brief 03/2021, "The Impact of COVID-19 on Croatia’s Euro Adoption Strategy"
Is the euro a golden goose laying golden eggs? Well, certainly not, if one asks an average Greek or Italian whose countries have consistently faced...
IRMO Brief 02/2021, "Montenegro after the General Elections: A New Chapter in Transition or Preservation of Status Quo?"
The general elections held in Montenegro on 30 August 2020 has once again drawn the attention of the Western Balkans to the smallest, measured...
IRMO Brief 01/2021, "Confrontation, Cooperation or Isolation? What will China’s Foreign Policy Look Like During Biden’s Presidency"
As the globally difficult 2020 came to an end, China is entering a challenging and perilous period unlike any other in its long history. COVID-19 pand
IRMO Brief 12/2020, "From Pariah to Partner: A View from Israel on a Realigned Middle East"
Flight number LY971 on Monday 31 August 2020, was in many respects anything but a mundane commercial flight traveling...
IRMO Brief 11/2020, "The End of the Second Karabakh War: Has a Lasting Peace Come to the South Caucasus?"
In a year in which the whole world seemed to have frozen its conflicts, uniting its efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, a war broke...
IRMO Brief 10/2020, "Schengen and COVID-19 Combined"
The idea of freedom of movement of persons within the European continent rests at the heart of the European project and is embedded...
IRMO Brief 09/2020, "Franco–German “twin engine” must go on"
By virtue of their state structure: central state on one side, federal state on the other, and their different cultural practices in almost...
IRMO Brief 08/2020, "Iran’s Influence in the Middle East"
The Middle East as one of the most heterogeneous and politically conflicting regions in the world and has long been at the center of international...
Nach Parlamentswahl und Regierungsbildung Die Europäische Vision Kroatiens – ein Wahlsieg, der verpflichtet
Nach Parlamentswahl und Regierungsbildung Die Europäische Vision Kroatiens – ein Wahlsieg, der verpflichtet
IRMO Brief 07/2020, "Presidential Election in November: High Stakes in the US"
The presidential election in the United States, scheduled for November 3, are perceived by many as decisive for the future of America...
IRMO Brief 06/2020, "Albania: The Longest Post-Communist Transition Story"
By the time Albania, alongside the Republic of North Macedonia, received the green light to proceed with accession negotiations...
IRMO Brief 05/2020, "The Dragonbear: An Axis of Convenience or a New Mode of Shaping the Global System?"
Over the last decade, a rapprochement between China and Russia has been occasionally discussed as regards...
IRMO Brief 04/2020, "Post-Corona Europe: Challenges from the Far East"
The coronavirus crisis is severely impacting European Union member states’ medical sector, economy, national welfare systems and societies in general.
IRMO Brief 03/2020, "Turkey’s Foreign Policy in the Age of Uncertainty"
From the early period of post-Cold War world order in the last decade of 20th century, through challenges and changes over the two decades...
Croatia's COVID-19 Crisis Management: From Well-Played Half-Time Towards Gradual Meltdown in the Second-Half
izv. prof. dr. sc. Kristijan Kotarski: "Croatia's COVID-19 Crisis Management: From Well-Played Half-Time Towards Gradual Meltdown in the Second-Half"
IRMO Brief 02/2020, "Australia’s future – still the lucky country or running out of luck?"
As the world rung in 2020, political analysts across the globe were busy making assessments of the past decade and offering...
POLITISCHER SONDERBERICHT, KROATIEN ZUM BEGINN DER EU-RATSPRÄSIDENTSCHAFT
POLITISCHER SONDERBERICHT, KROATIEN ZUM BEGINN DER EU-RATSPRÄSIDENTSCHAFT
IRMO Brief 01/2020, "In Search of a Systematic Approach to Hybrid Threats"
Hybrid threats and hybrid conflicts and wars are one of those terms that have suddenly entered in public knowledge, raising many concerns.
IRMO Brief 12/2019, "Volodymyr Zelensky’s Sweeping Victories: Is Ukraine’s Turn Toward the West Definite?"
For more than half a decade Ukraine has been one of epicenters on the map of geopolitical crises in the world and consequently drawn...
IRMO Brief 11/2019, "The Role of the Philippines in the World"
First association most people have when they think about Asia are countries like China, Japan or India, as they are big countries, present...
IRMO Brief 10/2019, "Armenia’s Colourless Revolution"
Armenia is a landlocked country situated in the South Caucasus region. History of the region was shaped by the clash of three major empires: ...
IRMO Brief 09/2019, "EU Strategy for the Danube Region – Bridging the gap between national and European policies"
Integration policies and trends have made international affairs increasingly complex over the course of last few decades. We are witnessing the...
IRMO Brief 08/2019, "Administering the Regional Dynamics: The Success Story of Indonesia and ASEAN"
Back in early 1960s, it was unthinkable for Southeast Asia to have one single regional ‘home’ as diversity among countries within the area are just...
“EU and Member States – legal and economic issues“
EU AND COMPARATIVE LAW ISSUES AND CHALLENGES SERIES (ECLIC 3)
IRMO Brief 07/2019, "Venezuela: First episode of the new Cold War?"
Since the beginning of 2019, Venezuela has been in the focus of international politics because of its political and institutional crisis, together...
The Political Economy of Euro Introduction to Croatia: a Golden Goose or a Stinging Viper?
The Political Economy of Euro Introduction to Croatia: a Golden Goose or a Stinging Viper?
IRMO Brief 06/2019, "Britain’s uncertain Brexit march"
The popular vote of the UK on 23 June 2016 to leave the EU has been politically an earthquake for the first and a shock to the second...
Europawahl 2019: Zersplitterung der politischen Szene in der Europäischen Union und in Kroatien - Erfolg der Euroskeptiker ausgeblieben
Europawahl 2019: Zersplitterung der politischen Szene in der Europäischen Union und in Kroatien - Erfolg der Euroskeptiker ausgeblieben
Izbori za Europski parlament 2019.: fragmentacija političke scene u Europskoj uniji i Hrvatskoj uz izostanak uspjeha euroskeptika
Izbori za Europski parlament 2019.: fragmentacija političke scene u Europskoj uniji i Hrvatskoj uz izostanak uspjeha euroskeptika
Croatian 2020 Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Croatian 2020 Presidency of the Council of the European Union - a Challenging Opportunity for Internationa Affirmation
IRMO Brief 05/2019, "Elections that will shape the EU more than ever before"
European elections this year, to take place on 23-26 May, are considered to be one of the most important in the history of the European Union...
IRMO Brief 04/2019, "Seventy years of NATO: Is the Alliance still needed?"
This year the North Atlantic Treaty Origination (NATO) marks seventieth anniversary of its creation. Back in 1949, the founding nations gathered...
IRMO Brief 03/2019, "Great Britain and the European Union Beyond Brexit"
Brexit is a term coined of the words “British exit”, referring to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. First used in 2012 by the founder...
IRMO Brief 02/2019, "Towards the future in the Three Seas Region"
Launched in 2016, the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) is designed to build cooperation and interconnectivity between 12 CEE countries through new...
IRMO Brief 01/2019, "UN migration pact – a framework for Völkerwanderung?"
On December 10th 2018 the body of international soft law was enriched with the Global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration...
IRMO Brief 12/2018, "The Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), Portugal and the future"
The role of linguistic and cultural ties plays a signifcant part in today’s globalized world as a form of hindering differences and highlighting...
IRMO Brief 11/2018, "Genesis of a Transatlantic Profle: The Case of Croatia"
The political transformation in the post-communist Croatia was driven by the aspiration to become a constituent of 'the Western club', besides...
IRMO Brief 10/2018, "Midterm elections in the United States: A boost or a setback for President Donald Trump"
Eyes of America and of the entire international community are turning to the midterm elections in the United States due on...
IRMO Brief 09/2018, "Spitzenkandidaten and shifting electorates: Towards the 2019 European Parliament elections"
European political parties are preparing themselves for the European Parliament elections in May 2019. With the UK formally...
POLICY PAPER - "Challenges to Croatian Foreign Policy"
After the accession to the EU and NATO, Croatia had to redefine its foreign policy goals and priorities. Active membership in aforemen
IRMO Brief 08/2018, "Poland, US bases and geopolitical games"
Recent Polish proposal for financing permanent US military presence in Poland isn't motivated only to counter current Russian aggressive posture...
IRMO Brief 07/2018, "Endgame in Syria"
After seven years the war in Syria is nearing its completion, even though the result will almost certainly not be a decisive victory by...
IRMO Brief 06/2018, "General Elections in Mexico: A Time for a Populist President?"
General elections in the United Mexican States that are to be held on July 1st will largely determine the future development in this...
Small States in Contemporary International Relations
Dissolution or transformation of foreignempires and political blocks, some growing multilateralism with drasticincrease of numbers of stakeholder...
IRMO Brief 05/2018, "Main Strategic Considerations of Contemporary Israel"
The relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem draw once again the attention of international community to Israel. The event of...
Migration trends in Croatia
The phenomena of migrations is becoming increasingly relevant in the contemporary period. It is acquiring a growing impact on current geographical...
IRMO Brief 02/2018, "PeSCo – Anything There for European Defence?"
The European strategic landscape has changed dramatically over the course of the last decade. The post-Cold War mantra about the obsolescence...
Amruševa 7
10 000 Zagreb
Telefon: +385 (0)1 4554 884
Fax: +385 (0)1 4552 691
e-mail: hsst-zagreb@hsst.hr