Hacı Mehmet Boyraz

Türkiye and Italy share a long-standing relationship rooted in historical, political, economic, and cultural interactions, making them two strategically significant actors in the Mediterranean region. Both countries play pivotal roles in shaping the geopolitical landscape of the region, often balancing cooperation and competition. On this basis, the article seeks to offer a nuanced understanding of the bilateral relationship and explore avenues for enhancing cooperation while mitigating potential conflicts, including modern type of hybrid warfare. By offering a comprehensive analysis, it aims to serve as a valuable resource for decision-makers, academics, and practitioners interested in fostering more sustainable and productive Türkiye-Italy relations. Understanding the dynamics of this relationship is essential for promoting regional stability and economic growth, ultimately contributing to a more integrated and cooperative Mediterranean region.

The most interesting aspect of the book is that it was published a short time after the start of the war in February 2022. This is a normal case considering that the last two chapters of the book, almost half of it, consist of two articles previously published by the author. It is also noteworthy that the author made use of English, French, Italian, and Russian sources for his book. On the other hand, although the European Council granted Ukraine the status of a candidate for accession to the EU in June, the lack of a wide-ranging analysis on Ukraine’s EU membership process is the most obvious shortcoming of the book. Despite this shortcoming, the book provides a good contribution to the literature on the EU’s reactions to the war. In any case, I recommend this short book as a good starting piece primarily for analysts, post-graduate students, and journalists who would like to understand the past of EU-Ukraine relations and the EU’s reactions to the war.

Recently, there has been a growing body of literature on the multifaceted relationship between terrorism and cyberspace in different contexts. Terrorism in Cyberspace, which emerged out of about 15-years observation of about 10,000 terrorist websites, in addition to innumerable social media platforms, focuses on the past, present and future of terrorism in cyberspace.