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For the first eight months of this year, North Korea has been making highlights in world affairs perhaps more than…

In today’s multipolar world, it seems that the U.S Defense Strategy is shifting from combating terrorism as the main threat for the U.S security and geopolitical interest. It seems that the Trump administration has shifted its attention towards the old adversaries and put the great powers competition back at the top spot of the U.S global security agenda.

In the aftermath of the Helsinki summit and the long-awaited meeting between President Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, many in the mainstream media question the success of these talks. One notable issue that can have a significant impact on the American security and geopolitical interest is the renewed arms race between these two powers.

At the end of the World War II, the United States emerged as one of the two superpowers in the world. And after a prolonged Cold War that ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the U.S found itself as the only superpower on the planet. It proved to the thriving era for the Western democracy as the U.S hegemony kept its global supremacy on the international stage

In the aftermath of the Second World War and the constant Soviet threat to Europe, the creation of the NATO alliance had a galvanizing effect on the overall European security. And while the Soviet goals for expansion and influence were reaching its peak, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was the main deterrence force that kept the Soviets at bay which ensured a continental peace and prosperity for the European nations.

Migration has played an important role in the process of shaping the European continent as we know it today. And although, there is a number of reasons for which people emigrate to Europe, the arrival of large numbers of migrants can create certain challenges for every state on the old continent. One notable issue on which the mass migration can have a significant impact is the national security.

Although much has been said about the migrant crisis, the prospect of another wave of refugees and migrants brings many of the questions back on the surface. Not just for the destination countries but also the countries where the smugglers are operating