Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics
A reason for the Turkish reservations about Sweden’s and Finland’s membership is the arms embargo on the Turkish defense industry.
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“Trumpism was an aberrational swing of the political pendulum to the extreme right”: Interview with Poka Laenui
Trump’s ilk will not completely disappear from the US, but they have always been there under other names such as…
Who Is in Control of Egyptian Football?
Counter-revolutionary policies of the Sisi regime in Egypt have been supported by Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Egyptian football fans…
How Political Borders Are Redrawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East
Political borders are changing and re-drawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East. A revisionist paradigm predominates over the…
Can Diasporas Ease Tensions in International Politics?
Conflicts around the world are on the rise and immigration waves continue unabated. Diasporas can play roles in global politics.…
Jewish Americans Wanted Anything But Donald Trump
Trump moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, legitimizing Israeli settlements, and brokering normalization agreements between Israel and the UAE and…
With Biden’s Win, Saudi Arabia Is Now More Desperate to Appease Israel
Arab rulers don’t understand the reality that they are shooting themselves in the foot by pursuing Israel’s support to secure…
Mercenaries in Karabakh: Who They Are and How They Got There
Many reports indicate that Armenia relied on the help of mercenary groups from various countries including the PKK terrorist organization…
Muslim American Votes Were More Anti-Trump than Pro-Biden
The future of Muslims in America is dependent on whether they are willing to set aside the convention and be…
Trump Lost But Trumpism Thrives
While Democrats might take comfort and be tempted to view the horrid Trump administration as an aberration, Trumpism is far…
Why Irish and Palestinian Hunger Strikers Choose Self-Sacrifice
Naked power rather than elemental morality is allowed to dominate the discourse. In the background is the bankruptcy of liberal…
The Vaccine Nationalism Craze Is on the Rise Globally
Vaccine nationalism is a threat to global health – it is, for all intents and purposes, an Orwellian global nightmare…
Making Sense of Hunger Strikes and Symbolic Politics
An unacknowledged, yet vital, truth of recent history is that symbolic politics have often eventually controlled the outcomes of prolonged…
Kingdoms of Fire: History Manipulated (Part II)
Kingdoms of Fire politicizes history and manipulates the past. This may harm the relations between Turkey and Egypt in the…
Is Russian Cultural Hegemony in Central Asia Finally Over?
Days of the undisputed Russian cultural hegemony in Central Asia are over and now it is time to focus on…
A Turkish-Italian Alliance on Libya?
Italy should look into a compromise with Turkey, which deployed enormous resources in Libya. However, this compromise may need brave…
Israeli Occupation and the Palestinian Identity: An Interview with Sami Al-Arian
Palestinians have nothing to lose because living under occupation, oppression, tyranny, and losing their dignity is not a life. As…
Revisiting the East Mediterranean Energy Game: What Will Change in the Coronavirus Days?
Geopolitical rivalry, not economic rationality, has become the main determinant of the limits of Eastern Mediterranean energy cooperation.
How the Politics of Antiracism Impact Art, Culture, and Literature
Policy is not always a matter of government or legislation, but anti-racist policy will come from cultural change, from protest,…
