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.
Politics
Systemic Racism in the U.S. killed George Floyd, not Trump
Floyd is dead because American history is full of racial inequalities against African Americans from the very first day of…
Slavery and Colonialism Go Deeper than Toppling Statues
The danger is to mistake tokenistic gestures of racial and ethnic equality by the symbolic overthrow of bronze statues of…
The Drone Warfare Revolution Has Arrived
The genie is out of the bottle as the technology to manufacture UCAVs spreads globally, signaling the dawn of drone…
The Global Rise of the Far-Right: Future Prospects – Part III
Whether it is genocidal killing in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rohingya in Myanmar, or violence towards Muslims in India, these actions create a…
The Global Rise of the Far-Right: Commonalities – Part II
Watch the video to find out how extremist ideologies such as the far-right pose different levels of danger to society,…
Faith, Society, Politics: How the Coronavirus is Changing the World
Across the political spectrum, this is a period of the unknown; the neo-liberal or leftist perspective that has clamored for…
New Geopolitics in a Post-Coronavirus World
All that has happened in the course of this pandemic should be a warning to all countries against any possible…
How the UAE’s Lobbying Instrument Works Abroad
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is actively resorting to means such as lobbying to attain the power and reputation it…
Communal India: Past, Present and Future
India matters now because of its potential status as global power and player- and with that title comes more media…
Occupy, Annihilate, and Rule: Russia Implements the Grozny Model in Idlib
The Grozny model is an occupy, annihilate, and rule tactic. Despite being disgraceful in humanitarian terms, Moscow’s Grozny model continues…
The Right to Blaspheme, the Mila Case, and Islamophobia in France
Today, Islamophobia is not only the fear of Islam, but has become an explicit threat against Muslims, their lives, and…
Despite Withdrawal, Medal for Sisi Only Exposes Lack of Credibility
How was it possible to grant the Medal of St. George to Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a true dictator,…
The Story of An Impeached-Yet-Still-Winning President: Donald J. Trump
Trump won’t face any serious harm from the impeachment case, the opposite of what the Democrats had expected from the…
Old Reflexes and New Challenges for Turkish-German Relations
As long as formal and informal channels of dialogue are kept open, and a fair, reciprocal and unbiased relationship is…
Restoring Order in the Eastern Mediterranean: Understanding Turkey’s Activism in Libya
Regional and global actors should consider the possibility of Turkey resorting to its hard power. But Turkey’s primary choice is…
Regional Vulnerabilities Sharpen in the Aftermath of the US-Iran Escalation
The US-Iran showdown will definitely cause further destabilization of Iraq and cause a larger rift between Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds.
Despite Quiet Threats, Mothers of Diyarbakir Continue to Resist
The terror group and their supporters certainly use an iron hand in a velvet glove. Some of the families are…
Will Libya Have a Negative Impact on Russia-Turkey Relations?
Until recently, Russian media engagement with the Eastern Mediterranean was limited to the situation in Syria, but the recent agreements…
