Criminalizing Resistance: The UK’s Crackdown on Palestine Action
Democracies depend on dissent, protest, and the freedom to question authority. When protest is criminalized, the balance of power can shift away from citizens toward the state.
Politics
Cyprus in the Midst of Shifting Tides in the Mediterranean Gas Competition
At the expense of the Turkish Cypriots, a group of seven European Union member states declared their support for the…
Pope’s Visit to the UAE Won’t Help Human Rights in the Region
The United Arab Emirates wanted to use the Pope’s visit to improve its global image, which has recently been damaged…
Fouad Siniora: The Arab world desperately needs new approaches
“The world is increasingly becoming chaotic, where power relations are less clear, universal values are being eroded and the rule…
Between Rock and a Hard Place: The Armed Syrian Opposition In Idlib
Under current circumstances, the Syrian opposition remains weak in their disunity and seem incapable of getting rid of HTS. In…
Protecting the YPG Should not be a Goal of the US Withdrawal
Some argue that the U.S. should not abandon their allies on the ground and leave them to their fate, which…
European Double Standards on Venezuela
While recently Germany’s economy minister Altmaier visited Egypt this week and met with the putschist president Sisi without problematizing his…
Assad’s Comeback? A Lebanese Perspective
Lebanon fears the return of the Assad regime to the regional and international arena, and thus its old influence on…
President Erdogan Reveals the AK Party’s Election Manifesto
The AK Party’s latest manifesto is the reflection of the party’s intrinsic and newly-emerging approach in governing the urban. It…
Qatar’s Football Victory Solidified its Moral Dominance Against Gulf Rivals
While Qatar’s football triumph means a huge disappointment for the UAE and Saudi Arabia on the pitch, it further reinforced…
Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopia: Bandwagon or Hegemony?
Addis Ababa welcomes foreign financial and technical supports, as well as investment and job opportunities for the sake of a…
German Democrats Have to Stand United Against Far-Right Amid Turbulent Times
Comparing the AfD to the Nazi times, Charlotte Knobloch stated that the AfD “bases it politics on hate and exclusion and…
How the European Union Continues to Generate Poverty and Migration in Africa
The CFA franc and the way in which Western corporations exploit Africa are at the root of the immigrant crisis.…
Turkey Charts an Independent Foreign Policy
Developments in northern Syria seem to be heading in the right direction, i.e. towards the creation of a deep security…
China’s Zouchuqu Policy and Turkey-Pakistan Economic Relations
Urging Turkish investors to start working from now to benefit from the immense opportunities that will come from the China-led…
Will the Alliance Between the CHP and Iyi Party Work?
Even though the parties have finalized their agreement, some circles in the CHP and Iyi Party are not satisfied with…
Why is Turkey Backing President Maduro?
Turkey and Venezuela share this political model: democracy at home, autonomy abroad. They support each other since they share similar…
Why Arab Countries are Changing their Strategies Towards Syria
Many countries, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia perceive the post-war reconstruction of Syria as an opportunity to break the…
What Does the Golden Rule of Politics Say for CHP’s Conservative Candidates?
Ekrem Imamoglu started his campaign by visiting the mausoleum of the Ottoman Emperor Mehmed II, the Conqueror of Istanbul. Thus,…
