Saudi Arabia’s Stance on Israel-Iran Escalation: War or Diplomacy?
Saudi Arabia, caught in uncertainty, views an Israeli Iranian war as ill-timed, neutrality as uncomfortable, and descent into the fray as inevitable.
Politics
What is Turkey’s Military Agenda in Northern Syria?
Turkey’s strategic objective is clear: to de-territorialize the YPG/PYD alongside its Syrian border, fix relations with the U.S. in Syria…
Yellow Vests and Little Red Riding Hood
Having come to Brussels for a conference organized by far-right groups in a way reminiscent of the wolf disguised as…
Turkey’s new military operation in Syria may involve an area of 20.000km2
During his speech at the Turkish Defense Industry Summit yesterday, President Erdogan stated that a military operation will begin in…
How realistic is the Armenian call to normalize relations with Turkey?
During a press conference after gaining an absolute majority in last Sunday’s elections, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said: “We…
Seven Challenges for New CDU Leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer needs to clarify her relations with Angela Merkel. Even though she underscores her own career path by pointing…
Who Will Compete for Istanbul? Binali Yildirim and Ekrem Imamoglu?
Kilicdaroglu is said to have decided the name for Istanbul: Ekrem Imamoglu – the current lead of Beylikduzu. Therefore, Aksener…
Can the US have its Cake and Eat it too in Syria?
The U.S. balancing act between supporting the PYD and providing reassurances to Turkey to be able to cooperate on the…
Have the Boundaries of an Alliance between Turkey’s Opposition Parties already been Drawn?
How will the opposition bloc in Turkey manage to form a balance between their ideological orientation and their interests? The…
Populism: The New Wave of “Magic” in Europe?
The country that elected Macron for a revolution is now pushing him to the edge for another revolution.
Yellow Vest Protests and the Constraints of Modern Democracy
The yellow vests uprising is not an identity movement. This very aspect is the actual threat posed against the state since…
Senate proposal: MBS responsible for killing of Khashoggi
6 top U.S. senators from cross-party lines have introduced a scathing resolution to hold the Saudi Crown Prince accountable for…
US Senator: High chance MBS was behind Khashoggi killing
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters, “You have to be willfully blind not to come to the conclusion that this…
How Iran is Investing in Shi’ism in the Name of Soft Power
Iran not only transformed into a purely ideological and sectarian state, it has also become the global religious and spiritual…
Sean Penn to document Jamal Khashoggi
Sean Penn arrived in Istanbul to shoot a documentary about the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was brutally murdered…
What does the French Democracy Crisis Indicate?
Macron represents himself as the voice of the liberals against authoritarian nationalists for the 2019 European Parliament elections. However, the…
The End of History or the End of Democracy in Austria?
Departing from the Japanese-American political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s contention in his “The End of History” thesis that liberal democracy is…
Who did Kemal Kilicdaroglu Want to Please with his Germany Visit?
Even though the CHP chair stressed that Germany should take into account Turkey’s sensitivities in its fight against terrorism, he…
Is the European Defense Union Viable?
The “European Defense Union” initiative is a manifestation of the campaign kicked off by Germany and France in order to…
