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
PKK, Kamikazes, Lotus Flower and Dessert
The PKK does not only announce their acts with the notes they leave near the victims’ bodies. They also claim…
Global Arms Sales and the Middle East
Arms imports of Middle Eastern countries have increased more than twice during the last decade. The main reason for this…
Is Germany Heading into a Trap of Nationalism?
The CSU increasingly preferred nationalist like discourses by resembling Austria’s Chancellor Kurz or even Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban in order…
Reflections on Turkey’s New Cabinet and Presidential System
When names in the new cabinet are examined, it is seen that the main trigger behind its formation is expertise…
Will the EU Keep the JCPOA Alive?
While the EU’s grand effort to keep the JCPOA alive seems to fail in the future, unlike the U.S., the…
How intra-Kurdish Differences Prevail in Eastern Turkey
A final finding of the June 24 elections in Turkey is that neither Turkey’s eastern votes nor its Kurdish votes…
A Uni-Multipolar Moment in Turkish Politics
The Turkish political system is not unipolar, in which a single party acts unilaterally, but has a dominant power whose…
Is Nationalism on the Rise in Turkey?
Parties that adopted traditional nationalist discourse lost the elections. One of the biggest losers of the elections was the CHP…
Too Weak to Survive, Too Big to Fail: The Unknown Future of the Sisi Regime in Egypt
It is obvious that the current Egyptian regime cannot follow an independent foreign policy. It is simply because the Sisi…
The Turkish Diaspora’s Voting Preference in the 24 June Elections
Turkey’s June 24 election results are considered as a chance by the Turkish diaspora to initiate new and stable bilateral…
“They Would Have Crucified Me”
The trauma experienced by the CHP electorate since the election day is surely in the realm of psychiatry. However, an…
Will Turkey Achieve Social Cohesion after the June 24 Elections?
The post-June 24 elections era in Turkey will not nurture the character of a society of rivals. If anything, it…
Muharrem Ince vs. Kemal Kilicdaroglu: Who’ll Win This Time?
Despite all the similarities, there is a significant difference between the latest mobilization of the opposition movement and the previous…
What to Make of the June 24 Elections in Eastern Turkey
In the eastern cities of Turkey, where the ethnic Kurdish population is in significant numbers, the competition took place between…
Turkey’s Post-election Foreign Policy Agenda
The election results brought more space for maneuver for President Erdogan in domestic politics, but the foreign policy challenges are…
Turkey’s Election and Erdogan’s Middle East Policy
Turkey is likely to become a more influential actor in the politics of the Middle East. It is therefore vital…
Taking Stock of Turkey’s Historic Elections
The June 24 elections were the first general elections that were held in the aftermath of the failed military coup…
What do the 24 June Election Results Tell Us?
It would not be wrong to state that the main objective of the opposition parties, which was to block Erdogan…
