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
Can the Manbij Roadmap Rebuild Mutual Trust Between the US and Turkey?
By partnering with the YPG on the ground, the U.S. lends credibility and legitimacy to YPG forces that goes beyond…
Can Turkey and the US Open a New Page with the Manbij Deal?
The roadmap on Syria’s Manbij is expected to be announced after a final negotiation between Turkey and the U.S., which…
What Does HUDA-PAR’s Support for the AK Party Mean?
Huda-Par has signaled to the conservative Kurdish voters that Erdogan is still the closest candidate to them. How this message…
Three Scenarios for the post-June 24 Elections
On June 24, the people will rather decide whether the country should revert the old oligarchic regime in which the…
Egypt’s Sisi Turned it’s Iron-Fist Towards Secular Opposition
Unlike previous initiatives that were mainly focused on Islamic movements, the Sisi regime will be targeting secular and socialist opposition,…
Turkey’s Opposition Falling Into the Trap of Populism
As a reaction, equilibrium or a kind of reparation with respect to the CHP’s left-nationalist voters, who are somewhat angered…
The New Iran Strategy: Bringing the Regime to its Knees through Sanctions and Isolation
The Trump administration’s new Iran strategy promises to bring the regime to its knees through sanctions and isolation but lacks…
Revealing the AK Party’s Candidate List and Election Manifesto
It should be stated that the manifesto is the most comprehensive and eye-catching document compared to previous election manifestos of…
The HDP between Ethnic and Socialist Appeals
The upcoming elections, will show whether the HDP and PKK will be able to appeal to the Turkish socialists without…
Rationality and the AK Party
The AK Party proposes the politics of native-national, which is a project of political unity shaped around a particular conception…
Egypt’s Operation in the Sinai and Human Rights
Egypt’s operations in the Sinai take place through direct consultation with Israel. As relations between the two countries grow to…
The Decline of Diplomacy: How Trump is Destroying the Middle East
The people who serve “Trumpian diplomacy” are ultra-radical, neocon and pro-interventionists. When the other ultra-radical leaders in the region are…
What are the Legal Implications of Withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal?
While the Trump administration’s decision may cause increased conflict with Europe, the disregard for the international community’s interests and laws…
Do Football Players Have no Right to Freedom of Opinion?
While last week many media representatives focused on the alleged doubtfulness of Ozil’s and Gundogan’s Germanness, no one in Germany…
Turkey’s Snap Elections: Why During the State of Emergency?
In the Ottoman Code of Civil Law, there is a nice rule: “Bad examples do not serve as models.” I…
The US Pretends No More in Giving Israel What it Wants
The Middle East as a whole has to live with a reality where the U.S. not only fails to provide…
How Turkey’s Political Parties select their MP Candidates
While some parties followed a more transparent method and informed the public at every stage of their parliamentary candidacy process,…
How Sanctions Prevented Iran from Becoming a Regional Power
With its great potential in natural resources such as oil and gas, Iran would have been a regional power if…
