“Pull Your Car Over!” Ethnic Profiling in the Netherlands
The Dutch border police can use ethnicity as a criterion for selecting citizens for checks at the border. To the Netherlands’ court this is constitutional.
Opinion
Can You Hear Me Now? We Might Be Living in Echo Chambers on Social Media
What I come to after observing the wild race that we call social media is a question: Would it be…
Will the US Congress Sway the Trump Administration Against Turkey?
Anti-Turkey sentiment in the U.S. Congress is high. Within the last three months, seven bills directly concerning Turkey were introduced,…
A Look into Turkey’s Agricultural Policies
Rather than top-down policies, Turkey’s agriculture policies should target better rather than the best. Bottom-up projects developed by local initiatives…
Sudan: On the Road to Revolution or Violence?
Sudan is at a crucial crossroad. The nation has to achieve positive ends after long protests that culminated in a…
Past and Present of the Saudi Arabia-Israel Alliance
Saudi Arabia and Israel are following common policies especially on issues related to Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood. Although the…
Turkey and Russia Partners by Fate?
Russia is aware that Turkey maintains an independent foreign policy and establishing close ties with Moscow is beneficial to its…
EU-Turkey Accession Negotiations Backsliding?
The European journey turned out to be an anathema for Turkey that paradoxically is set to stand on the door…
A Deal to End All Deals? Trump’s Deal of the Century May Annihilate Palestine
The Deal of the Century, which does not offer any noteworthy gain to Palestine despite all concessions, is likely to…
Why Turkey is Complying with the Iran Sanctions
Whether the Trump administration continues its policies of dragging Iran into economic bankruptcy or whether the tension between the two…
Iran Sanctions: A Year On
The Trump administration’s aim is to isolate Iran from the international market, and it is just around the corner from…
Islam, Colonialism and the Reaction Against Israel in Southeast Asia
The subjugation of the land of the Palestinian nation and blockade of the Sacred sanctuary of Islam by the Zionist…
Moroccan Foreign Policy at the Crossroads
The Arab World is now split in two camps: those who support constitutional political processes, pluralism and inclusive politics, and…
US-Iran Tensions: Trump Seeks a Deal of His Own
In the short and medium term, the interplay between Trump’s need for a deal on his own terms and Iran’s…
The Nightmare in Idlib is Real: A Firsthand Account of the Horrors Being Perpetrated Today
Eight months later, the Assad regime, backed by Russian air power, has conducted a ruthless aerial campaign which has forced…
Will Russia Back Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean?
Russia and Turkey demonstrate a readiness, in spite of all differences, to hear and respect each other’s interests. This can…
Will the Far-Right Lead Europe?
Insufficient knowledge and self-perception on Islamophobia and xenophobia by EU states is a further obstacle in the fight against these…
US-Turkey Relations in the Trump Era: A Turkish Perspective
Many of the problems in U.S.-Turkey relations are structural. Had Erdogan never come to power, there would still be a…
Will Eastern Mediterranean Gas Bring Prosperity or Disorder?
The most important subject for the Eastern Mediterranean today is the derivation of economic benefit from the resources of the…
