The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart
The vital question then is, “Who is whose enemy and who is whose friend?”
Opinion
How will US Sanctions on Iran Affect the Region and the World?
Remembering how the civil war that erupted in Iraq after the breakdown of the Saddam Hussein regime drifted the Middle…
How did Haftar Gain his Way to Tripoli? The Libyan Crisis and the Role of International Actors
The Libyan crisis is a project designed with the help of international actors. The final solution is out of question…
Ukraine’s New President Zelensky and Future Relations with Turkey
The new Ukrainian president will have to go through the historical relations between Turkey and Ukraine, which over the past…
Will Ekrem Imamoglu Follow CHP Politics or Erdogan’s Footsteps?
Will İmamoğlu, a high-profile CHP politician now, perform Friday prayer with congregation on Fridays? If so, will Kemalist intellectuals and…
The S-400 Deadlock Between Turkey and the US
Geopolitics 101 says that Turkey and the U.S. have to agree, one way or another, over the issue of S-400s.…
What’s the Special Chemistry Between Russia and Israel?
The multi-million Russian-speaking diaspora in Israel and a few but influential Jewish diaspora in Russia, trade and economic relations, the…
Sudan and the Nile Spring: Raptures of Hope and the Uncertain Road Ahead
Sudan is going through uncertain and also promising times. The horizon looks bright and pregnant with hope. The military council…
Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Equation
It is time for the U.S. to remember its commitment to Turkey within the framework of the NATO partnership and…
Christian Zionists, Zionists and Authoritarian Regimes in the Middle East: A Bermuda Triangle?
The relation among the Bermuda Triangle is just like a hide-and-seek game; while veiling the image of Islam with ‘radicalism,’…
Trump’s Dangerous Game with Iran: IRGC Designation and the Possible Consequences
Regardless of their political backgrounds, a substantial amount of Iranians will back the IRGC. Hence, the IRGC will become more…
The Resettlement of Refugees: A Test for European Values
Even though there has been a decrease in the number of arrivals, EU member states seem to be reckless about…
What’s Next For Israel After the Elections?
The unexpected move from the new far-right Israeli government regarding the status of Al-Quds or the annexation of new Palestinian…
Jordan: Silent Brother in Gulf Politics
For many years, Amman’s close alliance with Washington has heavily concealed many of the Hashemite Kingdom’s internal problems. Yet against…
People Power? Fall of Al-Bashir and the Future of Sudan
Although it’s been over 8 years since the beginning of the Arab revolutions, the developments in Sudan show that revolutionary…
R.I.P. Julian Assange: The Annoying Australian Will Be Quite a Catch for Trump
But we have never needed Wikileaks and investigative journalists more than today and his arrest signals the beginning of a…
Germany’s Twofold Ambition: Spend Less, Be More Powerful
Cooperating and acting closely with France and attempting to utilize the UN Security Council presidency that will last for a…
How Durable are Relations Between Turkey and Russia?
The main risks for the future of relations between Turkey and Russia are related to the exerting of external pressure…
Arab Emancipation and the Liberation of Palestine
The Zionists often claim that Israel is the only democracy in an ocean of dictatorship. The truth is that Israel…
