“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
The United Nations in an Age of Transition II: The Predicament of the United Nations Organization
Since the colonial era, the great powers have acted according to the maxim of divide and impera (divide and rule).…
Where did the Terrorists in the Trucks go?
The Qandil leadership believes that it will lose value if Daesh terror is eliminated. They try to continue their existence…
How Turkey Became the Largest Country Invested by the EBRD
Predominance of bank-based financing, by its short-term nature, creates fragility both in the infrastructure sector and in the Turkish economy…
How realistic is the European Defense Union?
During times where people are beginning to question the end of the EU, the “European Defense Union” initiative, led by…
What Changed With the New High School Transition Model in Turkey?
According to the new model for high school registration, students are no longer obliged to take an examination while transitioning…
Do Separatist Movements gain Ground in World Politics?
Considering the US interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq along with Russia’s annexation of Crimea and half of Georgia, it is…
The United Nations in an Age of Transition I: World Order and Realpolitik
The transition from unipolarity to multipolarity will bring a prolonged period of instability and regional proxy wars, with the threat…
What’s happening in Saudi Arabia?
It seems that preparations of a new era in Saudi Arabia is underway. To eradicate old structures and systems, powerhouses…
Russia’s YPG Strategy in Syria
While in principle Russia is attempting to find a solution through the Astana talks with Turkey and Iran, Moscow also…
PYD’s New Shadow Leaders: Shahoz Hasan and Aisha Heso
There are only rumors about the new duties of the out-going chairs Salih Muslim and Asya Abdullah, who have transferred…
The Quest for Financial Stability in a Financialized World
Although financial stability in today’s extremely financialized world is not easy to achieve, there are important – yet not exhaustive…
A Strategic Renewal? The Palestinian Reconciliation Government and the Role of Hamas
During a period in which Qatar is subject to regional isolation, where Turkey is busy in ruling out immediate threats…
Post-election Austria: A New Era for the Institutionalization of Islamophobia?
Every cloud has a silver lining. While the social democratic lead government has not proved a recipe against the Islamophobic…
Could the Turkey-Iran Rapprochement permanently solve the Syrian Crisis?
Iran may face two major risks in the current phase: an extensive Israeli attack and second, the incrimination of Trump’s…
The Strategic Value of UCAVs for Turkey
Unmanned fighter jets grant Turkey a strategic military advantage in the region in terms of counter-terrorism operations and deterrence.
Neither NATO Nor Shanghai Alone: Turkey’s Quest for a Defense System
Turkey is not a country that could ensure its security by being completely dependent on either NATO or Shanghai. A…
What’s Next For the KRG After the Loss of Kirkuk?
Being successful against Daesh, capturing Kirkuk within a day and being supported by regional and international actors, the Iraqi central…
Turkey and Iran: Towards a Renewed Partnership?
Confronting each other in the power struggles taking place in Syria and Iraq, Ankara and Tehran have seen that the…
