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
Trump’s Executive Order to Institute Sanctions Against Iran: Are They Back on the Rails?
It is fair to state that the Trump administration is desirous of punishing the Iranian regime. However, the administration’s tough…
Trump’s Sanctions Strategy and the Andrew Brunson Case
It is reported that the scope of sanctions against Turkish officials may broaden, including many more individuals and entities. It…
How Can an Evangelical Pastor Influence Turkey–US Relations?
A 50-year-old evangelical pastor of the Izmir Resurrection Church has been living in Turkey since 1993. He has now become…
The NSU Trial in Germany: Has Justice Really Served after 18 Years?
German official authorities throughout the trial did not adopt a constructive stance that would help uncover aspects of the trial…
How Broken Deals in South Syria May Affect Northern Syria
The YPG-dominated SDF may become frightened of how reliable their patron really is. It can be stated that the fear…
The Role of Turkey’s Diyanet During the July 15 Coup Attempt
People were invited to take the streets not only for the love of God or country, but also for the…
FETO: Portrait of a Terrorist Organization
We must not forget that FETO is the product of an ‘intelligence thinking’ and the group’s structure and activities were…
Turkey’s State of Emergency Has Targeted FETO
After the events during which police officers and the military clashed, the necessary and efficient precautions to have healthy investigations…
How FETO Became Fanatic and Dogmatic
There was never innocence within FETO and the members of the criminal cult only paid respect to their leader -…
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…
The Rise of Asia Against the Weakened Western Alliance
Trump, in his attempt to undermine China’s hegemony in the Asia Pacific, is harming the Western alliance. Due to these…
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…
The Indecisive 2018 Election Results and the Prospect of Civil War in Iraq
The African proverb goes to say that when two elephants wrestle, it is only the grass on which the wrestle…
Restructuring Macroeconomic Governance in the Presidential System
Turkey is heading for a systemic transformation towards the “Presidential Government System” under such difficult global conditions. But it is…
F–35 Case: Not the First Time, Won’t be the Last
If the U.S. Senate approves the bill to punish Ankara, then it will punish its own defense company Lockheed Martin…
The YPG’s Child Recruits: An Accustomed Human Rights Abuse?
All the sources and data on the subject indicate that the PYD, which endeavors to idealize its armed conflict in…
Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: The Changes and Challenges in Iraqi Politics
U.S. regional allies, the Israel-Gulf bloc’s demands toward breaking Iran’s regional influence and the rigidity of U.S. President Trump’s steps…
What if the US and Turkey Agree on Manbij?
Turkey’s low-profile operation in northern Iraq against the terrorist organization, the PKK, illustrates that Ankara has patiently been weaving its…
