Gaza and Trump 2.0
Trump and Netanyahu can finally kill the concept of an independent Palestinian state, part of the ultimate “Art of the Deal.”
Opinion
Eastern Mediterranean: A New Impasse for Turkey-EU Relations?
Between Turkey and Europe remains a communication gap and a mutual frustration merely undermining any dialogue for a constructive approach.…
US Finally Appoints Envoy to Turkey: Can Satterfield Repair the Relationship?
Turkey needs reassurance and the Americans need an olive branch. A better relationship will only come when they recognize the…
Why Turkey Needed S-400 Missile System
Turkey confronts a major threat stemming from both its neighbors and allies. Although the country initially tried to close this…
European Neo-Nazis have Missiles. What’s Next?
The discovery of missiles and a large stock of weapons in the hands of neo-Nazis have to ring warning bells…
Turkey’s Intelligence Security
Lessons ought to be taken from failures and intelligence needs to be developed with a proper management policy. Turkey has…
Britain’s Gaffe with its own Ambassador is a Warning to Boris
Trump may well like Boris as he sees his pathological lying and lack of political dynamism as qualities he warms…
US Lifts Arms Embargo on Cyprus, But Only Selling Smoke
If anything, the lifting of the arms embargo is no more than a symbolic gesture of solidarity to the Greek…
The Tiananmens Ignored by the Western Media
The night of July 15 in Turkey illustrated that the strong relationship between the media and democracy can thwart a…
Neo-Racism in the Age of Extremes
New racism is a form of culturalism that can be defined as “racism without race,” in which no reference to…
Cleaning the House: Anti-Opposition Campaign in Saudi Arabia
While Saudis generally perceive Islamists as a threat in general, the Sahwa scholars are considered as an existential threat. The…
What Awaits Turkey’s Presidential System
The ability of opposition parties to form an alliance and to gather together is related to the fact that the…
A Franco-German Compromise: The Appointment of Top Management in the EU
Europe is experiencing a huge crisis of confidence towards Brussels technocracy thus the Franco-German axis may be perceived as a…
How will US Sanctions on Russia Affect Turkey?
The U.S. sanctions on Russia restrict Ankara’s cooperation with Moscow on the energy issue and will have a negative impact…
Is the Liberal Perspective Ahead of Turkish Politics?
What Turkey seeks in the first place is “normalization.” Only after the normalization process is completed economic growth is enabled,…
Digital Storytelling in Turkey: The Wattpad Threat
Digital storytelling might be playing a significant role in increasing sex crimes and the gradual degeneration of society due to…
Is a Common Currency Backed by the Gold Standard Achievable?
Introducing an Asian common currency is a long-term project which not only requires a strong political will but also a…
Abdul Basit Saroot: The Syrian Revolution’s Voice From the Grave
Abdul Basit Saroot was the voice of a nation ripped apart by a crimson dictator hell bent on keeping power…
Is Drowning Immigrants the EU’s New Strategy?
Europe has neglected its political and moral values vis-a-vis immigrants. Europe’s operation Triton – a brutal counter-immigration policy framework, disguised…
