Digital Power Politics: The US Digital Doctrine Is Evolving
president Donald Trump was in office, the U.
The Saudi-Backed OPEC Plus Decision: A Weapon or a Hedge?
Unexpectedly, the Trump administration's reaction was muted, with the president declaring that the incident was aimed at Saudi interests rather than American ones.
Will the Protests Open the Path to a Regime Change in Iran?
President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear deal in 2018, Iran's economy has been hit by western sanctions.
Jerusalem: Palestinian Schools Strike over Israel-Imposed Curriculum
president Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moved the U.
“One China” Policy and Taiwan: The Island is on the World Agenda
Bilateral relations were strained by the Trump era trade wars, diplomatic crises, and Trump famously referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.
Detection for Destruction? Google’s Many Controversial Artificial Intelligence Contracts
Later, The Intercept revealed that Google is reportedly supplying its artificial intelligence technology to help build a “virtual border wall” for the Trump administration—Google defended the CBP contract after the public raised concerns.
India Tightens Sanctions against Chinese Technology Companies
President Donald Trump, who blamed China for spreading the COVID19 virus.
Europe Allocates More Funds for Joint Defense: Is the European Army on the Way?
In NATO-EU security relations, the distrust felt by some EU member states—especially evident during the Trump administration—has a potential to resurge in the future.
Assassinations Challenge Iran’s Image Internationally and at Home
administration under Donald Trump claimed responsibility.
How do Russia, Qatar and the United States Use Energy as a Foreign Policy Tool?
This policy became clearly evident during President Trump’s term.
Colombia’s June Elections: A Test for the Traditional Political Establishment?
Rodolfo Hernández, a 77-year-old engineer and Petro’s opponent, has been increasingly called the “Colombian Donald Trump” due to his simple way of delivering his anti-establishment messages and the fact that his notorious wealth was obtained mainly in the real state sector.
How the Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Turkey-US Relations
relations carried out at a presidential level, as was the case between Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was put on the shelf.
Why Is It So Hard to Reach a New Nuclear Deal with Iran?
president was interpreted as closing the bracket opened by the Trump era in terms of U.
The Russian Threat Gives NATO New Purpose
As a presidential candidate in 2016, Donald Trump said that if Baltic states weren’t “paying their bills” the U.
American Political Opportunism and the Long Overdue Rohingya Genocide Determination
presidents, Obama, Trump, and the incumbent Biden, have all been fully aware of the genocidal nature of Myanmar’s persecution of the Rohingya.
The Geopolitics of Russia-Turkey Relations amid the Ukraine War
The Trump administration’s policy of containing Russia in the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East by ignoring Turkey enabled Moscow to develop strategic ties and crisis management tools with Ankara.
Ukraine: The Lesson Japanese Policy-Makers Won’t Learn
However, one important lesson to be learned from the Ukraine crisis—as well as from the fallacy of the United States’ endless wars in West Asia, and from the four years of the Trump presidency—is that the Americans may no longer deliver on their promises.
Iran Nuclear Talks: Iran-Russia Cooperation Exempted from U.S. Sanctions
Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal
Despite Iran’s compliance, in May 2018, then U.
Turkey and Israel: A Marriage of Convenience and Necessity?
Biden is starkly different than Trump, who had given a carte blanche to the aggressive and expansionist ventures of his “favorite dictators” in the Middle East, such as those in Yemen and Libya.
The GCC States’ Russian Dilemma
Most recently, the Trump administration’s inaction in the face of attacks against the Saudi oil facilities in 2019 stood as a sharp reminder for Gulf monarchies that the U.
