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Russia Takes over Sakhalin-2, Raising Stakes amid Western Sanctions

fter Russia’s decision to place the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project under its jurisdiction on July 1, on Thursday, July 7, Russian lawmaker Pavel Zavalny said that the same happening to the Sakhalin-1 project was the obvious next move.

A New Cold War Erupts in the Shadow of Food Crises

WorldBy Fahri Yavuz

Many of them predictably hope Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon reach an agreement with Ukraine to stop the war and prevent the food crisis.

A Global Storm Is Brewing: Leaders Must Immediately Tackle Inflation

WorldBy Usman Masood

Civil unrest spread to other countries, including England, Ireland, and Prussia, and in Russia, the disturbances came to be known as the Cholera Riots.

Why Is the German Government Cooperating with the Turkish Opposition?

OpinionBy Yunus Mazı

The two parties are also in conflict, although not as obviously and strongly as on Russia, on Germany's Turkey policy.

Saudi and Emirati Pivot to Russia and China: Shift of Axis or Extreme Hedging?

EconomyBy Nesibe Hicret Battaloglu

The most striking example of this new international structure manifests itself in how Saudi and Emirati national interests dictated and enabled these Gulf monarchies to respond to the Russian attacks in Ukraine more cautiously and openly refusing an automatic alignment with the United States.

The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart

WorldBy Murat Aslan

Although the Russian invasion of Ukraine seems to have brought us back to the Cold War era, the faithful alliances of the past have no meaning in today’s politics.

Unprecedented Times: Macron’s France at an Impasse

WorldBy Belkıs Kılıckaya

” But for the Socialists and the Greens, the problem was not just DNA codes! Apart from being an anti-EU political figure, Mélenchon is a leader who, despite condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is a Russia sympathizer, someone who offered to leave NATO and seek an alternative to the Western bloc.

Negotiating a New Chapter in Saudi-Turkish Relations

OpinionBy Hazal Muslu El Berni

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 pushed the Biden administration, which initially criticized MBS’s foreign policy actions, to start talks with Saudi Arabia to garner their support behind Ukraine in an attempt to further isolate Russia and diversify alternative oil resources.

Inflation Soars Globally: A Story of Diverging Interest Rates

EconomyBy Bilal Bagis

Meanwhile, Japan, China, Russia, and Turkey are keeping their easing stance.

How do Russia, Qatar and the United States Use Energy as a Foreign Policy Tool?

EnergyBy Büşra Zeynep Özdemir

Russia as a fossil fuel giant For more than three decades, Russia has been one of the world’s top oil, natural gas, and coal producers and exporters.

Global Food Crisis: Russia and the West Play the Blame Game

NewsBy Dilara Ozer

The Russian invasion of Ukraine added insult to injury as farmers face further rising oil and fertilizer costs, and the lingering effects of COVID19 labor restrictions.

What Is behind Global Inflation and Where Are We Heading To?

EconomyBy Usman Masood

Read: Germany’s Sanctions against Russia Also Hurt at HomeOne of the reasons the oil price fell is that oil supply is relatively “inelastic” in the short run.

Turkey’s Likely New Syria Operation: Why Now?

TurkeyBy Ibrahim Karatas

Russia is bogged down in Ukraine and is withdrawing a large number of its forces from Syria to beef up its Ukrainian fronts and leaving its military bases to pro-Iran proxies.

The War in Ukraine: The Protection of International Peace and the UN

SecurityBy Yucel Acer

The Russia-Ukraine War is another striking example of a UN failure.

Europe’s Embrace of Ukrainian Refugees: Double Standards at Large?

OpinionBy Hacı Mehmet Boyraz

ith the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the safety of the Ukrainian people has been endangered.

Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics

TurkeyBy Murat Aslan

The Russian aggression in Ukraine, as a potential pattern during the coming decades, has pushed them to review the possibility in case a war escalates in the vicinity.