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What are the Regional Effects of Heavier Sanctions against Iran?

he Trump administration’s unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear deal signed between Iran and the P5+ countries last May, as well as its simultaneous announcement that it will be re-imposing sanctions in two stages in August and November, has carried tensions stemming from Tehran’s nuclear activities back to the top of the international agenda.

Abiy Ahmed: America’s Checkmate in East Africa’s Geopolitical Chessboard

OpinionBy Abdirashid Diriye Kalmoy

fell out of favor in the age of Donald Trump’s America-first policy.

US-Saudi Relations in a New Perspective

OpinionBy Robert Mason

President Trump's response to the incident has been tempered by Saudi oil exports accounting for 13 percent of global crude production and the Kingdom is still perceived to be able to help control oil prices in OPEC as a swing producer.

Politics in the Middle East after the Khashoggi Murder

NewsBy Politics Today

in the frame, and thus event has given the opposition the opportunity to utilize Trump’s closeness with the Saudi regime in the upcoming mid-term elections.

Geopolitics of the Khashoggi Murder

PoliticsBy Murat Yeşiltaş

The disappearance of the journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, at the hands of Trump’s close ally, in the Saudi consulate general in Istanbul, displays the very nature of the violent geopolitics of the contemporary Middle East.

Have Relations Between Turkey and the US Normalized?

ColumnBy Ali Aslan

So far under the Trump presidency, the U.

Turkey-US Relations Post-Brunson

ColumnBy Kadir Üstün

n the first year of President Trump’s tenure, Turkish-American relations went through what we can call a period of “sizing up,” as hopes for a new beginning were somewhat moderated by strategic challenges.

Saudi Arabia Plays Dead: The Jamal Khashoggi Case

ColumnBy Ismail Numan Telci

administration to pay close attention to the Khashoggi case was the close relationship between the Trump administration and the regime in Riyadh.

Increasing pressure on Saudi regarding Khashoggi case

NewsBy Politics Today

President Donald Trump warned of “severe punishment” over the disappearance of Khashoggi.

Jamal Khashoggi and Andrew Brunson: Two Cases Showing How Turkish Foreign Policy Functions

ColumnBy Hüseyin Alptekin

That being said, a real blow can only become possible if Trump turns his back to Bin Salman, which is not likely at the moment.

Are the Fault Lines in the Global Economy Starting to Crack Again?

OpinionBy Nurullah Gür

President Donald Trump is now trying to dismantle the Dodd-Frank Act, a comprehensive financial markets regulation to control systemic risks.

The US-Iran Scramble for post-Abadi Iraq: How Will Turkey be Affected?

OpinionBy Othman Ali

and Iran scramble for the cake All these depend on the larger scene: What will be Trump’s forthcoming strategy to contain Iran’s expansionist policy in the Middle East? If Trump’s policy is to make Iraq the theater for the first attempt to restrain Iran, as some policy analysts have suggested, then confrontation will be more probable.

What Turkey-German Relations Needs is More Realpolitik and Less Ideology

PoliticsBy Ali Aslan

, which while is the hegemon of the international system, has grown isolationist, unilateral, and offensive in its foreign policy under Trump’s presidency.

International Court of Justice rules in favor of Iran

NewsBy Politics Today

, the Trump administration has increasingly publicly questioned the authority of such international institutions.

EU fault lines: Brexit, Belt and Road Initiative and rising Germany

NewsBy Rukiye Kaya

Germany has had a pivotal role in handling various crises over the last decade including the Eurozone crisis, the Ukraine crisis, the Refugee crisis and the shifting dynamics in the wake of Trumpian politics amid an existing leadership crisis within the EU, EU’s struggle for democratic legitimacy and the rise of populism and anti-elitist sentiments that harbor Eurosceptic reactions.

Towards a New International System Without US Leadership

ColumnBy Kadir Üstün

Having run on the theme of “America First,” the Trump administration has transformed this hesitation to what many would call hostility against internationalism and the global institutions themselves.

The False Promise of the United Nations

ColumnBy Murat Yeşiltaş

The Trumpian understanding of international politics deepens the ongoing crises around the world and causes uncertainty.

Why the United States is the Main Obstacle for Democracy in the Middle East

ColumnBy Ismail Numan Telci

This was reflected in the recent statement released by the State Department, in which the Trump administration emphasized that, “Cairo is a vital partner in the regional politics of Washington and that cooperation between the two countries in security will continue.