Turkey’s Right to Self-Defense Requires Cross-Border Operations in Syria and Iraq
On November 13, a terrorist attack killed six civilians and injured 81 others on Istanbul’s crowded Istiklal Avenue.
Five Books on How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming the Conduct of War
Latiff’s Future Peace, a sequel to Future War, specifically brings to attention a subtle, yet potentially destructive effect of technologies such as autonomous systems, advanced weapons, and AI: the provocation to violence.
The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War
How did sanctions come to become such a powerful tool? Why do sanctions sometimes not result in the consequences intended by policymakers? Does the legitimacy of sanctions hold?
In The Economic Weapon, Nicholas Mulder provides an illuminating perspective on sanctions by taking the reader back to their origin: the economic blockades used during 20th-century wartime.
Turkish-Ukrainian Defense Cooperation: Drones, Engines, and More
n December 14, the Bayraktar Kizilelma jet-powered drone made its maiden flight from Çorlu airfield in Turkey.
The Booming Opium Economy: Will Banning Work This Time?
fghanistan was the hub of opium poppy cultivation in the 1990s.
Iranian Drones in Ukraine: Why and How They Got There
n September 23, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian forces were able to shot down a total of eight Iranian drones over the skies of Ukraine.
Operation HAECHI III Was a Big Blow to Cybercriminals
The operation, called “HAECHI III,” started in June and ended in November 2022.
Why We Should Immediately Switch from Conventional to Sustainable Agriculture
n 1798, Thomas Robert Malthus said that the world population increases in geometric progression while the food production in arithmetic progression, and predicted that hunger, disease, death, and wars might occur due to insufficient food.
Kleptocracy Goes Global While the World Becomes Multipolar
lobalization has paved the way for intricate networks of illicit financial activities that have drawn attention because of the harm they cause to democracy.
Time to Think Deeper about the PYD’s Istiklal Street Terror Attack
he international community experienced yet another terror shock on November 13, 2022; this time, the target was Istanbul's most popular and crowded pedestrian avenue, Istiklal Street.
EU-China Relations: Rivals or Partners?
he year 2022 witnessed several tensions in EU–China relations, mostly due to COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions, the Russia-Ukraine War, and Taiwan.
Turkish Thrace vs. Alexandroupolis: A New Page in the Turkey-Greece Energy Competition
Back in the nineteenth century, this small town was located on the transportation and trade routes of the Ottoman Empire.
Digital Power Politics: The US Digital Doctrine Is Evolving
s our lives migrate further online and the public sphere becomes increasingly digitized, cybersecurity and issues with internet governance come more often to the fore.
The Saudi-Backed OPEC Plus Decision: A Weapon or a Hedge?
The controversial decision by the OPEC Plus group to slash oil production by two million barrels per day amid the painful global energy crisis and the United States' attempts to dissuade it have sparked heated reactions and repercussions for Saudi Arabia and the United States.
United Nations Publishes a Groundbreaking Report on Palestine
n September 21, 2022, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories since 1967, submitted her first report on Palestine to the UN Human Rights Council.
Will the Protests Open the Path to a Regime Change in Iran?
n September 16, widespread protests erupted in Iran following the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini.
“Space Is for All”: An Interview with NASA Engineer Loay Elbasyouni
ousef Aljamal spoke to Loay Elbasyouni, the lead electrical and power electronic engineer of NASA’s helicopter project to Mars.
UN Body Rejects Discussion of Uyghur Muslims’ Persecution in Xinjiang
n a narrow diplomatic victory for China, the U.
Europe’s Energy Crisis: Bad Luck or Myopia?
his winter will be harsher for Europe as concerns for energy supply and prices grew considerably with the Kremlin’s decision to cut off natural gas supplies via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
The Supremacy of Power Politics Continues Amid Russia-Ukraine War
he war in Ukraine has escalated after Putin’s official endorsement of the referendums in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and their subsequent annexation.
