How Will the Russia-Ukraine War Affect the Balkans?
Sooner or later, all Balkan countries will likely find themselves on the western side of a new Iron Curtain.
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Swedish Foreign Policy: Ideological Façade and Dysfunctional Reality
Despite all the independent and innovative foreign policy rhetoric, Sweden’s foreign policy simply follows the lead of the European Union…
Western Europe: Climate Change as Ideological Smoke-Screen
Nowhere else in the world is the public debate about climate change as much dominated by alarmism and apocalyptic thinking…
EU-China Trade Deal: Where Does the US Stand?
The temporary freezing of the EU-China trade deal may give time to the Biden administration to shift the directions of…
Denmark Is a Wonderland Except for Refugees
Danish Social Democrats are adopting a far-right immigration agenda. Syrian refugees in Denmark are facing a possible threat of deportation…
Diplomatic Expulsion: Resurgence of A Cold-War Era Norm?
While diplomatic expulsion is not necessarily a new norm in international relations, expelling diplomats for solidarity’s sake is growing fast.
EU Member States Seek to Strengthen Ties with the New Libyan Government
What does the EU aspire to achieve in Libya?
EU Criminalizes Human Rights Defenders Helping Migrants at Sea
Is it a crime to rescue migrants sea? In the EU, it is increasingly so.
Europe owes Turkey for its Security, it is time the EU takes Negotiations Seriously
Formalisms aside, Turkey is already in Europe, not only by its geographical location, but also thanks to the mutual strategic…
The End of History or the End of Democracy in Austria?
Departing from the Japanese-American political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s contention in his “The End of History” thesis that liberal democracy is…
One of every two Europeans dissatisfied with EU’s direction
European Union public opinion survey conducted last month by Eurobarometer shows the latest sentiments regarding EU. The official results which…
EU Refugee Management 101: Turn away boats, burn camps, close airports
“We will close the airports as we closed the ports.” This remark is a well substantiated one as Salvini came…
Amid Worldwide Hypocrisy, Turkey becomes the Global Paragon of Humanity and Hospitality
Whilst refugees, or the threat thereof, has become a political leverage to win elections in many European countries left and…
EU fault lines: Brexit, Belt and Road Initiative and rising Germany
The centrifugal forces in the EU are increasing and among the integration and enlargement dynamics of the EU, whether it…
Where is Turkey’s foreign policy leading to?
“Ankara wants to form relationships based on mutual interdependence. Who ever is close to this idea, then Turkey will form…
EU-Turkey Deal: A Dead-Duck
If the EU insists upon the revision of Turkey’s anti-terror laws, while the country is fighting against terror groups such…
EU’s giant leap: set to launch army parallel to NATO
In what has been considered as a “historic” moment on Monday, 23 members of the EU, led by France and…
Turkey-EU migration pact worthy of honor: IOM
According to latest IOM figures, nearly 23,000 people passed to Greece from Turkey in the first 10 months of this…
From Alliance to Tacit Containment: Changes in Turkey-US Relations
If the EU institutions decide to continue more hostile relations with Turkey and try to isolate Turkey, alternative options including…
Rebalancing Turkey’s Foreign Policy
Turkey is having difficulty communicating its current foreign policy objectives and practices, which are closely linked to the country’s recent…
Do the World University Rankings Reflect Reality?
Especially in the last twenty years, university rankings which originally were regional and created to aid students and researchers have…
The Headscarf Decision of the European Court of Justice
The discourses of Islamophobic parties and politicians whose influence has been increased throughout Europe are effecting all European institutions, including…